Improving Skin Texture

Improving Skin Texture

As skin begins to age it can begin to take on a thickened and dull look due to progressive sun and environmental damage. This can also be increased due to smoking and ill health. In order to treat and improve the texture and tone of such a skin it is important to work on colour and tone, refining of the surface of the skin and treating of any pigmentation and scars
There are a number of specialised treatments that can address this type of skin condition. More information is available Skin dermatologist melbourne.



Platelet Rich Plasma
One of the most effective treatments to improve the texture of the hand area is with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). Utilising the bodies own plasma it is a natural treatment which can improve crepey skin texture and elasticity underneath the eyes. Plasma in blood product contains a high concentration of platelets which are essential for skin cell regeneration and for the healing of injury to the skin. It is these natural growth factors and stem cells which provide the skin rejuvenation particularly effective in the under eye area.

The treatment is very effective to thicken and improve the texture of the skin on the hand area which helps to minimise the look. For full skin rejuvenation in PRP the treatment yields more than 8 times the amount of plasma found naturally in blood causing thickening and skin regeneration on a larger scale


Lasers with no downtime
Lengthy, invasive, multi- visit procedures are a turn off for many people wishing to treat mild wrinkles and photo damaged skin. Laser skin resurfacing is one of the growing fields of the aesthetic industry offering patients an alternative to traditional invasive procedures. Laser resurfacing treatments offer patients an effective and minimal downtime procedure to treat fine lines and  wrinkles on the and area. The laser skin resurfacing procedure helps to restore the skin to a healthy state, similar to a skin that has not experienced sun damage.

Laser resurfacing is a relatively quick procedure with its rapid scanning ability able to treat the whole face in about 30 minutes. Most lasers used are carbon dioxide lasers or ErbiumYag lasers which both operate on a wavelength to attract the water molecules contained in the skin. The laser resurfacing is performed using a beam of laser energy which ablates the skins surface layers. As the new cells begin to form during the healing process a tighter, smoother younger-looking skin appears due to the stimulation of collagen formation underneath the skin. The laser itself does not penetrate deeper than the epidermal layer of the skin and uses what is called fractional resurfacing which produces a cooling effect. This means that the skin around the small fraction of the skin is left intact and undamaged to act as a barrier and a reservoir for faster healing.







Daily skin care
The use of a daily skin care routine can assist skin to look more hydrated and younger immediately: Sunscreen is an absolute given to avoid further sun damage and should be used every day on the hands even when indoors. UVA and UVB rays can cause ageing and damage to skin on the hands when driving and going about day to day duties. Exfoliating the skin with light scrub will help to desquamate and remove a build up of dead skin cells which can cause discolouration. This will also help to lift any superficial pigmentation in the area. Essentially a good, rich emulsifier moisturiser should be used morning and night to hydrate the area and put back lost lipids which can cause the area to age prematurely.

Fractional Lasers
Fractional laser treatments are able to renew aged and sun damaged skin and in some surgeons opinion allowing clients to look ten to fifteen years younger following treatment. For acne scarred skin the relatively new treatment is living up to expectations of repairing skin more effectively than any previous laser treatment because of its deeper penetration into the skin. The Fractional laser is able to penetrate the skin nearly 1.5 mm deep where it stimulates new collagen production which repairs the skin by pushing out the older damaged tissue that has been ‘heat shrunk’ by the individual Fractional light columns. The unique property of the Fractional laser technology is that it resurfaces the skin without burning or breaking the skins surface with skin redness improving more rapidly, similar to a mild sunburn.

Fractional laser is a very safe and reliably accurate laser with its only safety built controls. The only variables that must be tailored for each individual client are the predetermined depth and the area to be treated with each Fractional laser treatment. This controls the total amount of general heating which means that no burning can occur, thus eliminating the risk of blistering or breakage on the skin surface. The Fractional laser treatment can achieve excellent skin repair and renewal, skin tightening and pigmentation removal in all areas of the face and body. Good results can be achieved on the treatment of scars including post surgical and keloid scarring, acne scars, chickenpox scars and stretch marks.


Dermaroller Skin Needling
Dermaroller skin needing is a popular treatment using an instrument with dine needles that create micro punctures in the face and neck areas. It is these tiny puncture area that create channels that run deep into the dermal layer of the skin. it is this small damage to the skin that causes keratinocytes (predominant cell types in the epidermis) and fibroblasts (a cell that synthesises the extracellular matrix and collagen) to produce growth factors that induce collagen to the skins surface.

Known also as Collagen Induction Therapy and Collagen Channelling, it is this process that helps to reduce visible sun damage, wrinkles, acne scarring and pigmentation and is excellent when utilised in conjunction with other treatments such as PRP.





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