PLASMA SKIN TIGHTENING

What is Plasma Skin Tightening?

Plasma Skin Tightening (also called Fibroblast) is a non-invasive cosmetic treatment that helps minimize excessive or sagging skin and improves the tone and texture of the skin. It is a less expensive and can be a safer alternative to invasive cosmetic surgeries (such as eye lifts, brow lift or tummy tucks), but results can be just as effective with much less downtime.

Plasma Skin Tightening can also be used to remove skin tags and improve the appearance of stretch marks and acne scars. Although Plasma Skin Tightening is not surgery, it can deliver similar results. It’s a win-win-win (cheaper, safer, less downtime) over plastic surgery.

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How Does Plasma Skin Tightening Work?

Plasma is one of the states of matter (the others being gas, liquids and solids). During a Plasma Skin Tightening treatment, plasma is created by electricity generated by an extremely accurate hand-held device that ionizes with oxygen and nitrogen in the air to create an electrical arc. Think of this electrical arc as being like a lightning bolt. When this lightning bolt hits the skin, it vaporizes liquid in the skin at the point of contact. The area around that point of contact tightens and shrinks. This is how Plasma Skin Tightening works to lift the skin. It also removes damaged epidermal cells and stimulates the fibroblasts in your skin to produce new collagen.

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Who is this treatment for?

Plasma Skin Tightening is very effective in treating several skincare issues. You would be a good candidate for this procedure if you are concerned about:

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· Baggy lower eyelids
· Excessive upper eyelid skin
· Crows feet
· Thin lips
· Sagging jowl and neck skin
· Scars, including acne scars
· Stretch marks
· Loose stomach skin
· Deep line and wrinkles around the mouth 

This treatment should not be used on women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Plasma Skin Tightening works best on light-medium skin tones. Very dark skin tones sometimes experience hyperpigmentation (dark spots) or hypopigmentation (light spots) following treatment.

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 What can I expect?

On the day of your appointment, Sandy recommends taking an antihistamine 30 minutes prior to your appointment time. This will help with any swelling that you may experience. You can also continue to take antihistamines for swelling a few days following your treatment. A numbing agent will be applied to the areas that will be treated.

Sandy will use the hand-held device on the targeted area. You may feel some heat, which may be uncomfortable and slightly irritating. Immediately after treatment, the area will be red and mildly swollen with some discoloration (tiny brown marks that look like scabs), however you will see results immediately. The area may feel like it’s been sunburned, this feeling may last a few hours post-treatment, and the swelling may intensify and last up to 2-3 days. The eye area usually experiences the most swelling. All side effects should subside within 5 -12 days depending on the individual and area treated and the results will also improve over the course of 6 weeks.

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Sandy will provide you with aftercare instruction to ensure best results. For most people, driving immediately after the treatment is fine. However, if your eye area was treated, it may be best to come with someone that can drive you afterward.

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How long is the treatment?

This procedure usually takes 30-40 minutes, depending on the size of the area being treated.

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How often should I get this treatment?

The results are very similar to cosmetic surgery and should be just as long-lasting. However, like all surgical and cosmetic procedures, the effects are not 100% permanent. The number of treatments required will vary according to the area being treated, the desired results and the individual’s response to the treatment. Most people only need two treatments, but some may benefit from an additional treatment after 6-8 weeks for maximum results. It is very uncommon to need more than three treatments.

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Why should you care about Fibroblasts?

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Do you remember when you were younger and your face was supple and rounder than it is now (regardless of your age)?

That all comes from this beautiful collagen called type I. It’s a collagen you have TONS of in your youth but is slowly replaced by type III collagen over time. Picture type I collagen as well organized, supple and hearty, while your type III is loose, disorganized and smooshy.

When you stimulate fibroblasts, they get to work creating white blood cells to repair the tissue damage on the surface and recreate lots of nice, healthy collagen type I, transforming you back to your youthful self! They won’t do this work on their own. Most of them lay dormant until you have a wound that needs repair, so the plasma gas actually creates their activity.

It’s in this way that a Fibroblast treatment reverses aging. It also:

• Forms fresh new surface skin

• Increases elastin production

• Removes cellular trash

• Releases growth factors

• Actually INCREASES the thickness of skin