The Best Anti-aging Med-spa Treatments

The Best Anti-aging Med-spa Treatments

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While many anti-aging treatments such as wrinkle fillers and Botox focus on hiding the signs of aging, the most effective anti-aging treatments are designed to actively rejuvenate the skin, providing it with a better appearance, elasticity, firmness and moisture.

One exciting new medical spa treatment of this nature is called LED skin rejuvenation. This process uses light to encourage skin cells to multiple and produce collagen, which gives youthful skin its natural firmness. Unlike many popular laser treatments for more youthful skin, this process does not start by damaging the skin to promote growth. This makes the procedure safer than laser skin treatments and also reduces recovery time from any redness or swelling. While LED skin rejuvenation does require several treatments over a few weeks or months, it is pain free, unlike laser procedures.

Another light-based treatment is the Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatment, sometimes called a photofacial or fotofacial. This procedure works by encouraging the blood vessels under the skin to constrict, reducing lines and facial redness. This is a great treatment for anti-aging concerns as well as hereditary skin discolorations and splotches. While there's some discomfort involved and swelling is a common side effect, these heal quickly. A series of IPL photo-rejuvenation treatments is also available, which additionally stimulates collagen growth to promote the ongoing development of more youthful skin.

Thermage is another anti-aging procedure that also stimulates ongoing collagen development. This procedure uses radio waves to stimulate collagen growth through heat, and unlike many other procedures requires no healing time, because all the work on the skin is happening in the deep tissues and not on the surface.

When considering anti-aging treatments, always be sure to ask whether the procedure you're considering will merely improve the appearance of the skin or if it will help it to heal from the effects of age and damage from activities such as sun exposure, alcohol consumption and smoking. The best anti-aging treatments are those that do more than just change the skin's appearance, but help it to heal and regenerate in order to maintain a more youthful tone.

It is important to remember that even these regenerative treatments must be re-administered periodically, as the battle against aging is an ongoing one that science is just beginning to catch up with. Additionally, while many of these rejuvenating treatments are billed as having minimal side-effects, all treatments carry some risk. Be sure to get informed before you decide on a procedure and discuss your medical history and reactions to any past anti-aging procedures you've had with your doctor.

The information in the article is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your health care provider. We encourage you to discuss any decisions about treatment or care with an appropriate medical professional.

About the Author:
Racheline Maltese is a writer for Yodle, a business directory and online advertising company. Find a med spa or more med spa articles at Yodle Consumer Guide. The Best Anti-Aging Med-Spa Treatments



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