LASER SUITE
At Orange County Plastic Surgery, we have
a variety of light, laser and chemical options
to treat sun damage, vascular blemishes,
acne or unwanted hair. After a thorough
evaluation of your concerns and your skin,
an appropriate treatment option will be
offered. Our medial aestheticians, laser
nurse and doctors work as a team to provide
you with the best possible care of your
skin and to address your concerns. Oxygen
treatments may be offered to expedite healing.
At other times, adjunctive procedure such
as BOTOX® or Restylane® injections,
micro fat grafting or other surgical options
may be recommended.
Laser Hair Removal
Hair can be removed with our 1064 YAG
laser. Laser hair removal is safe and effective
in removing excess hair. The most common
sites for hair removal are the face, arm
pits, chest/back, bikini areas and the legs.
It usually takes about 6 treatments, each
a month apart, to remove hair for cosmetic
reasons. While long term hair reduction
can be obtained in most patients after a
series of laser treatments, partial hair
regrowth is typical, suggesting the need
for additional treatments to maintain hair
removal.
Laser treatment of vascular lesions
Vascular treatments with the YAG laser
are most effective in treating telengectasia
(“broken capillaries” on the
face) and spider veins on legs. The heat
from the laser damages the interior of the
blood vessels, causing the vein or capillary
to clot off, and thus no longer be visible.
Results are usually seen within 6 weeks
of the treatment. Usually 1 to 3 treatments
are necessary to remove the visible veins
and capillaries.
Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Skin Rejuvenation
Intense Pulse Light (IPL) therapy is designed
to minimize signs of superficial sun damage
including brown spots, fine lines and small
facial veins. This new, non invasive therapy
can be performed over a lunch time visit
without any subsequent down time. Usually
the patient is pretreated with Retin A and
a bleaching cream, two weeks before the
first treatment, to optimize the results
of the IPL therapy. With this intense pulse
light we can treat the face, neck, chest
and forearms to reverse some of the damage
caused by excessive exposure to the sun.
A sun block must be used each day during
and after therapy to maintain the results.
Photo Actif
Photo Actif Polychromatic Infrared Therapy
was designed by NASA for wound healing and
regenerate collagen synthesis for anti aging
effects. Such treatments have now been adopted
by aesthetic practices to treat sun damage.
Infrared light treatments are also effective
treatment to minimize pink acne scars or
the redness that results from a deeper laser
treatment or chemical peel. The emitted
light is cold and the process is painless.
Treatments are recommended 2 or 3 times
per week for more severe conditions or can
be done as infrequently as 1 time per week
for 6 treatments.
Laser treatment of wrinkles
Wrinkles too severe to be treated with
the IPL machine are more effectively treated
with the Erbium laser. The procedure is
a controlled burn to the skin to effectively
treat moderate photo damage. The Microlaser
Peel removes the most superficial layers
of the skin and causes shrinkage of the
underlying dermis, thus minimizing visible
wrinkles. The treatments are effective and
administered with minimal pain and complications.
The healing process varies but will generally
take about a week for the coloration to
return to normal. Very severe sun damage
will require more extensive treatments.
Such wrinkling and sun damage will best
be treated by one of our doctors under sedation
with the higher dose Erbium or CO2 lasers,
or with TCA or phenol peels. These deeper
treatments may be required to remove the
deeper lines, but the more extensive injury
to the skin results in a raw surface for
up to two weeks after surgery. Such treatments
are frequently combined with other facial
rejuvenation procedures such as face or
brow lifts or eyelid surgery.
Oxymist® Oxygen Therapy
Oxymist® treatments are an adjunct
to the laser procedures performed at Orange
County Plastic Surgery. Highly concentrated
oxygen can be administered to the skin with
the Oxymist® system. It serves as an
adjunct to wound healing after surgery or
laser resurfacing. The oxygen promotes healing
and kills surface bacteria. Normally, after
the deeper erbium or CO2 laser resurfacing
procedures, the skin surface will stay raw
for up to two weeks before new skin grows
in to cover the entire treated surface.
Utilizing Oymist® treatments, the healing
process is sped up and the results can be
quite astonishing, frequently leaving the
patient with a nicely healed, pink surface
within a week of surgery. This will hasten
the time the patient will be allowed to
use make up and expedite returning to work
or normal social function.
Juris Bunkis, MD, FACS
email:bunkis@ocps.com
Orange County Plastic Surgery
30212 Tomas, Suite 275
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Phone: (866) 457-1293
Fax: (949) 888-9724
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