Skin Resurfacing

Cutting-edge skin resurfacing treatments reverse signs of aging like wrinkles and sagging skin. Visit Kenya Williams, MD, and the Suburban Medical Aesthetics team in Evanston, Illinois, to discover the benefits of these minimally invasive procedures. The practice’s skilled aestheticians achieve excellent results with advanced technology like intense pulsed light (IPL) and Morpheus8® microneedling with radiofrequency energy. Call Suburban Medical Aesthetics for more information about skin resurfacing, or request an appointment online today.

What is skin resurfacing?

Skin resurfacing uses various methods to trigger healing and promote new collagen and elastin fiber growth. These substances give your skin and the underlying tissues their elasticity. While they’re abundant when you’re young, production slows with age.

Collagen and elastin are two of the most important substances in your tissues for giving you firm, volumized skin. The decline in collagen levels that comes with age significantly contributes to the formation of lines, wrinkles, and hollows.

Skin resurfacing treatments cause minute injuries to your skin and underlying tissues, which respond by producing new collagen and elastin fibers. Stimulating collagen and elastin production firms the skin and lessens wrinkles.

How do skin resurfacing treatments work?

Suburban Medical Aesthetics, PLLC, uses the most advanced microneedling, radiofrequency, and light technologies to perform skin resurfacing. Its devices include:

Morpheus8

Morpheus8 is an FDA-cleared skin rejuvenation device combining microneedling with radiofrequency energy. It achieves impressive results while avoiding the risks, pain, and prolonged recovery of cosmetic surgery.

Morpheus8 uses tiny needles to transfer radiofrequency energy into your skin at different depths. The needles and the heat from the radiofrequency energy create the microinjuries that stimulate tissue growth.

Intense pulsed light

Light heats tissues in your skin safely without causing significant pain or damage. Lasers use a single wavelength beam of light, while intense pulsed light or IPL devices use a broader range of wavelengths.

IPL is best for treating areas of unwanted pigmentation, as the broader wavelengths can break down the pigments as well as stimulate new tissue growth.

Opus® Plasma

Opus plasma is a laser treatment which uses unipolar radiofrequency and micro-plasma technology to target scars, fine lines and wrinkles, uneven skin tone and texture, as well as dullness.

What can skin resurfacing treat?

Skin resurfacing addresses numerous aesthetic problems, including the following:

• Lines and wrinkles
• Mildly sagging skin
• Rough skin texture
• Large pores
• Hyperpigmentation
• Acne scarring
• Stretch marks
• Dimples
• Excess fat below the skin

Some of Morpheus8’s most popular uses include improving the appearance of the under-eye area and tightening the skin around the mouth.

What does skin resurfacing treatment involve?

Sessions take 30-90 minutes, depending on the size of the treatment area. Immediately after the procedure, your skin appears more radiant.

You’ll see improvements in your skin texture and tone over the following weeks that continue for three to six months after your sessions end.

Most patients require three treatments four to six weeks apart.

Call Suburban Medical Aesthetics to learn more about skin resurfacing, or request a consultation online today.