FotoFacial RF treatments are full face,
neck, hands or body treatments using Intense Pulsed Light and Radio
frequency energy combined in the same pulse. These gentle, no-downtime
treatments are used to improve the cosmetic appearance of the face,
neck or body. The fotofacial brings together the best of aesthetic dermatologic
skin care and cosmetic plastic surgery into one non-invasive procedure.
The FotoFacial procedure has increased in popularity and recognition
to the point where it is now one of the most commonly performed cosmetic
procedures in North America.
The
noticeable changes that have been reported include: Improvement in pink
and brown discoloration, spider veins, pink and brown blemishes, sundamage,
age spots, pore size, acne scarring and wrinkles.
How
does the FotoFacial RF differ from other Photorejuvenation procedures?

In
marrying Intense Pulsed Light and RadioFrequency energy into one treatment,
FotoFacial RF treatments offer the very latest and most effective
high-tech, non-invasive form of non-invasive skin enhancement. Many
other lasers and devices, such as N-lite®, Cooltouch®, SmoothBeam¨,
V-Beam®, IPL photorejuvenation or Intense Pulsed Light systems with
the Quantum® or Vasculight®, claim to deliver state-of-the-art
photorejuvenation. With these basic Photorejuvenation procedures you
may notice a degree of improvement in the appearance of some aspects
of your skin, particularly an improvement in vascular and melanin based
discolorations. However, by combining RadioFrequency and Intense Pulsed
Light into one FotoFacial RF treatment, you will achieve the optimal
degree of enhancement to all components of your skin. By adding the
RadioFrequency to the Intense Pulsed light,\ the FotoFacial RF
procedure can now boast excellent, no downtime wrinkle improvements
together with the significant improvement in redness, rosacea, pinkness,
spider veins, pores and texture.
Each
treatment takes about 30 minutes and involves pulses of bright visible
light and RadioFrequency energy that are passed into the skin. Because
each FotoFacial RF treatment is gentle, most patients require
5 or 6 FotoFacial treatments to see the desired results and they
are performed every 3 weeks. In certain skin types, a microdermabrasion
is performed between FotoFacial treatments to enhance the penetration
of the light and RadioFrequency energy.

After
each treatment, patients can apply makeup and return to normal activities.
The FotoFacial RF treatments have proven to be low risk, are associated
with few complications and patients rarely have downtime or have to
miss work or regular activities. At the completion of the FotoFacial
R program the skin will have achieved a noticeable and consistent
degree of improvement that over 90% of patients are very happy with.
Occasionally, some patients desire an even greater degree of improvement
and these patients will sign up for additional procedures Most FotoFacial
RF patients will just desire to maintain the nice skin enhancements
they achieved from the program and, for these satisfied patients, a
single maintenance FotoFacial RF treatment is recommended every
4-6 months to keep the skin looking vital, even, smooth and youthful.
The
procedure has been featured in Allure, Cosmopolitan, In Style, Vogue,
USA today and numerous national and regional Television shows. Many
Hollywood stars and TV personalities rave about the FotoFacial RF
and credit this procedure for the renewed health and vitality in their
skin. The FotoFacial RF is the next generation in high-tech skin
enhancement