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Question: How would my skin feel to the touch after having a chemical peel?
Answer: Right after the peel, the skin can feel rough and irregular and as the peel actually is healing some of the skin will eventually literally peel and fall off, but after healing the skin will be extremely soft and smooth.
Question: Are phenol peels still performed today? Can they treat severe sun damage and will they do anything for wrinkles?
Answer: Phenol peels are definitely being performed today and in fact may be undergoing a bit of resurgence due to the fact that modification of the standard Baker-Gordon phenol peel has enabled surgeons to customize the peel approach to their patients and essentially minimize the downtime and recovery. Phenol peels are excellent choices for treatment of severe sun damage and will definitely improve wrinkling. At this point in time, I still prefer my Erbium laser due to the fact that it has such extreme precision, can be highly customizable for each person’s face, and overall I feel as if I can get a very significant wrinkle reduction without the prolonged redness and risk of scarring that the phenol peel gives. I also do not tend to see the overall lightening of the skin coloration that we used to get with phenol peels.
Question: There seem to be so many different types of chemical peels. How do you choose the right one?
Answer: Choosing the right peel certainly is a very customized process, so we have to take into account the client’s particular skin type and the problems that they have with their skin as well as their ability to tolerate any sort of downtime. We can then customize a chemical peel to maximize their results while fitting it into their lifestyle and finances.
Question: I love the results I’ve seen online with chemical peels. I’ve got some sun damage and minor wrinkling. Can this be improved with a chemical peel and would I need to have repeat treatments to maintain the results?
Answer: Sun damage and minor wrinkles can definitely be improved with chemical peels and depending on the depth of the chemical peel will really depend on how long your results are going to last and obviously the way that you treat your skin after the peel will also determine how long the results will last. Medium-depth chemical peels such as a Blue peel or a Jessner’s TCA peel both can provide very nice improvements in the appearance of sun damage as well as fine wrinkles. Deeper peels can do a wonderful job of treating even deeper wrinkles and then maintaining good skin care as well as sun protection will prolong the results significantly. These peels can be repeated in the future as necessary.
Question: Is microdermabrasion safe during pregnancy?
Answer: Yes, microdermabrasion is completely safe during pregnancy and is one of the few procedures or products that we will use on pregnant women. For the most part, I really recommend that women who are pregnant not undergo any sort of invasive procedure and I also recommend that they stay away from any pharmaceutical-grade skin care products even though there is really no scientific evidence that they would be harmful to the baby. Microdermabrasion, however, is noninvasive and uses no chemicals and, therefore, would be completely safe for a pregnant woman.
Question: My daughter is 20 and had problems with acne that have finally subsided leaving her with scars. Can fat injections help to smooth out the scars from adolescent acne problems?
Answer: Fat injections can definitely improve upon acne scarring but is certainly not going to be 100% effective and requires experienced hands to not only place fat into this area but also to lyse or cut the scar tissue beneath the acne scarring in a very precise and consistent manner. Depending on your daughter’s actual appearance of the acne scarring, I may or may not recommend laser treatments for a better result in my hands.
Question: What facial rejuvenation treatments do you recommend to treat wrinkles stemming from years of smoking?
Answer: At Quintessa Aesthetic Center, we have a multitude of different options available for patients interested in wrinkle reduction. Some of these can be performed in the spa setting with minimal if any downtime. Others are much more aggressive and tend to be performed in an operating room and can give a patient nearly a week of significant downtime. With each treatment option there comes a cost and a degree of improvement. In other words, the deeper we treat the skin the more significant the improvement, and this usually is a technique that is going to be more costly and give patients more downtime. Ultimately, every patient’s face and finances and tolerance of downtime is different and we, therefore, highly customize the treatment so that the patient gets the results that they desire.
Question: Does microdermabrasion treat fine lines and wrinkles? How much improvement can I expect?
Answer: Microdermabrasion definitely treats fine lines and wrinkles and rather significant yet subtle improvement will be noticed. Medium to deep wrinkles really will not have any visual change with microdermabrasion, and you would need something more aggressive such as a laser resurfacing or deeper chemical peel to improve those types of lines. Realize that combination treatments such as microdermabrasion in combination with Retin-A can definitely reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Question: At 52 years old, I am a very physically fit male and take pride in my appearance. I am starting to get the telltale signs of jowls and a little double chin. No matter what I do I cannot get rid of them. Would facial liposuction be an appropriate procedure for me or do I need to have a facelift along with it?
Answer: More than likely at 52 years old liposuction is not the best procedure for you. As we get a bit older and our skin loses its elasticity it simply does not bounce back and we therefore end up with some laxity. Liposuction alone will only reduce some of the volume, but will not improve upon laxity and can actually sometimes make laxity look worse. More than likely what you would need is at the very least a necklift, but you may want to consider a full facelift as well depending on your particular anatomy. A necklift or mini-lift can be performed in the office setting using strictly local anesthetic or as more sophisticated facelift techniques, such as what I perform in the operating room which is called and extended SMAS or high SMAS deep plane facelift can provide much more rejuvenation and longevity, but does require going to the operating room. Ultimately, I recommend a consultation so that we can discuss your desires and then I will discuss the specific details regarding each possible treatment so that a customized treatment plan can be created just for you.
Question: I have heard of something called photo facial. What is this and what does it do?
Answer: A photo facial is an intense pulse light treatment that can be performed in a variety of ways. Most places perform a single pass of intense pulse light treatment and this light energy targets pigment and vascularity on the face, but can also be used on the body as well. It injures the pigmented and vascular structures and then the body slowly resorbs these structures and it essentially clears these abnormalities from the skin in a way that creates no downtime. Frequently, several episodes or treatments are necessary to create the desired effect. At Quintessa Medical Spa we perform a photo facial in a little bit of a different way in that we treat the face with several passes of this intense pulse light all at one time, creating a much more significant effect, which will greatly improve the result and decrease the number of episodes or treatments that are necessary.
