Lasers for Hair Removal, Vascular Lesions & Telangiectasias, Pigmented Lesions and Tattoos

Hair Removal click for before & after photos

Trying to get rid of unwanted hair on the face or body is a common problem for both men and women. Laser hair reduction offers results that cannot be achieved with conventional shaving, waxing, plucking, electrolysis, or lower frequency laser and light systems. The laser works by targeting the hair in the follicle, below the skin's surface.

Our Light Age alexandrite laser is safe and effective for all areas of the body and for men and women of all ages.  The laser energy is transformed into heat, which destroys the hair follicle leaving the surrounding skin unaffected. Facial areas such as the upper lip and sideburns, bikini area, upper and lower legs, arms, chest, and back may be treated leaving skin smooth, stubble free and without the irritation of ingrown hairs.

Hair grows in cycles. A minimum of four treatments will be necessary, as the process is most effective on hair during the early growth cycle. After each session, you will see substantial visible hair reduction. The number of treatments required depends upon your skin color and coarseness of the hair. Repeat sessions will be necessary to treat the follicles when they re-enter the early growth phase. Re-growth in between treatments will also come in thinner and finer.

How Many Sessions Are Needed?

The number of sessions will vary for each individual and will also depend upon where the hair is located on the body. During the initial visit, the Light Age removes the visible hair and disables those follicles in the "active" phase of the growth cycle. Follicles in the "resting" phase will not be affected. Eventually, as these dormant hairs become active and begin to grow, additional sessions may be desired. Over time, hair growth will be slower and finer. We recommend a minimum of four treatments, and then a maintenance schedule according to each individual. Prices are per treatment, according to the area of the body.

All of our hair removal patients are treated by a laser surgeon, not aestheticians. We will individualize your treatment based on skin type, hair color, texture and thickness. In doing so, we can maximize your potential for permanent hair reduction without putting you at risk.

Photodynamic Therapy (Kerastik) for Acne

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) kills the p. acnes bacteria in your skin, decreases sebum production and provides long term improvement of inflammatory or cystic (not comedonal) acne.

The treatment utilizes a drug, called Levulan ALA, to specifically target inflammatory acne at its root. Levulan has been used in the skin for decades to treat severe sun damage and skin cancers in adults. The product, called Kerastick, is applied topically (directly on the skin) and allowed to absorb painlessly for approximately 1 hour into the sebaceous glands of the skin. A light or laser source is then used to "photo-activate" the Levulan ALA and thus directly affect and “smart bomb” the hair follicle and sebaceous glands. In addition, the laser up-regulates the production of collagen causing significant improvements in scars and textural abnormalities.

The laser treatment itself takes approximately 10 minutes. Patients may feel mild stinging or burning when the skin is exposed to the light or laser source. Afterwards, there is no pain and mild to moderate redness can persist from 0-2 days, like a mild sunburn. For about 24 hours after treatment patients must avoid direct sunlight. Patients usually require 2-3 treatments spaced by 3 week intervals to see significant improvement (80% or greater) that will last for months at a time. Depending on the severity of the condition, the number and strength of the required treatments will vary.

Versapulse Laser click for before & after photos

Recent advances in laser technology enable us to treat several problems that involve faulty blood vessels without the severity of black and blue marks of earlier lasers.

The Versapulse laser is a 532nm KTP vascular laser that is highly effective for the reduction of vascular lesions of the skin of the face and body.  This laser is a powerful green light that is pulsed through a cold crystal hand piece that cools the skin. The laser feels like a prick and results in immediate blanching (vessel disappears) of the blood vessel with a mild pink puffiness. The mild pink puffiness typically resolves in a few days. Versapulse is a very safe treatment and represents, in our experience, the best method for vessel destruction. Although the Versapulse blanches the vessel on the first treatment, the body will try to reopen these vessels within a few weeks. It is typical to have 1 to 3 or more treatments for long lasting clearance. Birthmarks, scars, and severe cases will respond as well but will require many more treatments.

Broken capillaries, red and raised scars, leg veins, rosacea, and persistent facial flushing are few of the several problems that we can safely and effectively treat with minimal downtime. This laser is also effective for spider angiomas, venous lakes (blue-purple bumps on the lower lip), facial, neck, and chest redness, vascular birthmarks, red stretch marks.

Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser, Q-Switched Alexandrite Laser

Have your freckles stopped fading in the fall?

Don’t let your brown spots show your age. With our pigmented lesion laser, we can specifically target and remove the pigment of sun spots in minutes, leaving behind healthy skin. Great for hands and chest, as well as face.