It’s important to take care of your skin, but drinking water to keep skin hydrated and wearing sun block may not be enough. If you are looking to reduce redness or sun damage, or looking to enhance your natural skin tone, the Crigger Medical Spa offers a variety of options to patients looking for a healthy glow without having to suffer through invasive procedures.
At Crigger Medical Spa in South Charleston, WV, we utilize the Cutera® Titan™ for those looking for an all natural option to enhance your skin tone. If you are a looking to treat wrinkles, large pores, improve skin texture and reduce redness, consider the Cutera® Laser Genesis Therapy.
Do you suffer from sun damage, or just looking to reduce redness or rid yourself of brown spots? You may consider Cutera® Photo Genesis. Schedule a free consultation today to learn more about our photo and laser therapy services.
About the Cutera® Titan™:
The new Cutera® Titan™ gives you an all natural option to enhance skin tone. Titan uses light energy to heat the dermis deep beneath you skin’s surface. Without surgery, recovery time, or injections, Titan is an ideal solution for your face, arms, and abdomen.
How does the Cutera® Titan™ work?
Titan uses a safe infrared light to heat the dermis well below the skin’s surface. During the procedure, the skin’s top surface is protected through continuous cooling with the Titan hand piece.
Who can be treated?
Patients of any skin type and age can be treated. The most common areas treated are the jaw line and under the chin.
How many treatments do I need?
Although a single treatment has produced very good results for many patients, it is quite common for patients to have 2 or 3 treatments over a few months.
What happens after the treatment?
Immediately after the treatment, you may notice some redness and mild swelling in the treated area. Both should dissipate within a few hours.
What do treatments feel like?
With each Titan pulse you will feel a brief heating sensation. Some patients are more comfortable taking a mild pain reliever beforehand. Many patients are comfortable without any medication.
About Cutera® Laser Genesis Therapy:
Experience the Cutera® Laser Genesis Therapy difference. The Laser Genesis procedure utilizes non-invasive laser technology to safely, discreetly, and effectively treat fine line wrinkles, large pores, uneven skin texture, and diffuse redness and scars.
What areas can be treated?
Laser Genesis patients report excellent results over their entire faces and necks. Additionally, practitioners may suggest this therapy to diminish recent scars on other parts of the body.
What is diffuse redness?
Diffuse redness is general appearance of facial redness, such as rosy cheeks. This condition is caused by dilated capillaries, resulting in an appearance of general redness, not discrete, well-defined vessels. The most commonly affected areas are the nose, forehead and cheeks. Diffuse redness is often associated with a condition call rosacea and it can be hereditary. Laser Genesis will help the appearance by gently treating and reducing this condition.
What does the procedure feel like?
Patients often describe the treatment as relaxing and therapeutic. There is a gentle warming of the skin’s surface during the procedure as the laser hand piece is move back and forth about ½ inch above the skin. The patient may return to normal activities, utilizing sunscreen if participating in outdoor activities.
How does Laser Genesis work?
By gently heating the upper dermis will below the skin’s surface. Laser Genesis stimulates collagen re-growth. Additional heat is generated in dilated capillaries to reduce redness.
How many treatments will be needed?
The treatment results are subtle. On average, 4 to s6 treatments are required in order to achieve optimal results.
What are the possible side effects?
The most common side effect is slight redness that disappears within a few hours of treatment.
What kind of textural improvements can be expected?
You can experience a creamier healthy complexion with a reduction in pore size as minor imperfections are diminished.
About Cutera® Photo Genesis Therapy:
Cutera® Photo Genesis Therapy is an innovative way to quickly, safely, and comfortably improve your skin’s texture. You may consider this option if you are looking to treat skin redness, brown spots, and sun damage.
What areas can be treated?
Any part of the body with uneven skin tone, diffuse redness, or sun and age spots can be safely treated.
What does the treatment do?
The light delivered by the Photo Genesis procedure is selectively absorbed by the pigmented spots and red areas on your skin. It is the heating of the pigmented cells that caused the therapeutic effect.
What do treatments feel like?
When the pulse of light is delivered, you may feel a mild, brief pinching sensation.
How many treatments will be needed?
Typically one or two treatments are sufficient to see dramatic results.
What happens after the treatment?
Immediately following the treatment, the spots may start to darken. There may be a slight reddening of the surrounding skin. This subsides with a couple of hours. Over the course of the next 1 to 3 weeks, darkened spots will fade and flake off. Over time new spots may appear if there is sufficient sun exposure. Sunscreen will help minimize sun damage and the appearance of new spots and excessive redness.
Contact Crigger & Associates ENT today at 304-767-7980 for all of your Charleston, WV Crigger Medical Spa needs.
