LimeLight Facial™
Treatment of Skin Redness, Tiny Veins, Brown Spots and Sun Damage
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 photodamage.
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?
Three to six treatments are usually sufficient to see results. Additional treatments may be recommended, especially for excessively sundamaged skin.
What happens after the treatment?
Immediately following treatment, brown spots will start to darken and your skin may appear slightly 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 that has ingredients such as zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide in it EVERYDAY 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.
Who is Limelight Facial for?
The best candidates for IPL photofacial will have the following:
- Fair skin that has not been tanned by the sun or tanning booth
- Skin that has regained a degree of elasticity
- Skin that has pigmentation caused by aging, medication or sun damage
- Fine lines and wrinkles caused by aging
- Shallow acne scarring or large pores
- A dissatisfaction with the skin's appearance
- A willingness to maintain a treatment schedule until desired results are achieved
- Realistic expectations about what the procedure can do
Those who have more severe skin conditions or deeper wrinkles or scarring may wish to look to other types of skin rejuvenation procedures that can deliver more dramatic results. IPL photofacials will offer results over time, as collagen is produced and the skin heals naturally. However, some patients see improvement in the skin's texture and tone after the very first session.
Who should not have IPL Photofacial?
While the non-invasive nature of IPL photofacial makes it a good choice for many patients today, there are some who should not consider this method of skin rejuvenation:
- Darker skin tones, since they do not respond as well to treatment
- Those with deeper wrinkles and scarring, because results may not be sufficient with IPL photofacial
- Those who currently have tanned skin
- Patients who are currently taking Accutane or some types of other topical and/or oral acne medications
- People who have severe cases of acne, rosacea or other skin conditions
- Women who are pregnant
If you are currently taking any medication or have a medical condition, talk to Mari, our laser certified aesthetician, before undergoing IPL photofacial to ensure the procedure will be safe for you.
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Dr. Farhina Imtiaz's IPL, photofacial, Limelight Facial and cosmetic surgery office is in Houston, but also serves the surrounding areas including North Houston, Cypress, Sugarland, Spring, Hempstead, Copperfield, and Katy.