GET YOUR SKIN WHAT IT WANTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS - THERMAGE!

Question: What’s one of the biggest issues in skin care?
Answer: Anti-aging.

We all want to regain what nature and the years have taken from us. We craft elaborate and monotonous skin care routines that only mask the problem instead of eliminating it. These problems pick at our self-confidence daily and leave us begging for a miracle…

…which has finally arrived!

Thermage is a breakthrough in anti-aging skin care. This non-invasive skin therapy aims to permanently remove those irksome imperfections once and for all. It’s a single-treatment procedure that helps tighten, smooth and contour your skin without surgery or injections. The secret is in the spark: Thermage uses radio frequency waves (aka CRF, capacity radiofrequency) to reach the deeper layers of skin and stimulate the body’s natural renewal and production of collagen.

There’s no pain or recovery time associated with Thermage. A session typically can last from less than a half an hour to a maximum of two hours, depending of course on the size of the area being treated. Most patients experience only sensations of warming and cooling during the procedure. The result is firmer-feeling skin after only one session, followed almost immediately by a more youthful appearance overall.

So throw away your creams and gels and kiss those droning routines goodbye. This is a gift that keeps on giving every time you look in the mirror!

THE FAST-TRACK TO FABULOUS SKIN: WHAT FRAXEL LASER TREATMENTS CAN DO FOR YOU

From sun spots to age spots, stretch marks to acne scars, your skin is exposed to environmental and biological threats on a daily basis. These not only take a toll on you physically, but emotionally as well, decreasing your overall sense of self-confidence. Temporary solutions like creams and cover-ups only mask blemishes and ultimately just add to our frustrations, so isn’t there a way to permanently remove those imperfections quickly and easily?

Yes! The time has come to take back your skin.

Revitalize your damaged skin cells with Fraxel, an FDA-approved microlaser therapy specifically designed to treat multiple skin conditions with remarkable results.

Fraxel works to awaken the subsurface cells so they revitalize themselves naturally. Only a small fraction of the skin is treated at a time, leaving the area surrounded by healthy, unaffected tissue. By using a “fractional” method, it allows the skin to heal faster and more thoroughly, promoting the growth of new, tighter tissue.

“Lasers…won’t that hurt?”

The Fraxel laser safely penetrates the skin down to the dermis without breaking its protective outer layer. Topical anesthesia is used, eliminating the chance of any possible discomfort. Therapy is stretched over the course of an average of 3-5 treatments, spaced 2-4 weeks apart, and is completed in about 30 minutes. Many patients notice a significant improvement within the first two treatments.

So what are you waiting for! Finally get rid of age/sun spots, acne scarring, stretch marks, melasma (the mask of pregnancy) and crow’s feet once and for all.

HOPE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST STRETCH MARKS

Stretch marks – the two dirtiest words in skin. All of us hate them and yet most of us have them. They are unsightly, seemingly impossible to get rid of and a major factor in self-consciousness. Statistically affecting 90% of pregnant women, 70% of adolescent women and 40% of adolescent men, you can be sure no one is immune.

Know Your Enemy

Stretch marks are thin linear scars that initially appear red/purple and get lighter over time. Main causes are pregnancy, adolescent hormonal and weight changes and exercise/mass gain. They can appear all over the body, but the most common places are where the most fat resides (e.g. breasts, hips/thighs, abdomen, buttocks, etc). Prevention is futile, most experts say, so let’s talk treatment.

Topical vs. Laser Therapy

While topical treatments like cocoa butter and vitamin-enriched creams are easily accessible and commonly used, they typically just mask the problem instead of getting to the root of the condition.

Microlasers, like Fraxel and IPL, are designed to be a quick and simple way to permanently remove the look of stretch marks. The Fraxel laser safely penetrates the skin down to the dermis without breaking its protective outer layer. Topical anesthesia is used, eliminating the chance of any possible discomfort.

For more information on Fraxel, check out our FAQ here.

How to Get Rid of Acne

How to get rid of acne? Acne has always been a common problem in teenagers and now becoming a common problem in many adults. In fact, over 60 million americans now suffer from acne.

Dealing with acne can be quite frustrating, especially if you have tried everything from oral to topical medication, expensive face washes, and even harsh chemical peels. Isolaz, the acne light treatment revolusionized how acne can now be treated. Isolaz, an acne treatment available in Philadelphia at Jardin Medical Spa combines a vacuum and a painless broadband light to deeply cleanse ad purify your pores from he inside out.

Isolaz is not a one time treatment. You will typically need 6 treatments, one week spaced apart to thoroughly clean your pores. The vacuum acts as a plunger and pulls dirt and oil out to the surface of the skin, the broadband light then kills off the bacteria sitting in the sebaceous gands. With each visit, you will see clearer skin. Patients are recommended to stay on a maintennce program to keep their acne under control. This maintenance program varies from patient to patient, depending on the severity of their acne and breakouts.

Isolaz is also used to shrink pore size, and reduce oil production leaving your skin less oily and clearer and cleaner looking.

For more information on Isolaz, please visit www.jardinmedical.com. To see if you are a candidate for Isolaz, please call 484-562-0591 to speak to someone about scheduling a complimentary consultation.

How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks

Men and women both experience stretch marks. They are embarrassing and hard to get rid of, or so we think. With today's medical technology, stretch marks can actually be a thing in the past. Stretch marks result from skin that has been overstretched. It can be overstretched from pregnancy, body building, and extreme weight gain. They can be found anywhere on the body, but most commonly abdomen, breasts, buttocks, legs and upper arms.

The Fraxel laser, a non ablative laser can now reduce, if not eliminate the appearance of stretch marks. The fresher and newer stretch marks are (typically less than 5 years) the better the results. This does not mean that older stretch marks cannot be treated. You will see a reduction, however the results are not the same as the fresh new ones.

Fraxel gently kills off damaged tissue and leaving you with soft smooth skin. It works by creating tiny wounds deep in the skin This triggers the body´s natural healing process to remodel collagen and replace damaged tissue with younger, smoother, healthier skin. And since Fraxel is a fractionated laser, it only treats a fraction of your skin ata time leaving the surrounding tissue intact and therefore helping your skin heal much faster. Results are beautiful smooth skin with no downtime (except with some redness and downtime). For more information or if you would like to schedule a complimentary consultation to see if Fraxel can help with your stretch marks, call Jardin Medical Spa at 484-562-0591 or visit www.jardinmedical.com, a leader in fraxel philadelphia.

For a video on Fraxel, click the link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK_JySKIE3E

Melasma Treatment and Photos

Melasma is a common skin disorder, known as "mask of pregnancy". Women see dark facial pigmentation on their cheeks, lips, nose, and forehead. The discoloration can vary in color intensity and does vary from person to person. Melasma is more common in Asians, Hispanics, Arabs, and North Africans. The cause is not really known but it is linked to melanin production. The amount of melanin produced is dependant on several factors, including; heredity, exposure to sun, birth control pills, and certain medications (such as Tetracyline).

Women with melasma often feel extremely frustrated because nothing seems to work for them. But the truth is, melasma can be controlled very nicely with the help of a medical spa. There are a few options to getting that pigmentation under control and minimizing the darkness on the skin. These options include chemical peels (TCA, glycolic, azaleic, kojic and more), skin lightening agents (hydroquinone and other pure botanicals), sunscreens (mineral based zinc and titanium), and lasers such as fraxel.

Women with melasma need to schedule consultations to see which option or options will work best for them. Typically after any treatment, you will need to continue on a skin lightening agent and incorporate that into your everyday skin care routine. Jardin Medical Spa, located 10 minutes from Philadelphia can help and give you that beautiful skin back. For more information on the chemical peels, lasers, and at home skin care products, please visit our website at www.jardinmedical.com.

Fraxel Acne Scars in Philadelphia

Everyone at some point or another has to deal with acne. The lucky ones get out without the scarring. With todays medical technology, there are a few options that can actually help soften and sometimes virtually eliminate acne scars, yes, even ice pick scarring. The Fraxel laser at Jardin Medical Spa is designed to target your acne scars by treating thousands of microscopic areas of the skin. It uses a pinpoint laser beam to penetrate the skins surface and turn cells over leaving you with smooth, soft healthy skin. To eliminate and reduce most of your scarring, you will typically need about 4-5 treatments. Expect to be red with mild swelling for a day or two depending on how aggressive the treatment is. If you have lived with adult acne scars all your life, believe it or not, there is something you can do about it now. You can visit http://www.jardinmedical.com/ for more information on fraxel, to see some before and after photos, and schedule a complimentary consultation.