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She checked my skin, smiled, and said, “We have the perfect treatment for you. Neo Facial will give you an instant glow and the glow will stay for at least 6 weeks. Plus, there won’t be any side effects, and yes, your sensitive skin will be happy.”

In 2016, the American Academy of Dermatology published updated guidelines1 for the care of patients with acne vulgaris. Members of the workgroup reviewed the currently available literature on acne medications and assessed the reliability of the data to provide guidelines on best practices for the treatment of acne patients.

We asked Dr. Bruce Katz, Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center and founder/director of Juva Skin & Laser Center in New York, for the lowdown on dealing with grown-up breakouts.

It uses an infrared light source (otherwise known as a laser) to heat the collagen underneath the skin. Collagen is the substance in our skin that keeps us looking youthful.

With technologies continually advancing to provide better results with less discomfort and downtime, cosmetic procedures are increasingly appealing to men.

The Aerolase Neo (Tarrytown, New York, U.S.) can treat tanned or darker skin types (IV-VI) by delivering the necessary laser fluences to the skin in a 650 microsecond pulse duration, thus energy passes through the epidermis so quickly that it does not have time to overheat the epidermal melanocytes, thus avoiding the pigmentary risk associated with most laser systems

The Era represents a new era in skin rejuvenation as a high precision 2940nm laser that delivers high fluence in a unique collimated beam, employing a gentle 300-microsecond pulse duration.

At just 22 pounds, the laser can easily be moved among clinical locations in the back seat of a small car. Also, the machine does not have any warmup time and it can be plugged into any standard electrical outlet, so treatments can be performed in any treatment room.

“Facial rejuvenation is an important component of my practice, and I routinely use my Neo laser for this purpose,” said Edmund Liu, M.D., a facial plastic surgeon practicing in Verona, NJ.

With the new laser technology from Aerolase, the practitioner now has the ability to treat acne in a gentle, sanitary manner with advanced levels of treatment efficacy.

This involves the application of several passes to the facial skin with deep dermal-heating 1064nm energy – using the Neo with 650 Microsecond Technology® – followed by one or more passes with the Era 2940nm for epidermal ablation.

The bulk of the laser energy passes through to the deep targeted skin tissue, avoiding the overheating of epidermal melanin.

The 1064nm laser wavelength is well suited for rosacea, angiomas, telangiectasias because it selectively targets hemoglobin in the affected tissue without damaging the surrounding skin.

The Neo laser, with its innovative 650 Microsecond Technology®, now brings this versatile modality to the field of wound healing. The laser can set at a low-level mode and its unique pulse duration eliminates treatment pain.

As a result, the bulk of the laser energy passes straight through to the targeted deep dermal region with only limited laser energy absorbed in epidermal melanin – thus avoiding the pain and the need for skin cooling that are associated with ultra long-pulse Nd:YAG lasers.

The laser nicely rounds out my offering of facial rejuvenation, which includes the Era laser that I use for skin resurfacing.

“I have used the Era laser in my clinics for about four years,” said Khalil Khatri, MD, a dermatologist & Cosmetic Laser Surgeon from Chelmsford, MA who was part of the team at Harvard Medical School that first evaluated the use of erbium lasers on human skin tissue.”

Dr. Jason Emer looked into other options — things he could do externally to the penis and scrotum to achieve desired outcomes with less risk. He found lasers and shock therapy are potential options in penile rejuvenation.

I became intrigued by this laser’s unique 650-microsecond pulse duration, which is below the skin’s thermal relaxation time; this unique feature negates the need for skin cooling during treatment that is common with other systems and allows for treatment that is virtually pain-free on any skin type.

Aesthetic laser center patients pay for cash based procedures and services. As elective procedures, the patients know insurance will not cover their procedure and are fully willing to personally pay for their treatments.

Revenue potential is much higher with the Aerolase Neo vs. injectables (injectables only address fine lines, wrinkles and volume, but the Neo addresses a variety of conditions prevalent in a much higher percent of the patient base).

Now, more than ever, patients seek less downtime from cosmetic procedures and, for many, up to several weeks with a bruise or other associated downtime deterring them from going out in public is unacceptable.

Combination therapies between systemic and light-based treatments may play an important role in subduing the emotional, social, and physical impact of psoriasis through enhanced treatment outcomes and longer periods of complete or almost complete clearance.

Providing patients with optimal results for facial rejuvenation requires a multistep technique that cannot be completed with a single treatment alone. Lasers, toxins, and fillers deliver a complementary approach to restoring a patient’s youthful facial appearance.