Absent plastic surgery, reversing the visible signs of aging has long proven challenging. As we age, wrinkles and fine lines inevitably grow deeper and more pronounced while our skin slowly loosens and sags. Age-related skin laxity affects everyone because our body’s natural ability to produce skin-supporting collagen and elastin decreases with the passing years. For women, this decrease becomes especially noticeable during menopause, and a woman can expect to lose up to 30% of their skin collagen within five years of becoming post-menopause. Additionally, everyone’s skin laxity can be affected at any age by damage from the sun’s ultraviolet light rays, smoking, stress, excessive alcohol use, dehydration, and unhealthy diet.
If you’re concerned about the laxity of your aging skin in the Westlake Village, California, area, Dr. Cheryl Harris Geer of Best Self Medical Arts has an innovative, non-invasive solution. SkinTyte™ BBL (broad-band light) treatment helps firm the skin by stimulating the contraction of collagen fibers and boosts collagen and elastin production to provide further improvements to skin elasticity and restoration of youthful-looking contours. The skin-firming enhancements also work to naturally diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and the dermal heating treatment also works to ease pigmentation, flushing, and discoloration issues. Read on to learn more about how SkinTyte™ BBL treatment in Westlake Village can help firm your skin and help make you look years younger.
How SkinTyte™ BBL Works Its Magic
FDA-approved SkinTyte™ BBL works its skin-firming magic by heating the deep dermal layers with pulsed infrared light waves. Not only does this induce an immediate skin-firming contraction of collagen fibers, but it also triggers the body’s natural healing process. This healing response activates fibroblasts, stimulating the ongoing production of new skin-building collagen and tightening of elastin fibers for up to six months after initial heating. As a bonus, clinical studies have determined that the therapy changes the gene expression patterns of aging skin cells to resemble the expressions of younger cells. Researchers continue to study SkinTyte’s™ ability to restructure skin at the cellular level, and results from a recent Stanford University study confirm this.
SkinTyte™ BBL is safe and effective for all skin types and can treat skin laxity anywhere on the body. The most popular treatment areas include:
- Face
- Neck
- Decollete
- Abdomen
- Buttocks
- Legs
- Arms
- Back
While one session can provide noticeable firming results, the full skin-firming effects of the treatment can take up to four months to emerge with the natural formation of new collagen and elastin. Those who undergo four to six treatment sessions experience the most significant age-defying results, which can be maintained with periodic touch-up sessions to keep you “red carpet ready.”
Your SkinTyte™ BBL Session in Westlake Village
Your SkinTyte™ BBL treatment session in Westlake Village with Dr. Geer starts with a consultation to assess your skin and its elasticity, determine aesthetic goals, and identify appropriate BBL wavelength strengths and penetration areas to optimize firming. Actual treatment times range from 45 minutes to an hour and a half, depending on the treatment area, skin condition, and aesthetic goals. During treatment, Dr. Geer performs all of the treatments herself. She will apply the laser to the treatment area four times. Each pass gently heats the deeper dermal layers while the device’s sapphire cooling tip maintains a comfortable surface temperature.
With no pain, SkinTyte™ BBL treatment does not require an anesthetic, and, with no downtime, patients can immediately resume normal daily activities. Immediately after your session, the treated skin may experience mild swelling and redness, but this typically subsides within 20 minutes. Treated skin surfaces will be more sensitive to sunlight, so Dr. Geer recommends applying a high-SPF sunscreen and avoiding direct sun exposure for 24 hours.
Following treatment, most patients notice an immediate refreshed appearance, but the most significant results emerge over the next couple of months as the new collagen and elastin come into play. Dr. Geer says patients who undergo a series of SkinTyte™ BBL sessions experience the most dramatic age-defying improvements in skin suppleness and elasticity.
Firm Your Skin and Recover Youthful Contours with SkinTyte™ BBL in Westlake Village
To learn how SkinTyte™ BBL can firm up your aging skin and restore youthful-looking supple contours, schedule a confidential consultation with board-certified physician and surgeon Dr. Geer at Best Self Medical Arts today. Fill out the below form or call (818) 318-1200. Dr. Geer, who serves patients in the Westlake Village and Camarillo, California, areas, is pleased to help you with your health and cosmetic needs.
Individual results may vary.