Sun damage causes the skin to lose its elasticity, and lines and wrinkles appear. After a while, the skin’s texture begins to appear rough, with brown spots and red irregular pigmentations. There are many non-surgical treatments available to help reduce wrinkles and sun damage on the face. Today, I’d like to focus on two new technological advances, namely, Portrait and Thermage.
Portrait (Portrait Plasma Skin Regeneration System) is a new technology proven to deliver true skin regeneration. It reduces and softens the deep lines in the face. Results are immediate and long-lasting, with clinical studies showing improvements for as long as a year after treatment. Portrait is FDA-cleared, and is an effective treatment for wrinkles (deep and fine), brown spots, and pigmentations. It also helps improve skin tone and elasticity, in addition to tightening lax and sagging skin. It is approved to treat the face, neck, décolleté, arms, and hands.
Portrait is the first system to employ a highly energized gaseous state known as “plasma” to produce unique controlled thermal energy at and below the skin’s surface. While some treatments lead to improved skin only at the surface, Portrait alters structures below the surface, creating unique conditions for continuing regeneration and improvements in wrinkles, tone, texture and discoloration. It creates a natural response to new skin cell regeneration and collagen growth, similar to a newborn baby’s skin.
Patients are given topical anesthetic cream one hour prior to the treatment; and the treatment itself is usually completed within about 30 minutes. The benefits of using Portrait can be seen soon after treatment, and patients tend to see progressive improvements over time. Portrait is a safe, non-surgical way to rejuvenate the skin. It involves minimal downtime, and little or no risk of side effects or complications associated with other more aggressive anti-aging treatments.
The Thermage procedure is another non-invasive treatment that has been clinically proven to tighten and gently lift skin to smooth out wrinkles and renew facial contours. The incision-free procedure is fast and easy, and requires no downtime from normal activities. Unlike lasers, the procedure can be performed on patients of all skin types. The device has been cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of wrinkles.
With each touch to the skin, the device uniformly heats a volume of collagen in the deeper layers of the skin and its underlying tissue, while simultaneously helping to protect the outer layer of the skin with cooling. This deep uniform heating action causes deep structures in your skin to tighten. Over time, new and remodeled collagen is produced to further tighten skin.
The Thermage procedure can take anywhere from twenty minutes to two hours, depending on the size of the treatment area. The Thermage procedure may cause immediate tightening of the collagen structure, with additional tightening over time.
Once again, the method used should depend upon the patient’s desires, as well as the depth of wrinkles and sun damage. Sit down with your doctor and discuss all of your options, in order to decide which treatment is right for you. Good luck!
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Dr. Daniel Man is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has dedicated his life’s work to helping people look younger and improve their appearance through cosmetic surgery. He is a noted author, artist, inventor and educator. Dr. Man has been featured on major television networks, as well as national and local magazines and newspapers for his work as both a plastic surgeon and an artist. He has a successful private practice in Boca Raton, FL. For more information about Dr. Man, visit www.drman.com.
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