Laser & Skin Rejuvenation
Aesthetic lasers offer a powerful method of non-surgical skin rejuvenation, allowing San Antonio patients to remove freckles, blemishes, tattoos, wrinkles, and other perceived imperfections from the face and body. With skin rejuvenation treatments from our med spa, you can enjoy smoother, firmer, and healthier-looking skin as well as a more radiant complexion. San Antonio plastic surgeon John Ayala, MD provides a range of options for men and women looking to address scarring, pigmentation, and other concerns disrupting the tone and texture of your skin.
Radiofrequency (RF) Microneedling
RF microneedling is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure that combines the collagen building properties of microneedling with radiofrequency energy to gently heat, tighten, and rejuvenate the skin. During treatment, thousands of tiny microchannels are made in affected areas of the face, allowing the body to replace dead, damaged skin cells with softer and healthier skin. Our microneedling technologies include:
- Genius™ RF Microneedling: Unlike other RF microneedling systems, Genius™ has the unique ability to treat areas of the body in addition to the face. Common regions include the abdomen, arms, legs, face, neck, and décolleté. Genius™ also adjusts the depth of the microneedles to accommodate for different skin textures. Genius™ RF microneedling combines the rejuvenating power of microneedling with advanced radiofrequency energy, targeting the deeper dermal layers to boost collagen production and enhance the tone and texture of your skin. Treatment works by using the body’s natural healing mechanisms to promote the turnover of dull or dead skin cells. This can significantly reduce skin imperfections like dark spots, age spots, pigmentation, acne, and rosacea, among other concerns, leaving behind newer and softer skin. With the addition of radiofrequency energy at the same time as your microneedling treatment, patients enjoy skin tightening benefits in conjunction with a renewed complexion.
- Secret™ RF Microneedling: The Secret™ RF microneedling system can be very successful in treating acne scars, sun damage, and general signs of aging. With its CO2 handpiece, Secret™ can be ideal for skin of color in particular. Secret™ RF microneedling incorporates two advanced facial rejuvenation technologies that are each capable of treating wrinkles and fine lines, lightening pigmentation, reducing stretch marks, and tightening loose skin. When combined, microneedling and radiofrequency (RF) energy can completely revitalize the tone and texture of your complexion, which makes it one of the most in-demand rejuvenation techniques available today. Microneedling works by creating thousands of micro-perforations in the skin via a special handpiece. The applicator is guided along the skin, triggering the body’s natural healing mechanisms and stimulating the growth of new skin cells. Radiofrequency energy is delivered below the skin’s surface at the same time, gently heating the underlying tissues and tightening excess, crepey skin. With the versatility to treat delicate regions of the face as well as larger portions of the body, Secret™ RF microneedling can improve concerns including acne, blemishes, wrinkles, laxity, stretch marks, and sun damage to produce more supple, firm, and healthy-looking skin.
IPL Photofacial
The Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) photofacial uses light energy to help remove a range of scarring and pigmentation concerns in the skin. This laser is designed to emit multiple wavelengths of light energy to the target area, non-invasively eliminating wrinkles, dark spots, unwanted hair, unsightly veins, freckles, and other blemishes. This treatment can penetrate the deeper layers of the skin while keeping the superficial layers intact, minimizing tissue damage to surrounding areas. Our aesthetic providers can discuss the best skin rejuvenation solution for your needs upon discussing your goals in a consultation.
Tattoo Removal
Our med spa also offers tattoo and pigmentation removal using state-of-the-art IPL skin resurfacing lasers. During treatment, short pulses of light energy gradually break down ink particles into tiny fragments. After multiple sessions, the tattoo is gradually lightened with the help of the body’s natural clearing cells (called macrophages). With our cutting-edge Intense Pulsed Light technology, laser tattoo removal can be very effective at clearing pigmentation with a minimal risk of scarring.
Enlighten® Tattoo & Pigmentation Removal
Enlighten® is another cutting-edge option to address unwanted tattoos and pigmentation on the skin. Using advanced laser technology, Enlighten® can help remove old tattoos or benign pigmented lesions to restore an even skin tone. This system utilizes a series of short and long pulses to shatter pigmentation and lighten age spots, brown spots, multi-colored tattoos, and more. Not only can Enlighten® target pigment without harming the surrounding tissue, but the treatment also often produces a brighter, healthier look to the skin in treated areas. Best of all, Enlighten® can erase unwanted tattoos and pigmented lesions in fewer sessions than other tattoo removal technologies.
Vein Removal
If unsightly veins on the face or legs are hindering your confidence, Intense Pulsed Light therapy can be utilized to destroy these blood vessels and help you achieve a clear, even skin tone. This is accomplished by emitting bursts of high-intensity light, which target the dermis to fade and eventually eliminate dark red or blue blood vessels. Since the IPL laser passes harmlessly through the surface skin, there should be little to no risk of scarring.
If you have any questions about non-surgical skin rejuvenation to gain a more even, healthy complexion, please contact Ayala Plastic Surgery at our San Antonio office today.
