Pre Procedure Care
Cleaning is an important step prior to any daily skin care routine as well as immediately prior to a non-ablative cosmetic procedure. It's important to remove every trace of makeup and surface debris to help ensure even and effective penetration of the treatment.Additionally, skin should be prepped to optimally receive the benefits of cosmetic procedures through enhanced exfoliation. This will help keep skin strong and will also help improve the healing process.
Post Procedure Care
Immediately following a cosmetic procedure, it is important to manage irritation and visible redness of the skin.There are three distinct phases of the skin healing process. These phases may be important to the long-term recovery process and key to optimizing the outcome of cosmetic procedures.
The first phase begins immediately post procedure. Because any injury to the skin elicits an inflammatory response, skin may be irritated, red, tight, dry and tender. Irritation is skin's expected and productive reaction to initiate proper healing support and fend off infection.
In the second phase, skin is stimulated to rebuild the tissue and collagen required for healthy skin. This vital function bolsters skin's ability to protect itself from further damage as it heals.
The third phase involves further collagen restructuring to strengthen skin and help prolong the benefits of cosmetic procedures. This restructuring helps to create a more even skin tone and reduce the appearance of visible lines and wrinkles.
Shortening recovery time, yet not disrupting the natural wound healing process of the skin, can reduce discomfort such as dryness, irritation, itching and tightness.
Ongoing Maintenance
Long-term maintenance is important to healthy skin during a cycle of non-surgical cosmetic procedures and essential to keeping skin condition optimized and strong. Patients undergoing dermatological procedures must constantly manage their skin's condition to help complement the outcome of procedures, bolster skin and help prevent the onset of the visible signs of aging.
