The term “LASER” is derived from the initials of the words “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation”, and refers both to the apparatuses that generate it and the radiation itself.
The Laser principle was first formulated by Albert Einstein in 1917. The first Laser was introduced in 1960, and nowadays, after a rapid development, it has managed to be used in numerous scientific disciplines and for various purposes.
The application and use of lasers in the field of Aesthetic Medicine is widespread today. The reason for this spread and the wide acceptance of Laser in this field is due to the amazing results achieved, wherever Laser treatments are applied. Without the need for any special effort, and with a low cost, anyone can get rid of problems affecting their aesthetics, which can be difficult, even today.
Skin Tightening With the assistance of the most advanced Laser machine, a tight skin, in any part of the body we may wish, it is no longer a reminiscence of when we were young.
More specifically, this method can be applied to the face, the eyes, the belly, the glutes, or the arms. We all know very well that these specific areas, even after training for many hours and paying a lot of effort, are difficult to be tightened, and this becomes even harder in cases of excess weight or old age.
How does Palomar Skin Tightening work? The head of the machine transfers infrared light deep into the skin, stimulating thus the natural reaction of the body for healing.
In this way, a new tissue is created, reducing loosening to the spots where the method has been applied.
What makes this treatment different from others? With other machines of similar type, only a very big infrared light beam falls onto the skin. On the contrary, with this method, a fractional approach is applied, by transferring a light beam consisting of smaller rays. These rays, in turn, create hot spots within the skin, and are surrounded by an intact region.
How safe and painless is this method? With this specific machine, tightening is performed much more safely; it has visible results within a shorter time, and there is no pain at all, since the head plate provides, throughout its application, a strong sense of cold, which prevents the feeling of pain or burning.
What should I expect after the treatment? Exactly because, through this specific method, the pulsed light affects only the area that we wish to tighten, the recovery process is faster. In other words, after the treatment, we continue our activities as usual.
What is the duration of each application, and the overall treatment? Normally, each application does not take more than 20 minutes. It is required to perform 4 applications, in order to reach the desired result, while there should be a gap of 4-6 weeks between each application. During this interval, our body will generate the new tissues, which will bring about the tightening.
By using Laser machines of the latest technology, the plastic surgeon, through treatments performed at the physician’s office, without any pain, incisions, side effects, or complications, can offer a solution to problems that are hard to solve. On the same day, right after visiting the physician, the patient can return to their activities, without anyone realizing that they have undergone any treatment, since Lasers comprise a non-invasive treatment method to revitalize the skin.
The needs covered by Laser treatments are numerous. Antiaging, face-neck reconstruction, wrinkle reduction (naso-buccal areas, crow’s feet), deep peeling, body tightening-reconstruction, hair removal, spots, pigmentations, scars, telangiectasias.
Over time, the skin starts to become loose, loses its firmness, the first wrinkles emerge, which multiply and become deeper with time, its complexion is altered, and loses its youthful and fresh look in general. Some of these alterations are due to age and the hormonal changes associated with it, and others to the long and extended exposure to the sun and the environmental conditions, as well as negligence or wrong skin care.
Just after the age of thirty, this change can be perceived on various spots of the face and hands, because collage production begins to decrease about this age. Cleansing, moisturizing, and any form of treatment helps in delaying the deactivation of fibroblasts; a Laser, however, gives us the possibility to awaken and activate strongly the skin reconstruction mechanism.
Lasers enable us, by warming up the skin through a “light ray beam”, to increase the secretion of endogenous collagen and elastin, by stimulating the fibroblasts. Therefore, the skin restores slowly its elasticity, becomes glowing and firm again, while wrinkles are reduced and toned down. These treatments are completely safe, without any side effect, and are recommended for all skin types.
With the Laser we can treat many different problems both in women and men, who, for their own reasons, do not want to undergo a surgical operation. The duration of the treatments is 30-60 minutes, 4-6 sessions are required with an interval of one month between them, and the results are visible right from the first time. Besides, they can be combined with botox and hyaluronic acid injections, for an impeccable result.
Over time, and with weight fluctuations, the face, as well as the body, changes. The skin loses its tone and “sags”, the knees and elbows show wrinkles, the navel goes lower, the inner part of the thighs sags, and cellulite becomes more visible. Through the emission of infrared light, we stimulate cell metabolism, invoke the activation and multiplication of fibroblasts, and increase collagen and elastin production. In this way, a new tissue is generated, which reduces loosening to the spots where the method has been applied..
At the same time, in cases of cellulite, where the adipose tissue is relatively isolated from the surrounding tissues, Laser application helps to release the content of cellulite grids and reduce its volume. After 4-6 sessions, we can have a visually improved body by at least 70-80%. If Laser treatments are combined with Carboxy treatments, the results can be even more astonishing, and offer the patient a youthful, well-shaped, firm, fresh, and vivid body, which is free of any anti-aesthetic “sagging” and looking like orange peel.
The aforementioned treatments can be performed throughout the year, regardless of the season. All the others are not allowed to be applied in seasons with a high sunshine, and we will refer to and discuss them in autumn.