PhotoDynamic Therapy (PDT) is a safe, effective, non-surgical procedure used to treat a variety of skin conditions including acne, rosacea, sun-damage, scars, wrinkles, large pores, and actinic keratosis (Aks), an early potential sign of skin cancer. 

How Does PDT Work?

A clear, painless solution of a photosensitizing agent called ALA or Levulan is applied to the skin. Approximately 30 to 60 minutes later the solution is activated by specific wavelengths of intense light. This effect activates the porphyrins in the bacteria resulting in a photodynamic effect killing bacteria as well as abnormal cells, while leaving healthy skin unharmed. 

What Is The Treatment Like And How Many Are Needed?

Treatment is performed at your doctor’s office and takes about one hour. A topical anesthesia is applied for patients with sensitive skin prior to the procedure. Treatments are typically spaced in two to three week intervals, although the actual number of treatments, treatment time, and treatment intervals will vary depending on your condition. 

What Is Recovery Like?

After treatment, your pain level should be minimal to nonexistent and you may resume your normal activities immediately. The skin may appear flushed, brown spots may appear darker and tiny veins may be more visible. This will decrease over the next several hours.

What Are The Results And Benefits I Can Expect?

After each treatment, you will experience improvement in skin tone and texture. You will notice a decrease in the overall redness and flushing. Sunspots will fade and pore sizes will shrink. Fine lines and wrinkles will gradually decrease in size as new collagen forms beneath the skin. These improvements will continue to increase after each treatment ultimately providing you with smoother, healthier, younger-looking skin.

An actual patient of Dr. Nestor   Before PhotoDynamic Acne Therapy After PhotoDynamic Acne Therapy

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We all can look in the mirror and find something wrong with our skin, a wrinkle or spider vein here, sun damage, rosacea or acne scars there. But most of us don’t know that there are painless, quick procedures available that reverse and repair all of these problems.

A revolutionary procedure can solve multiple problems without having to endure pain, give up a lot of your time or face a long and painful recovery. Photorejuvenation is a new, laser-like procedure that uses pulses of light to treat sun damage, wrinkles, rosacea, spider veins, reduce pore size, treat acne scarring and restore the skin’s youthful elasticity. 

Mark Nestor, M.D., Ph.D., with the Center for Cosmetic Enhancement in Aventura says this procedure does just what its name says, it rejuvenates the skin. “We can dramatically improve the signs of aging, sun damage and rosacea in the time it takes for you to eat lunch,” Dr. Nestor says. “What’s even more impressive is that there is virtually no pain associated with the procedure, and no recovery time needed. You can return to work immediately.” For the busy lifestyle that most of us lead today, this is very important. 

The light pulses penetrate the skin, working deep within the collagen underneath. The pulses work over a period of time to restore the natural elasticity of your skin and to improve its pigment, pores and overall appearance. Patients will need approximately 5 treatments in order to experience the best results. This process eliminates the need for recovery, and allows the patient to continue with their day-to-day activities without pain, discomfort or adverse visible changes.

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The Profractional Laser Treatment produces thousands of tiny but deep columns of treatment in your skin. This treatment eliminates old epidermal pigmented cells. It also penetrates deeply into the deeper skin (dermis). Just as important, though, are the areas of skin the Profractional laser leaves untouched. For every zone the laser targets and treats intensively, it leaves the surrounding tissue unaffected and intact. This type of treatment allows the skin to heal much faster than if the entire area were treated at once, using the bodies natural healing process to create new, healthy tissue to replace skin imperfections.

This laser is used to treat wrinkling (rhytides) around the mouth, eyes, and other places on the face. It has also been used to improve acne scars, as well as remove age and liver spots, freckles, keratoses and other growths and conditions.

Treatments only take a few minutes and are performed in the doctor’s office with just a topical anesthetic. Treatment plans depend on the extent of the wrinkles, scarring, and/or age spots, however, on average 3 to 4 treatments are needed spaced approximately 2- 3 weeks apart. After the treatment, the area is pink similar to a mild sunburn. Make-up can be applied and the pinkness typically resolves in 2-3 days.

After treatment with the Profractional laser, your skin will become smoother, softer, and fresher with an overall more youthful appearance. Your skin will continue to improve for several months even after your treatments are completed.

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