The last 10 years have brought a shift in the way people are maintaining their youthful appearance. No longer are facelifts, CO2 lasers, or harsh phenol peels the forefront of treatment. The reasons are obvious; expense, extreme down time, pain, and complications such as infection and nerve damage. These procedures usually require general anesthesia with its own expense and possible complications. As well, the end results often look “overdone.”
Fortunately, the last decade has seen advancement in laser, intense pulsed light, and ultrasound therapies. These newer treatments can improve skin texture, reduce pores and brown spots, diminish wrinkles, and even destroy precancerous skin lesions. Other lasers remove unwanted hair and spider veins. Sagging skin (jowls and turkey neck) and unsightly fat deposits (belly rolls, saddle bags, and love handles) can also be effectively treated without surgery or down time.
Some of these new procedures are uncomfortable (“Beauty is Pain”). At Dermacure, we have utilized numbing cream, oral sedatives, and narcotic pain killers (this is the industry standard). Though effective, these methods have problems. The patient needs to come in one full hour before their treatment to apply the cream or let the pills take effect. They also must have a friend drive them home. Most people lose the entire day of the treatment while sleeping off the effects of the narcotic painkillers. At Dermacure, we have come to believe there is a better way.
Now for the first time anywhere in California, the innovators at Dermacure have introduced Nitrous Oxide to medical aesthetics. “Laughing gas,” as it is commonly known, is available in many dental offices where it is used on adults and even children. It is safe and very effective. Nitrous does not require arriving early to your appointment, and wears off minutes after your treatment. Unlike oral sedation, patients can resume their normal activities immediately. The advantages are obvious!
Safe, painless, inexpensive, injection-free, and with few side effects, this form of light sedation is perfect for most procedures including but not limited to Fraxel, Ultherapy, Liposonix, and laser hair and vein removal. It is available only at Dermacure of Valencia, and for a brief introductory period, it is free with applicable treatments. Contact Dermacure for details.
Dermacure of Valencia is located at 27871 Smyth Drive, Suite 100 in Valencia. For more information, please call 661-257-8400 and visit www.dermacurevalencia.com.