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- In this video, I'm gonna be talking about the Medlite
or Revlite laser facial.
This is one of our lightest laser treatments,
and we use the Medlite or the Revlite laser
which are equivalent lasers to perform the treatment.
It's great for people
who don't really have any significant skin problems
and just want a bit of skin rejuvenation,
maybe a bit of a glow or brightness to their skin.
We also use this laser for Melasma,
which is a specific type of hormonal skin pigmentation.
It is, however,
not used for other types of skin pigmentation
including sun spot treatment
and is also not used for any vascular problems
like broken capillaries.
So how does the Medlite laser facial work?
The Medlite laser's actually a very powerful laser,
but with the Medlite laser facial,
we bring the settings right back
to almost the lowest setting you can use,
and we use two wavelengths, one deep penetrating wavelength
which stimulates collagen deep within the skin,
and one superficial wavelength
which treats superficial skin concerns.
It can be used on virtually any skin type
from very light to very dark, and the reason for this
is because it's such a light laser treatment,
and it's also able to target pigmentation problems
like Melasma by breaking down the pigment
with these short, sharp pulses.
One of the advantages of this treatment on females
is that it's able to also temporarily remove hair.
It actually turns hair, even very fine hair,
which cannot normally be targeted
with traditional laser hair removal machines.
It can actually turn these hairs white
and they don't tend to come back for about six weeks,
which is always a bonus.
On the male patient, we have to be careful
of hair bearing areas with this treatment
as it will also remove these hairs temporarily
which may not necessarily be a positive outcome.
Now I'm gonna talk about
what the treatment actually involves.
It's actually quite a pleasant
and relaxing treatment for most people.
The first step is usually cleaning the face
of any make-up or creams.
The operator will then systematically fire
the laser across the whole face
and it's a very, very fast rate of firing,
so each second, you'll get about 10 shots of laser energy
to the skin, and you'll feel this
as a sort of tapping sensation.
Cool air can also be used to blow across the skin
which makes this procedure even more comfortable.
The procedure generally goes for about 15 minutes,
and during this time, you'll have safety goggles in place.
After treatment, generally we'll expect
your face will look a little red.
Sometimes Melasma can darken a little bit,
and usually this is a temporary phenomenon
before it lightens.
The vast majority of people go straight back to work
or their normal activities after the treatment.
Make-up can be applied straight away after treatment
to cover any redness, but redness generally subsides
within a couple of hours.
The complication rate from this procedure is extremely low
given the nature of the procedure being very light.
One of the things we see occasionally
is a breakout or rash after the procedure.
Now this can be very annoying and last for about five days,
but has no consequence on the skin in the long term.
Even more rare is hypopigmentation,
or white dots in the skin.
This is usually a result of too frequent treatments
with too high energy level settings.
We therefore recommend that treatments be performed
about every two months.
Worsening or darkening of Melasma or pigmentation
is another side effect that you may experience.
Again, this is not common, but if it does occur,
you may need to go on some lightening creams
to actually help reduce the pigmentation
back to its previous state.
The risk of scarring is virtually nonexistent
with this treatment given that the settings are quite low.
So in summary, the Medlite or Revlite laser facial
is a great treatment for those
who might not necessarily have particular skin problems,
but they just wanna improve their skin quality overall,
and it's great for those with Melasma.
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