Cosmetic Procedures

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Photo Rejuvenation | Skin Tightening

The LimeLight Facial is a new, non-invasive approach to skin rejuvenation using Cutera’s LimeLight Intense Pulsed Light machine. The procedure offers the advantage of improving skin tone and surface imperfections associated with aging and sun damage. The LimeLight treats brown spots, freckles, diffused redness, and tiny veins that appear on your face, neck and chest.

Limelight’s technology is used for the following conditions:
Sun spots, age spots, redness of face and neck, small telangiectatic veins and skin tightening.

The Cutera LimeLight delivers a non-invasive light treatment that can be customized for different skin tones and aging skin conditions. The result is an exceptionally effective skin rejuvenation treatment with minimal discomfort.

What is the LimeLight Facial?

The LimeLight Facial is a new, non-invasive approach to skin rejuvenation using Cutera’s LimeLight. The procedure offers the advantage of improving skin tone and surface imperfections associated with aging and photo damage.

What areas can be treated?

The LimeLight Facial is ideal for any part of your face, neck and décolleté with skin redness, telangiectasia (tiny veins) or brown spots. Light (low contrast) brown spots, which were previously difficult to resolve, respond very well to treatment.

What does the treatment do?

By selecting Program A, B or C, your practitioner can customize your LimeLight Facial to your skin type and selectively treat the brown and/or red pigmented areas on your skin. It’s the heating of the pigmented brown or red cells that causes the therapeutic effect.

What do treatments feel like?

When the pulse of light is delivered, patients will experience a mild pinching or stinging sensation. Gel is recommended to cool the skin before vascular treatments. Anesthesia or pain medicine is typically not required.

How long will the treatments take?

Treatment time depends on the area of the body being treated. However, most treatments should take less than one hour.

How many treatments will I need?

Up  to three treatments are usually sufficient to see results. Additional treatments may be recommended, especially for excessively sun damaged skin.

What happens after the treatment?

Immediately following treatment, brown spots will start to darken and your skin may appear lightly red. The treated area may be mildly swollen. This typically lasts a few hours and possibly a day or longer. Make-up can be applied to cover the redness.

When will I see results?

Within one to three weeks, the darkened spots will flake off and fade. Diffuse redness or telangiectasia will decrease and your mottled complexion will improve.

Will the spots and redness reappear over time?

New brown spots, telangiectasia and diffuse redness may appear with new sun damage; however they too can be treated. Remember to always apply broad-spectrum sunscreen when outdoors to minimize sun damage and the appearance of new spots and diffuse redness. Rosacea is chronic and cannot be “cured” with any laser or light source, however its appearance can be improved.

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Patients now have an all-natural option to actively turn back the clock on aging skin. The tightening procedure applies heat to the dermis, which causes immediate collagen contraction. Without surgery, recovery time, or injections, the tightening treatment is an ideal solution for your face, abdomen, arms and more. Imperial now offers Cutera’s very popular Titan that uses a safe infrared light. Since the Titan procedure heats tissue under the skin's surface, patients of any skin type or age can be treated.

How does the Cutera Titan work?

Titan utilizes a safe infrared light to heat the dermis well below the skin’s surface. During the procedure, the skin’s top surface (epidermis) is protected through continuous cooling with the Titan hand piece.

The Titan difference

Titan’s light-based platform provides a more uniform distribution of energy for heating the deep dermis than other energy sources, such as RF (radiofrequency).

What areas respond best to the Titan procedure?

Patients have been successfully treated on many areas of the body. The most common areas treated are the jaw line, under the chin, and the abdomen.

Who can be treated?

Since the Titan procedure heats tissue under the skin’s surface, patients of any skin type or age can be treated. Your physician can advise you if the Titan is right for you.

How many treatments will I need?

Although a single treatment has produced very good results for many patients, it is quite common for patients to have two or three treatments over a few months. Your physician will advise you as to the number and frequency of treatments recommended for optimal result

What happens after the treatment?

Immediately following the treatment, you may notice some redness and mild swelling in the treated area. Both should dissipate within a few hours. Consult with your physician for complete information on the benefits and risks of treatment.

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. Your physician will advise you. Schedule your consultation now to learn more about the Titan procedure.