More New Technology in Plastic Surgery

What is the goal for this new technology? Patients are looking for noticeably better results toward looking better and younger with less discomfort, a lower price, and shorter or minimal recovery time. Plastic surgeons must look very hard into products and devices that are promised to deliver such results to determine if they truly work for their practice goals. The following are such devices.

These devices would include instruments that produce light beams such as lasers, emit heat produced by Radiofrequency or Ultrasound, and other treatments. Most of these devises ablate (eliminate by vaporizing) skin and/or tighten the skin, reduce fat pockets, resurface the skin, reduce wrinkles, and most importantly, stimulate new skin by increasing production of collagen and elastin. The best and most effective results often require combinations of treatments, although improvement is visible after every treatment.

What are these new advanced treatments?

Everesse by Cartessa (mentioned in the last article): This is a radiofrequency producing devise which both tightens the skin and increases thickness of the skin, usually used for the face and neck, arms, knees, abdominal skin, and even buttocks. Naturally, thicker skin wrinkles less. The strong points of the Everesse are that it really works, and there are no needles, pain, recovery time, and no numbing is needed for treatment. Discomfort is minimal to none although high energy is used because of a cooling head on the instrument that touches the skin. Typically, one side of the face is first treated and the patient is given a mirror to see the difference in both sides. The usual response is OMG or Wow. The other side is then treated. The usual treatment time for the face and neck is 30 minutes. For larger body parts, Treatment time is longer.

Regarding the buttocks, dimples from cellulite are not improved with the Everesse. For cellulite treatment the Aveli devise is the most effective. This instrument can sever all the fibrous bands between the muscle and the skin that create the dimples. Bruising can occur, but the Aveli is highly effective in reducing or eliminating buttocks and thigh dimples. Local anesthesia is used.

Ultra Plus is a small hand-held instrument that emits ultrasound that forces topical medications deep into the skin. Its primary use is in reducing hair loss and even stimulating dormant hair follicles to start growing hair. The exosome the Ultra Plus is designed for is Derive, plant-based exosome. The results are better than we have ever seen with needles or microneedling plus exosomes. There is zero pain, and no numbing topicals are necessary.

Also, the Ultra Plus is used to force numbing creams deeper and faster into the skin for other procedures requiring numbing creams. An additional use is with EVO exosomes, also plant-based topical exosomes, for facial rejuvenation alone and following laser treatments, reducing the recovery time by as much as 50%. Many patients use daily EVO exosomes topically along with their night skin care regimens for skin rejuvenation.

The goal for better results with no needles, discomfort, minimal recovery time, and less expense continues to evolve as demonstrated by the treatments mentioned.