GentleMAX: All Purpose Esthetic Skin Tightening Treatment.

Reduction of rhytids and skin laxity can significantly contribute to improving

overall facial appearance.  The ablative and non ablative lasers are the  two

current mainstays of the skin tightening and rejuvenation.

During an ablative facial resurfacing process, the epidermis is denuded to a

certain depth by the direct thermal injury applied to the skin. Despite

achieving appreciable clinical results, the adverse effects of ablative

resurfacing modalities can result in significant edema, erythema, pigmentary

changes and scarring that last for several weeks.

Contrast to ablative rejuvenation procedures, nonablative laser rejuvenation procedures induces a dermal healing response without notable injury to the epidermis. Improving the appearance of the skin without injury to the epidermis is a hallmark of nonablative skin rejuvenation. A sub threshold laser-induced injury to the dermis and/or the dermal vasculature theoretically results in a wound repair response, fibroblast stimulation, and collagen reformation.

Currently, the main nonablative laser rejuvenation modalities involve the application of the 1064 nm Nd: YAG lasers. An increasing body of evidence suggests that lasers in the 1064-nm Nd: YAG may be the best choice for safe nonablative resurfacing on a wide range of skin types.

Coupling the 1064-nm Nd: YAG laser hand piece with a thermal sensor and a cooling cryogen blast allows the surgeon to better control the surface temperature of the skin. The laser is able to induce greater thermal stimulation of dermal fibroblasts within the papillary dermis and the mid-reticular dermis, while cooling the epidermis and protecting it from direct thermal injury.

The extended pulse 1064-nm Nd: YAG laser is a safe and proven technology that has been effectively used in laser epilation in patients of all skin types and colors. The advantages of this modality for wrinkle reduction include the technical ease of performing the procedure, minimal to no patient discomfort, and the ability to treat all skin types with little risk of epidermal injury.

Skin tightening treatment with the 1064-nm Nd: YAG laser coupled to a cooling hand piece produced improvement in several skin quality parameters. The skin tightening is completed a minimum of 7 treatments, which were spaced in 1- to 4-week intervals, with the favored interval being every 2 weeks.

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