When Skin looks healthier it is.
All skin treatments at Live Young Medical are provided by or directly overseen by Dr. Sweeney and are selected because they are effective and safe. Dr. Sweeney and the Live Young Medical Team will design a treatment program tailored to your specific skin health needs and skin type. Specific details on the treatment procedure and aftercare are provided during your consultation and then again on the treatment day.
Skin Treatments
Photo rejuvenation with IPL or BBL is the mainstay skin treatment at Live Young because it addresses the most common skin concerns: brown sun or age spots, dull discolouration, rosacea and other forms of dilated blood vessels on the face and body. With this type of broadband laser treatment, the energy passes through the skin surface and specifically targets undesirable skin colour features. The skin surface and skin structures such as natural baseline skin colour or freckles are unaffected because it works selectively. Depending on the degree of discolouration 3-5 sessions are usually needed and can be spaced 1 month apart.
The SmartXide DOT is recommended for patients who have been using IPL, Botox® and dermal fillers who would like to do more for their skin’s texture or for the lines and skin laxity these other treatments may not address. It is also an excellent choice as a standalone solution for in depth skin rejuvenation. The DOT works by waking up old inactive skin cells (zombie keratinocytes) and safely breaking down old dysfunctional collagen and triggering new, robust collagen synthesis. The treated skin is smoother, thicker, and healthier- fractionated ablative treatments such as this have been shown to reduce rates of new non- melanoma skin cancers. It is an excellent choice for patients with distressing acne scarring, stretch marks or moderate and severe wrinkles. It effectively treats other signs of skin aging and sun damage on the face, neck and chest such as sunspots, fine lines, crêpiness, sagginess, and enlarged pores.
SecretRF Microneedling (RFMN) is a state-of-the-art technology that deploys microneedles into the skin to deliver radiofrequency energy. The depth and energy can be tailored to specific skin concerns and skin types. RFMN treats skin texture and tone by improving fine lines and wrinkles, skin laxity, redness and acne scars. It can be used on the face, neck, chest, upper arms, hands and legs.
3-5 RFMN sessions are typical for age-related skin changes. For younger skin a single session may be just the thing to reboot the skins collagen and elastin production for firmer glowing skin.
Secret RF is relatively “colour blind” to skin type and can be used on almost all skin types and throughout the year unlike laser skin treatments.
IPL or BBL Photo rejuvenation
Photo rejuvenation with IPL or BBL is the mainstay skin treatment at Live Young because it addresses the most common skin concerns: brown sun or age spots, dull discolouration, rosacea and other forms of dilated blood vessels on the face and body. With this type of broadband laser treatment, the energy passes through the skin surface and specifically targets undesirable skin colour features. The skin surface and skin structures such as natural baseline skin colour or freckles are unaffected because it works selectively. Depending on the degree of discolouration 3-5 sessions are usually needed and can be spaced 1 month apart.
After an IPL series, most people experience noticeable improvements in skin colour and sheen. There may be a mild degree of discomfort during treatment and the skin will feel warm or flushed for several hours following. You can resume usual activities with sun protection immediately following a treatment session. The treated “broken” blood vessels fade over a 2–4-week period while the abnormal pigment darkens then exfoliates over 7-10 days. This may take longer on the chest and thicker skin areas such as the hands or arms.
• Unwanted hair: BBL is also an effective way to remove unwanted hair for skin types I to IV. Hair removal is done permanently and safely. 6-10 treatments may be needed depending on your hair quality and skin colour. Midlife facial hair is tough, if it is brown or black IPL may help.
• Scarring: IPL/BBL may also be effective in reducing the redness in some scars and stretch marks
• IPL may worsen some forms of abnormal hyperpigmentation such as melasma.
Photorejuvenation does not improve moderate and deeper wrinkles which is why other energy-based treatments such as fractional ablative resurfacing or microneedling radiofrequency may be better solutions.
The SmartXide DOT Fractionated Ablative Skin Resurfacing
The SmartXide DOT is recommended for patients who have been using IPL, Botox® and dermal fillers who would like to do more for their skin’s texture or for the lines and skin laxity these other treatments may not address. It is also an excellent choice as a standalone solution for in depth skin rejuvenation. The DOT works by waking up old inactive skin cells (zombie keratinocytes) and safely breaking down old dysfunctional collagen and triggering new, robust collagen synthesis. The treated skin is smoother, thicker, and healthier- fractionated ablative treatments such as this have been shown to reduce rates of new non- melanoma skin cancers. It is an excellent choice for patients with distressing acne scarring, stretch marks or moderate and severe wrinkles. It effectively treats other signs of skin aging and sun damage on the face, neck and chest such as sunspots, fine lines, crêpiness, sagginess, and enlarged pores.
The DOT delivers amazing results for laxity around the eye and for the neck and décolleté, areas that typically have been hard to satisfactorily treat. Even after surgery, crêpiness, discoloration and lines can persist.
The Madonna Lift, a series of DOT treatments for eye rejuvenation raises hooded lids, improving the texture and lines around the eyes. It is an effective alternative to surgery in patients with moderate aging, lid laxity and photodamage.
The DOT can also be used selectively in other areas such as around the mouth for bothersome vertical lip lines.
The DOT is the preferred choice for rejuvenation of the back of the hands, especially when combined with dermal fillers.
You can choose to have one deeper treatment with 10-14 days of downtime or a series of milder treatments with less downtime which deliver comparable results over a longer time frame.
Skin types 1-4 are eligible for treatment with the DOT. As with all laser treatments tanning must be avoided prior to and 12 weeks after treatment to allow the skins cells and regenerative factors to do their work.
Pain control and after care are important aspects of a successful DOT treatment outcome. Dr. Sweeney with discuss management in detail with you as part of the consultation.
SECRET RF Fractionated Radiofrequency Microneedling
- Scars
- Sun damage
- Stretch marks
- Large pores
- Redness & Acne Scars
- General signs of aging
- Skin quality, texture, and appearance
Secret RF Microneedling (RFMN) is a state-of-the-art technology that deploys microneedles into the skin to deliver radiofrequency energy. The depth and energy can be tailored to specific skin concerns and skin types. RFMN treats skin texture and tone by improving fine lines and wrinkles, skin laxity, redness and acne scars. It can be used on the face, neck, chest, upper arms, hands and legs.
3-5 RFMN sessions are typical for age-related skin changes. For younger skin a single session may be just the thing to reboot the skins collagen and elastin production for firmer glowing skin.
Secret RF is relatively “colour blind” to skin type and can be used on almost all skin types and throughout the year unlike laser skin treatments.
• Discomfort is managed using topical numbing and typically described as 4/10.
• The treatment time is 30-60 minutes depending on the size of the treated areas and if multiple skin layers are being treated at once.
• Usual treatments are divided into 3-5 sessions.
• RFMN “downtime” is patient friendly and is due to swelling and redness, the degree differs from patient to patient and treatment area.
• Makeup can be used the following day.
• Other effects include possible warmth, itching and temporary changes to skin sensation and needle grid pattern lasting 2-7 days depending on skin type, on the depth and density and location of treatment.
• The Skin looks refreshed the following week.
• The new collagen and elastin production begins in the following weeks and months as your skin begins the dermal remodeling process. Visible benefits are typically seen in three months after the treatment series is completed and continue to build over the following 3-6 months.
• Medical laser treatments such as ablative fractionated CO2 are well studied safe technologies. While both CO2 and RF can be used for scars, lines and laxity, most skin types can be treated safely and effectively with RF and patients can be treated at any time of the year –whereas laser treatments, even IPL are avoided if there is a risk for suntan on the treated skin.
• Microneedling is a popular treatment but doesn’t have the same regenerative capability. Adding the energy – the RF – makes treatment more effective for improved skin elasticity with similar downtime.
• RF improves skin elasticity when directed to the mid and deep dermis.
Dull skin concerns?
Microdermabrasion and peels using natural acids refresh the skin by improving its texture and sheen through exfoliation- brightening the appearance and increasing the softness of the treated surface. Consider these as a “medical facial” given to safely and comfortably lift the excessive accumulation of the dull, outermost layer of the epidermis.
The Combination of Skin Peels & Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion and peels using natural acids refresh the skin by improving its texture and sheen through exfoliation- brightening the appearance and increasing the softness of the treated surface. Consider these as a “medical facial” given to safely and comfortably lift the excessive accumulation of the dull, outermost layer of the epidermis. The exfoliation is followed with a mask to calm, nourish and protect the freshly treated skin. A tightening serum, stem cell stimulator, peptides or other active ingredients may then be applied to the surface. Exfoliation is an essential aspect of any skin care regime because it enables the active ingredients in the Live Young exfoliation protocol and in your daily skin care products to get to the deeper epidermal cells where they act most effectively.
Microdermabrasion and peels are used alone or in combination (which we commonly do at Live Young) and as a single or series of treatments. The choice depends on your skins initial condition. Men and women of all ages and skin types can benefit if experiencing dry skin and acne. Fair to dark, brown, oily, dry, sensitive, mature and thinning skin is effectively treated; the key is using an individualized approach. Even patients with sensitive rosacea can add a peel series to their program.
Settings, where these are great treatment choices, are acne flares, end of summer or sun holiday dullness, winter dryness, and as a quick skin refresh before a wedding, interview, reunion or other a critical event. Guaranteed to give you an instant glow.
The face is the most commonly treated area. However, the chest and hands benefit equally well.
Microdermabrasion used as pre-treatment before photodynamic and SmartXide DOT™ treatments, and to speed recovery after IPL photorejuvenation. And combined with Blu U can relieve an acne flare.