NON SURGICAL LASER PROCEDURES:
Dr. Moelleken and his staff offer an array of laser treatments. New advances in the latest lasers greatly reduce the discomfort associated with treatments and increase the effectiveness of the lasers. Safety profiles are higher than ever and newer lasers are suitable for use on all skin types. Dr. Moelleken employs the very latest in laser technology. Because his office offers an array of laser treatments, as well as surgery, Dr. Moelleken and his staff do not oversell the benefits of laser. While lasers are very useful, and a crucial compenent of a patient’s optimal aesthetic outcome, you will not hear Dr. Moelleken touting “laser facelifts” as being equivalent to, or a replacement of, traditional facelift surgery. Instead, they improve the results of a well done 360 facelift even more.
Laser treatments are now more economical than ever, with treatments costing a fraction of what they historically cost!
IPL Treatments / AFT Treatments Also Known as “Photofacials”
Intense Pulsed Light treatments, or Photofacials, are one of the most effective treatments for removing discoloration and providing smooth, even-toned skin. Wish you could leave the house without foundation? Seeing more sun spots the older you get? Whatever the cause of your discoloration (rosacea, sun spots, freckles, scars, melasma) Photofacials can help you achieve the smooth-skinned look that is just beyond the reach of any topical cream or spa facials.
Unique to our new technology, the Harmony XL offers AFT treatments which allow all of the light from the laser to be channeled into useful wavelengths, rather than have the useless bandwidth heat the skin and cause pain. This AFT technology allows lower settings to be used with the same clinical results, and less heat to the patient. Cooled heads further reduce the discomfort. While treatments are considered mildly uncomfortable, most patients undergo photofacials without the need even for topical numbing creams.
IPL / AFT treatments are most useful for any issue involving uneven skin tone or facial discoloration. These treatments will also help tighten skin, rebuild collagen, and reduce pore size.
Fractional Resurfacing
There are several lasers that help with wrinkle reduction, stretch marks and fine lines. Depending on the down time light fractional erbium lasers to heavy fractional erbium, to light fractional CO2 to fully ablative CO2 lasers offer something for every skin type. While chemical peels are not antique, lasers offer much more precise and predictable results than chemical peels do.
Recovery varies from zero (light settings) to about 7 days for a fully ablative CO2 laser. Dr. Moelleken has always performed CO2 laser treatments conservatively, so he does not have a generation of patients with white skin who had prolonged healing.
Laser Resurfacing
Laser Resurfacing lasers help improve skin texture, fine lines, acne scars, stretch marks or mild skin laxity. The degree of improvement, the number of treatments required, the down-time associated with recovery are variable and directly related to the treatment strength and the technology selected. In his office, Dr. Moelleken offers a wide array of fractional laser resurfacing treatments, ranging from light treatments with the pixel erbium laser (1-2 days downtime, mild redness) to the deepest, to fractional CO2 resurfacing, to the most dramatic results with the CO2 laser.
For the first time, there is literally a resurfacing laser for every skin type!
Pain-Free Laser Hair Removal
One of the most exciting new additions to the office, is the Super Hair Removal hand piece on our Harmony XL. Patients get lasting or permanent hair removal from the face and body, WITHOUT pain! This is possible only with the newest generation of laser technology, cooled heads, and “area technology” rather than “point technology”.
Most hair removal lasers are still quite uncomfortable or downright painful. Our treatments are easy, fast and produce results with every session. Also, this area-specific technology can be used on ANY skin type (including dark and/or tanned skin), without the usual restrictions on sun exposure.
Treatments are performed on skin that is cleanly shaven, which means no need to grow out hair before treatments. The Super Hair Removal technology uses a low-energy pulse which repeatedly covers the area to slowly disable hair follicles so they can no longer produce new hairs. Patients generally require anywhere from 4 to 8 sessions to produce final results, with touch-ups recommended once to twice a year.
Skin Tightening
New skin tightening lasers benefit patients who have slight skin laxity and irregularities of subcutaneous tissues. These are achieved with the Accent radiofrequency device, or the Alma Pro machine.
Acne
Acne treatments with a variety of bacteria-reducing and fractional and ablative resurfacing greatly benefit the acne patient. Many patients with existing scarring can have resurfacing to reduce their scarring and improve the smoothness of their face. In the right patient, there are other procedures that can improve the results with acne scarred skin even further.
Lasers instead of Surgery
Laser is an exciting technique and offers surgery without incisions, an attractive and economical alternative to larger surgeries for many patients. Dr. Moelleken will always present the spectrum of treatments available, from minimally invasive to surgery, so that each patient can decide for themselves which treatment suits their schedule, recovery time and budget best.
