Cosmetic Surgery Clinic Blog

Facial skin left blemished by severe acne is really awful to bear. Trying to get rid of those unpleasant scars is never as easy as one might think. Do you still believe this saying? Have no worries anymore. Here’s yet another treatment called Dermabrasion that helps refinish the skin’s acme layers via a method of proscribed surgical shaping. Besides clearing up the existing acne, this treatment helps soften the irregularities found on the skin, thereby giving a soft and a smoother appearance. Dermabrasion can be employed alone or used in combination with several other procedures including facelift, chemical peel or the popular scar removal. While chemical peel employs a caustic solution to surgically confiscate top layers of the skin, dermabrasion employs surgical instruments to remove the acne left scars on the affected skin layers. Despite the fact that dermabrasion helps one get rid of deep facial scars, it is crucial to discuss with a plastic surgeon as to whether this treatment should really be taken alone or in combination with other surgical treatments.

Skin refinishing

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Now let’s see who best fits into this procedure. Regardless of the age, all people can benefit from dermabrasion. However, there are certain key points to be pondered here. People with dark skin tone may become permanently bleached or freckled after a skin-refinishing treatment. Those who experience frequent cold scores might get a flare-up. Remember, no surgeon will perform any treatment during the dynamic stages of acne as it may leave your skin susceptible to other infections. Although modern treatments these days help improve facial appearance, it is imperative to note that these treatments may lead to an alteration in skin pigmentation. Post treatment procedures are to be taken seriously; otherwise the skin will become vulnerable to permanent darkening.

Stages of scar removal

Dermabrasion and dermaplaning are generally safe when performed by a trained, experienced board-certified physician. During your initial consultation with your physician, put forth your expectations or express any concerns that you have. Likewise, your doctor should be open with you, elucidating the pros and cons of the procedure. Prior to taking up the treatment, follow the instructions proposed by your surgeon and post treatment guidelines including healthy eating habits, avoiding other medications and so on. The entire procedure of dermabrasion takes only half an hour or less than that, depending on the size of the treatment area. To heal from the post treatment burns, your physician will prescribe an ointment, which needs to be applied on the skin regularly. Above all, it is crucial to guard your skin from the sun.

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Aging skin is becoming a major worry for many women. The real fact is, most of us forget using enough sunscreen due to hectic schedules and fail to follow a skin care regimen. Although people go and fall into the traps of facial creams and bleaches, the result appears to be only temporary. However, there are several non-surgical treatments that claim to offer good results. Among them, chemical peels have gone a long way in offering an alluring skin. Dermatologists have been using chemical acid peels for years as these peels improve skin texture by removing external skin layers, thereby forcing new collagen formation. Chemical acid peels get deep into the skin where bacteria form and collect, destroy them, clean out clogged pores, peels old dead skin layers and permit new clear skin to be developed. Chemical acid peels work great for fine lines, sun damaged skin, wrinkles and a lot more. Knowing the popularity of such acid peels and the number of teenagers opting for it, dermatologists have begun charging loads of money for the procedure. Chemical peel pads are available online as well, but I’m sure you’ll end up paying more than what is it worth for.

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If you are a kind of person that works on a budget, then home chemical peels ideal for you. As cheap as it sounds, these peel pads are an excellent way to rejuvenate and renew your skin. All you need to do is to purchase the chemical solution plus the cotton pads separately. Depending on your needs you can dilute the chemical and prepare your own solution. Trichloroacetic acid, glycolic acid and lactic acid are some of the commonly used chemical acid peels. You can choose to use any one of these. Preparing chemical peel pads isn’t a big deal. Mix a petite amount of acid solution (preferably 20%-50%) with distilled water in any bottle. Ensure not to use metal bottles. Take a cotton pad, apply little solution to the cotton pad in order to saturate. Make sure to cover the area close to your eyes and start applying the solution over your face. In case you experience a burning sensation, neutralize it with chill water immediately.

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After neutralizing the solution completely, apply a facial moisturizer to cool your face further and you’re done. Dilute the solution with water if the concentration is too strong. If you have leftover solution, you can store them and use whenever you need. Caution – It is not recommended to use chemical peels often. A period of at least 6 weeks is essential before you opt for a next peel. Chemical peel – an inexpensive, yet an effective remedy to your aging skin.

A tiny black spot is better noted than the white background…Agree with me?? Yes, it’s the scars and acne in your face that leaves an unsightly impression of you on others. It’s your skin that immediately reflects things going on in your body. If you are unable to balance your diet and maintain the skin texture, you have no other go than to go for external treatments. But your skin might be so sensitive to some kind of anti-acne creams and scar diminishing creams that are available in market now. Sometimes they might penetrate deep into the pores and cause allergies and other skin aliments. Isn’t it better to alleviate and give better appearance to your skin than to aggravate it by using cheap medication?

Skin rejuvenation

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When the acne scars are not so deep a simple procedure is enough to make the skin clear. Yes, a simple IPL skin rejuvenation treatment is enough. Experts say this kind of Intense Pulsed Light do not bring any harmful result and proves extremely essential as it removes the damaged tissues and give a clear skin. The main advantage of this IPL is that it is a painless procedure and the downtime is usually less. When the scar caused by acne is so deep the treatment usually involves the use of dermal filter. This lifts up the pedestal of the carter and helps to lighten the deep scars. You can see drastic changes after the treatment course is complete.

Acne Scar Treatment

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In case of Active acne, it is important to remove the older scars and to prevent further occurrence of acne and black heads and white heads. The treatment involves IPL along with a skin application called Differin. Antibiotics are also used to endorse proper reaction to the treatment. It gives a drastic change to the skin appearance after the treatment. There is no need of thinking about the side effects from this procedure, because it is extremely safe and experts perform preliminary test before starting the treatment. If the patient is found to be allergic or non-responsive to the test then a better alternative will be suggested.

Does the skin lesion degrade your confidence for public appearance? It’s time to leave your worries in air. No matter what kind of lesion you have, Believe it or not we will make it disappear in a wink of eye. Moles present on undesirable parts of your skin may give an ugly appearance. So is the case with spider naevi, warts and skin tags. Whatever be the type of lesion a proper diagnosis is important before deciding the type of treatment. In some cases it may cause deep pigmentation around the region of lesion. Some may even grow and spread to other areas of the skin. . Hence it is better to get rid of such lesions before they start spreading to other parts.

Mole removal

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Some pigmented lesions maybe even caused due to ageing or long time exposure to the sun. They may sometimes give a dreadful look among a pretty set people. Such lesions and spots caused by them can be removed easily by a simple excision on the skin under local anesthesia. This process does not have any medical complications. More than this, what else you call a ‘boon’ when you can get rid of age spots as simple as that? True, you can rub the lines god has drawn in your face right now! The same procedure can be used to reduce the age spots and make you appear young as ever.

Cyst removal

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In case of a deep skin lesion Laser ablation procedure is implemented. This results in lightening the scar and makes the skin appear clear as desired. In case of doubt in the presence of malignancy, the removed skin lesion is sent to laboratory for histological examination and analysis. Treatment is continued according to the results that are obtained after proper analysis of the removed lesion. Most of these skin lesions are effectively removed with minimal noticeable scars. Usually there is no need of staying back in hospital after the treatment procedures. In some cases skin stutters are used which are normally removed in 7 days. Having a flawless skin without side effects is what everyone is craving for. It’s just a matter of minutes to give your skin a clear and clean look. Step in here and step out pure and sure.