Finest Laser Therapies After Pores and skin Tightening

With extra sufferers than ever earlier than requesting skin-tightening therapies (the GLP-1 increase is a giant issue), readers are asking for methods to optimize their procedures for the most effective general consequence. Pores and skin tighteners are nice for firming up lax pores and skin, however they will’t change the standard of the pores and skin, which is the place lasers come into play. For complete rejuvenation, many sufferers are choosing the twin method, and docs inform us they completely love the way in which they feel and appear. “Pairing lasers with skin-tightening therapies constantly elevates outcomes, serving to sufferers obtain smoother, firmer and extra radiant pores and skin,” says New York dermatologist Blair Murphy Rose, MD. Right here, the most effective lasers to pair with skin-tightening therapies, in response to main dermatologists.

Featured Consultants

• Blair Murphy Rose, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based mostly in New York Metropolis
• Ellen Marmur, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based mostly in New York Metropolis
• Robert Finney, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based mostly in New York Metropolis

The Finest Laser Therapies After Pores and skin-Tightening Procedures

New York dermatologist Robert Finney, MD has numerous expertise with pores and skin tighteners, and says they will safely be mixed with most lasers. “I had Ultherapy at my former observe, and I’ve Sofwave at my present observe. I usually do that therapy alone, per affected person choice, and the good factor is that there isn’t a downtime. That being stated, vascular lasers, IPL/BBL, Clear + Sensible, Fraxel, LaseMD and Moxi are all nice to do proper after Sofwave. The most effective lasers to pair with pores and skin tightening therapies are affected person dependent.” Scroll by to see which laser is finest on your particular issues.

The Laser: BBL Heroic

“I really like stacking procedures with pores and skin tightening!” says New York dermatologist Ellen Marmur, MD. “My trademark is ‘Preservation Getting older,’ which is to age in addition to we presumably can and appear like our greatest selves as naturally as doable, for so long as we will. I stack Ultherapy, Thermage and SkinTyte skin-tightening procedures with BBL Heroic for sun-damage spots.”

The Laser: Fraxel

Dr. Murphy Rose makes use of Sofwave, which she likes to pair with the Fraxel laser. “In relation to optimizing outcomes from noninvasive skin-tightening procedures, pairing Sofwave with Fraxel can ship highly effective, synergistic advantages,” she says. “Sofwave makes use of next-generation high-frequency ultrasound know-how to stimulate collagen and elastin manufacturing deep inside the dermis, making it a gold normal for lifting and tightening with out downtime.” Fraxel, however, is right for sufferers in search of extra dramatic enhancements in texture, tone and pigmentation (usually the results of solar harm) and it additionally supplies some extra tightening by itself. “It targets the pores and skin’s floor layers with fractional laser vitality, refining pores, softening traces, and fading discoloration and visual solar harm, making it a wonderful pairing for Sofwave’s deeper dermal tightening,” Dr. Murphy Rose provides. “The downtime for Fraxel is about 5 to seven days and normally entails redness, gentle swelling and roughness, with or with out peeling.”

Dr. Marmur additionally combines Ultherapy, Thermage and SkinTyte procedures with Fraxel for wrinkly, porous pores and skin. “And after these two therapies, many sufferers additionally go for a saturating chemical peel like Jessners to make their pores and skin tremendous smooth,” she says.  

The Laser: Clear + Sensible

For individuals who are new to lasers, sufferers with extra delicate pores and skin or these on the lookout for refined refinement and radiance, Dr. Murphy Rose recommends pairing your skin-tightening process with Clear + Sensible. “It pairs superbly with Sofwave,” she says. “It enhances pores and skin readability and smoothness whereas complementing Sofwave’s firming results with out including vital downtime. There’s very minimal downtime with Clear + Sensible, however the outcomes usually are not as vital as with Fraxel.”

When you have melanin-rich pores and skin, Dr. Murphy Rose says it’s essential to notice that neither Fraxel or Clear + Sensible is an efficient choice. “For these with darker pores and skin who want to tighten and raise with ultrasound, but additionally obtain floor results to enhance complexion, they need to go for a non-laser technique like a radio-frequency microneedling or a chemical peel.” Click on right here to examine the most effective lasers for melanin-rich pores and skin.

The Laser: Tixel 2

Dr. Marmur additionally likes to make the most of the Tixel 2 laser after pores and skin tightening on the face and neck. “I usually polish the crepey pores and skin beneath the eyes, above the higher lip and on the neck with Tixel 2, a really superficial, thermal, mechanical laser therapy that primarily thickens the pores and skin’s look so it doesn’t look so skinny and wrinkled.”

The Laser: Vbeam/Vascular Lasers

“If the affected person has rosacea or damaged blood vessels, vascular lasers [like Vbeam, etc.] in combo are very useful,” says Dr. Finney.

The Laser: CO2

“Once I do heavier-duty fractional lasers, particularly when CO2 is within the combine, I want to separate the therapies [the laser and skin tightener] quite than performing them again to again in a single session,” says Dr. Finney. “It is because I must dial again the settings so as to keep away from bulk-heating the dermis, and thus sufferers wouldn’t get as a lot enchancment from every particular person therapy.”