Since the 1990s, medical professionals have harnessed the power of laser energy to help achieve health outcomes. Lasers are used in a variety of health procedures, including surgeries, skin rejuvenation, and wound healing.
One of the most popular medical lasers on the market is Aerolase, which was developed as an improvement over traditional medical lasers. Aerolase was designed to be smaller and easier to operate. It is also more energy-efficient overall, increasing its potency and efficacy.
What Is Aerolase?
Aerolase is one of the most cutting-edge devices available and relies on laser heat technology to achieve a variety of treatment goals.
Two of the most common and effective uses of Aerolase are for acne treatment and for skin tightening and rejuvenation.
How Medical Lasers Work
In the case of medical lasers, the word “laser” means “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.” Medical lasers like Aerolase are devices that use precisely targeted light energy in order to treat conditions.
The laser beam penetrates deep into the dermis, where your body absorbs the light. Then, heat is generated in the body to help destroy bacteria or necrosis while stimulating overall health, rejuvenation, and healing.
How Aerolase Works
Aerolase works by delivering a pulse of laser energy deep into the mid-layer of your skin, known as the dermis.
Your skin is made up of three layers. The deepest, innermost layer is your hypodermis. The mid-layer is the dermis. The top layer is the epidermis.
Your dermis layer houses several essential nutrients and proteins for overall skin health and wellness, such as collagen and elastin.
When the laser energy penetrates into the dermis, it can stimulate the growth and production of these components to treat certain skin conditions.
The laser light from Aerolase is attracted to elements in your dermis like melanin, hemoglobin, and water. Because Aerolase was designed to be attracted to these elements, Aerolase is able to target certain areas for treatment without damaging surrounding skin and tissues.
Aerolase Treatments
Aerolase is able to treat a variety of issues associated with skin health, including the following:
- Acne
- Acne scars
- Age spots
- Melasma (dark spots)
- Hair removal
- Bruising
- Onychomycosis (fungus of the nails)
- Moles
- Vascular malformations
- Ingrown hairs
- Rosacea
- Psoriasis
- Stretch marks
- Skin tightening and rejuvenation
- Warts
- Skin tags
- Wrinkles
- Wound healing
The uses of the Aerolase laser are extremely diverse, but two of the most popular treatment methods at RKM Aesthetics and Wellness are acne treatment and skin rejuvenation.
Acne Treatment
Aerolase offers twofold acne treatment: First, it can target existing acne to help clear out bacteria and prevent future breakouts. Second, Aerolase can help reduce and eliminate acne scarring.
Aerolase is the only acne treatment laser that can address all of the contributing causes of acne, including excessive sebum production, inflammation, and p. acnes bacteria.
Aerolase Reduces Sebum Production
“Sebum” is the medical term for the oil your skin produces. Everyone has oil in their skin, which helps lubricate it and keep it healthy.
However, in some cases, especially for patients struggling with chronic acne, the skin produces too much sebum. The excess sebum mixes with dead skin cells, which can result in acne blemishes.
Aerolase seeks to treat excess sebum production by heating the sebaceous glands — the glands that produce oil. By applying targeted, controlled heat to your sebaceous glands, Aerolase safely and effectively damages them so that they produce less oil.
This helps clear up existing acne infections and prevent future breakouts from occurring.
Aerolase Reduces Inflammation
Acne with inflammation is generally caused by damage to the capillaries near the surface of your skin.
This damage can happen from a variety of everyday activities, such as sneezing, or from any type of aggressive trauma to the skin. This inflammation results in redness and patches of breakouts on the skin.
Aerolase treats acne with inflammation by coagulating the capillaries. The capillaries are solidified by the heat induction of the Aerolase laser. Your skin reacts by producing more of the protein collagen, which helps heal and improve the overall health of your skin.
Aerolase Reduces P. Acnes Bacteria
P. acnes bacteria is an acne-causing bacteria. It is a normal part of the overall flora of your body and is present in both your skin and intestines.
An overgrowth of p. acnes bacteria leads to acne breakouts. Aerolase targets p.acnes bacteria and destroys bacteria colonies through heat.
Skin Tightening and Skin Rejuvenation
Aerolase offers skin rejuvenation treatment for areas damaged from acne scarring.
Aerolase laser energy penetrates areas of the skin with a buildup of scar tissue from healing acne. By breaking down the uneven tissue buildup and stimulating your skin to produce more collagen in the wound-healing process, Aerolase is able to even the texture and tone of your skin.
The stimulation of new collagen production is also what allows Aerolase to help with minor skin tightening. Oftentimes, as you age, your skin begins to deplete its stores of collagen and elastin, which causes the skin to become thinner and saggier.
By stimulating the production of the proteins that keep your skin healthy, your skin will become noticeably tighter over time.
Seeing Results with Aerolase
Patients shouldn’t expect Aerolase to produce immediate results because it takes time for your body to produce and create new collagen. Most patients start to see results after just a couple of weeks.
Aerolase is a non-invasive treatment. In the majority of cases, we never even have to touch your skin.
To learn more about Aerolase and how it can help you, call RKM Aesthetics and Wellness in Ventura, CA, or go online to book your consultation today.