Skin Care Treatment

When a peel won’t give you the look, the glow, the smooth skin and the level of treatment that you require, it is time to start looking a fractional laser skin treatments.

Performed in the higher end salons and medi-spas, the fractional laser promises long term results and it is the treatment that keeps on giving for months to come. In fact you may still be seeing beautifying results up to six months later and the effects are said to be long lasting – 2-3 years by some reports.

How It Works…

The process, on average, takes a few hours to perform. Your down time (again, on average) will be 2-4 days in which you will not want to socialize and perhaps not even be seen by anyone at all. You will experience redness, flaking, perhaps blistering. This is all largely dependant on your skin’s condition, how deep the doctor went into your skin, how many passes of the laser you had and how good your doctor was at the skin care treatment.

There are certainly horror stories online about fractional laser gone wrong. After quite a few hours of research I’ve surmised that most of the poor results were either due to a doctor that was less skilled, the client not purchasing the after care kit, and/or allegic reactions after care. Some of these may be: pets, dust, fragrance on sheets and linens.

The procedure is a literal heat induced creation of tiny tunnels of your skin. The skin swells and the untouched healthy cells grow over and into the tunnels created – giving your skin a smoother surface. Due to the tiny ‘hurts’ your body kicks into action and starts creating more collagen to send to the skin’s surface – creating a youthful, plumper look to your face. Everything ‘lifts’ – if anything was sagging previously.

This treatment has just been approved in Canada (sometime in the past year) and is being performed at clinics across the country from $800-$3,800. Although the lower end fees may seem that you’ll have a less skilled doctor or insufficient treatment to see the results you’d like – that isn’t always the case. What you should ask for when considering one clinic, medi-spa or doctor over another – are before and after photos and testimonials.

I am currently planning on having this treatment done to my facial skin. When I do I will create a daily journal with videos and photos so you can see firsthand how the treatment goes. If possible I will take the video right into the treatment room with me. If you are a doctor looking for a model and a lot of free, future promotion for fractional laser treatments, please contact me using the form below – perhaps we can work out a deal.