Skin care treatments can be confusing. There are literally hundreds, with each new 'wonder treatment' promising to be better than everything else.
To help simplify things, you'll find an overview of all the skin treatments I provide below. If you want to find out more about a treatment, including prices and specials, you can click on its link to go through to the full page.
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Diamond Microdermabrasion ★ Rockhampton Skin Treatments
Diamond Microdermabrasion is the starting point. There's no pain and it actually feels quite nice.
The goal with Diamond Micro is to gently abraid the old dead skin cells off the surface and also suck the goop out of your pores.
It's basically a deep clean, followed by a light nourishing moisturiser to leave you skipping out the door feeling fresh.
You can use Diamond Micro as a standalone treatment or as foundational prep before the other skin treatments.
IPL Photo Rejuvenation ★ Rockhampton Skin Treatments
For Photo Rejuvenation, I use PTF, an advanced form of IPL (intense pulsed light). Photo Rejuve means 'make your skin look younger using light'.
As the light passes through your skin, it looks for specific targets (chromophores), then converts to heat to help destroy them. Think freckles, skin blemishes, and broken capillaries.
Fine lines will also soften over the course of treatments due to the simultaneous impact of heating collagen fibres, but if you are particularly focused on wrinkle reduction, RF Skin Tightening is a stronger solution.
IPL Photo Rejuve treatments can be mildly uncomfortable but are not painful. You will have at least some skin pinkness afterwards which can last from a few hours to several days depending on the depth or size of the area being treated.
Except for when specifically treating broken capillaries, Diamond Micro can be combined with IPL Photo Rejuve to clean away surface debris that may inhibit treatment, and also to refresh the skin from previous treatments.
IPL Acne Removal ★ Rockhampton Skin Treatments
IPL Acne Removal targets a compound in acne called porphyrin. Effectively targeted, each porphyrin cell releases a single oxygen molecule which is fatal to the acne virus.
Most IPL units can't effectively target porphyrin as it responds best to a very specific wavelength of yellow light; 420 - 440nM. My PTF units nail this nicely.
Note though that this treatment is for live acne outbreaks, not scarring.
To treat acne scarring, I recommend alternating treatments of IPL Photo Rejuve to target uneven colour with RF Skin Tightening to straighten collagen fibres.
Treatments can be mildly uncomfortable but are not painful. Though not essential, I generally recommend Diamond Micro immediately before the treatment to remove any pus and debris that might otherwise block the light.
RF Skin Tightening ★ Rockhampton Skin Treatments
RF is short for Radio Frequency. RF Skin Tightening uses sound waves to generate heat deep in the skin. This helps straighten collagen fibres in the dermis, which in turn reduces wrinkles and scarring.
RF Skin Tightening can be used with bipolar, tripolar, and multipolar heads, which allows treatments to be performed on small or large body areas.
This versatility makes RF ideal for helping to smooth cellulite, saggy skin, and stretch marks.
Some response might be immediately visible or in the days that follow, however the treatments are targeting new skin layers, so the effects are progressively noticeable over 6 to 8 weeks.
RF Skin Tightening is a standalone procedure but can also be combined with any other treatment on this page. Treatments can be a little uncomfortable but not painful. Some clients have actually said the deep warmth feels nice.
40K Fat Cavitation ★ Rockhampton Skin Treatments
Ultrasound 40K Fat Cavitation, (also called Body Sculpting) breaks down the bonds that form between fat cells.
The resulting waste material is then expelled via the body's natural elimination processes. Some is also converted to energy.
During treatment, you will experience varying degrees of high pitched sound. Since this is happening within your body, only you can hear it, not me.
You will also feel warmth in the treated areas, however this should not be too uncomfortable. Some results may be immediately visible but generally it happens over a period of weeks.
Results are vastly improved if you exercise regularly and manage your diet during the course of treatments.