LASER TREATMENTS WITH THE SPECTRUM IN NYC

A fully Ablative skin resurfacing will yield more significant results in a shorter period of time.

Because water is such a critical component in the epidermal and dermal tissue, the Erbium: YAG laser is capable of rapidly vaporizing water residing in the skin. This unique wavelength delivers an almost instant skin ablation while limiting heat damage in the surrounding area. Unlike CO2, Erbium is a more superficial skin resurfacing tool for polishing the skin. The Erbium: YAG laser is capable of achieving superior resurfacing results, while offering many advantages to the patient, such as shorter healing time, reduced erythema, less risk of pigmentary change, and more flexibility for facial skin resurfacing. 

Unlike a CO2 laser, an erbium laser is a gentler approach to the skin, hence why it is named the “micro laser peel.” The erbium laser is usually more of a superficial treatment than a CO2 laser and will help treat fine lines, some hyperpigmentation, and mild scarring. 

PROVIDES A SAFER,  MORE ACCURATE AND LESS PAINFUL METHOD OF RESTORING A SOFTER, SMOOTHER AND YOUTHFUL SKIN.

• mild scars
• melasma
• fine lines & wrinkles
• skin texture & tone
• improve skin quality

 Good candidates: Skin Type I-V

Intense pulsed light (IPL) is a cosmetic skin treatment. People may use it to reduce the signs of aging, pigmentation, vasculature, reduce acne, or remove unwanted hair. An IPL treatment uses the power of broadband light to deliver pulses of intense light to penetrate the layers of the skin. Most patients describe experiencing a fast, pinching sensation during treatment, with minimal discomfort. 

Unlike lasers, an IPL device sends out more than one wavelength of pulsating light. It can treat a range of skin conditions at the same time. After IPL, you may look younger because your skin tone is more even. While laser therapy uses a set wavelength depending on the procedure, intense pulsed light therapy uses multiple different wavelengths of light released in pulses. You can think of it as a strobe light passing along the skin. IPL isn’t a focused beam like a laser. It instead is dispersed beams of light that work together. As the light penetrates down to the second layer of skin, it allows the cells to absorb its energy, heat up, and eventually destroy the pigmentation within the cell. This is how age spots, other discoloring blemishes, moles, birthmarks, and rosacea are diminished.

A REJUVENATING TECHNOLOGY DELIVERING IMPROVED SKIN APPEARANCE

• skin tone
• wrinkles
• photoaging
• skin rejuvenation
• photo-facials
• sun damaged skin
• uneven pigmentation
• scars
• spider veins
• vascular lesions
• rosacea
• acne

Good candidates: Skin Type I-IV

DIODE HAS BEEN CLINICALLY PROVEN TO BE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR HAIR REMOVAL

Often referred to as the gold standard in hair removal, the Diode laser 810nm wavelength is highly reliable, has high papilla absorption, and can address a wide range of skin types, including skin types V and VI. Laser energy is selectively absorbed by melanin (brown) in the hair follicle and converted to heat, injuring the hair follicle during its growth phase to help reduction. Works best on dark black/brown hair follicles on all skin types, will not work on blonde/red/grey hairs. Studies demonstrate that the 810nm Diode’s advanced Speed Technology has the industry’s highest coverage rate and gives operators the ability to treat at 10 hertz (pulses) per second. 

HOW DOES THE SPECTRUM 810 DIODE FROM OTHER LASER TREATMENTS?

The 810 Diode on the Spectrum laser has built-in contact cooling to protect the surface of the skin, making the treatment a comfortable, pain-free experience for patients. 

The Spectrum's  1064nm Long Pulsed YAG (LPY)Laser allows to precisely treat visible vessels, broken capillaries, spider veins, and vascular lesions by using laser energy. The treatment is tailored to match one’s skin condition and desired result. All skin areas can be treated with the LPY laser.  

 The laser gives energy to the skin, which is absorbed by blood vessels, scars, port wine stains, hemangiomas, and other vascular lesions. This relatively quick, comfortable procedure can eliminate blood vessels by precise tissue heating, i.e. energy is directed against the vessels alone and does not alter the surrounding skin. Usually, the vessels collapse during the treatment session, but there can be some post-treatment redness and swelling. Following treatment sessions with aggressive sun protection practices can produce longer-lasting results and prevent formation of similar lesions.

INDICATIONS FOR USE:

• telangiectasias
• spider veins
• hemangiomas
• port wine stains
• cherry angiomas
• scars

A Q switched laser pulses high power laser beams with such precision that they don’t have any thermal interaction with tissues. This means that it produces minimal damage to surrounding tissues internally and targets only the tattoo ink pigments. An added benefit of this is a quicker and less complicated healing time. 

The Q Switched laser has been determined as a gold standard for tattoo removal. It works by producing extremely short pulses of high energy light. The light is then absorbed by the particles of the tattoo pigment but doesn’t get absorbed by the surrounding skin. The tattoo pigment then heats up and starts to break down into small particles. 

A Q-Switch laser may also be used to treat pigmented lesions including age spots, freckles, sunspots and some birthmarks, it targets the melanin in the superficial layer of your skin. When the pigmented lesion absorbs the light energy from the Q-Switch Laser it gets converted into heat. 

What color tattoos can be treated?

Good:  Black, Blue, Dark Blue, Dark Green, Brown, Red, Purple, Orange. 

Difficult: Tan, Yellow, Bright Green, Sky Blue. 

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT Q-SWITCHED TATTOO REMOVAL?

Spectrum Q-switched laser is the only technology that is able to penetrate down to the dermis and shatter tattoo ink (via photo acoustic waves) without causing damage to the surrounding skin tissue.