Fraxel and fractionated lasers have revolutionized the treatment of various tough skin conditions, such as acne scarring.  Fraxel works by breaking up the deeply penetrating laser beam into tiny fractions which are spread out over a broader area.  With each treatment, only a portion, such as 20%, is treated and the tiny areas heal quickly.  The effect over a large area is quite significant and causes smoothing out and tightening.  Over the course of several treatments, as much as 100% of the skin is treated.  In the era before fractionated lasers, such treatment had much greater risks of scarring and extensive down-time for healing.  Fraxel, however, allows more controlled and safer treatment that is even safe enough to be performed on darker-skinned patients.  Fraxel has been shown to be effective for acne scarring/pitting, as well as wrinkles, melasma, scars, and stretch marks. Call TMD to see if Fraxel is right for you.

We throw big Botox parties at TMD now and then.  These are fun and the patients that attend tell us that the experience is very enjoyable.  Some people may prefer to have their own “private Botox party.”  Now you can arrange a private Botox party for you and at least two others at TMD Medispa.  If you schedule at least you and 2 friends back to back to get Botox treatment, everyone receives Botox for only $9/unit.*  We will even provide refreshments!  Call to inquire on how to set this up!

*Minimum 10 units per person to qualify for special pricing.

Laser and IPL hair removal require at least 6 sessions to be effective for the long term.  The reason for this is that only a portion of your hair follicles are actively growing hair at any time.  It’s the hair that absorbs laser light and transmits that energy to the hair follicle, thereby damaging it.  Those hair follicles that aren’t growing hair are essentially invisible to the laser.  Each time that a hair follicle with hair is hit by the laser, it will either be damaged or completely destroyed.  So with each treatment, more and more hair follicles are completely or nearly destroyed.

Another variable that affects the number of laser treatments you need is hair color, coarseness, and skin color.  Hair must be darker than the surrounding skin for treatment to be effective.  The ideal candidate is someone with light skin and dark hair.  If you have tanned skin and light hair, then you are a poor candidate for laser hair removal.  Patients with mostly gray, white, or blond hair are also poor candidates.  Coarse hair is better than fine hair since it presents a larger target for the laser.  Very fine or peach fuzz-like hair, such as occurs on the upper lip in women, can be challenging for laser hair removal.

Although 6-8 sessions are commonly enough for people to get satisfactory long term laser hair removal, your clinician will go over what you can expect during your free consultation at TMD Medispa.