Skin Tightening 101: Everything You Need to Know About Skin Tightening Treatments in Boca

For those who have been following the Green Dermatology & Cosmetic Center blog for some time, you know that we love to educate our readers and clients as much as possible about all of the clinical and cosmetic procedures offered at our office.

Something else we love just as much? Sharing all the ways in which we protect and take care of your skin.

But let’s also talk about the inevitable aging process — something that affects each and every one of us. One of the dreaded side effects of growing older is the loosening or sagging of skin. But lucky for you, there are multiple ways to combat this with skin tightening treatments — and Green Dermatology & Cosmetic Center, a premier medical and cosmetic dermatology center near Boca, is here to help.

Since everyone’s skin is different, it’s important to have multiple options available to choose from when determining which the best treatment is for your skin. At Green Dermatology & Cosmetic Center, we offer four services when it comes to skin tightening and rejuvenation: Microneedling, Vivace, PRP, and Fractional Laser.

We believe that these four treatments are the most effective and efficient ways to tighten your skin, for various reasons. Each treatment differs from the next and each has its own benefits, so let’s break them down one-by-one.
 

Microneedling: The “Good” Option

Microneedling is a minimally invasive treatment using a device with small, fine needles that make tiny punctures in the top layer of the skin to create new collagen and elastin in the skin’s surface. It may sound like an intimidating procedure, but fear not — micro needling doesn’t hurt. A numbing cream can be used to ease the mind, but it’s really nothing to be scared of. According to an InStyle article on Everything, You Need To Know About Microneedling, the treatment can essentially be considered a more effective facial. Microneedling helps to build collagen and thicken the skin, but instead of only looking great for a couple of days following a facial, the results last much longer. By “damaging” the skin with these small needles, the body goes into survival and repair mode and is tricked into healing itself. Microneedling is a safe way to fill in areas of scarring, wrinkles and stretch marks without the use of injectables and fillers.
 

PRP

Green Dermatology & Cosmetic Center uses the only FDA-approved device on the market: The SkinPen by Bellus Medical. It’s a quick procedure with very little downtime and minimal risk of infection or scarring. The SkinPen uses PRP, platelet-rich plasma, which, according to Healthline, is a substance that is thought to promote healing once injected into the skin. Unlike micro needling that does not use any injectables, PRP involves the injection of plasma — a component of the blood that has special proteins to help blood clot and support cell growth — to help the body grow new, healthy cells and promote healing. Benefits of the SkinPen with PRP include reducing the signs of aging and improving the appearance of acne scars.
 

Vivace Microneedling: The “Better” Choice

Let’s start off with the main benefits of choosing Vivace: it is pain-free, requires absolutely no downtime, gives immediate results that improve over time with multiple visits. What makes Vivace micro needling different than regular micro needling and PRP? The procedure uses radiofrequency to contour and tighten the face, neck, hands, and body rather than micro needling which involves needles pricking the skin to promote the growth of new collagen, and PRP which uses injectables. Vivace focuses on the heat needed to stimulate the collagen production that is necessary to produce tighter, more youthful skin. It is the even-distribution of radio-frequency that eliminates any signs of discomfort. You won’t feel a thing, and there won’t be anything stopping you from heading out that very night to show off your new beautiful looking skin.
 

Fractional Laser: The “Best Laser” Pick

Although fractional laser procedures do require minimal downtime, Green Dermatology & Cosmetic Center deem it the best skin tightening treatment option. We offer Fraxel, a proven laser technology that helps to reverse the visible effects of aging. It works on fine lines and wrinkles, surface scarring, pigmentation, sun damage and even on Actinic Keratosis. This laser resurfacing procedure takes multiple sessions because only 15-20% of the skin is resurfaced during each treatment. This helps to ensure that the skin doesn’t endure too much damage at one time, and eliminates a significant amount of downtime. Pain is limited to a slight pinch or warm, pulsing sensation and SPF 30 or higher must be applied twice a day following the procedure the protect this new skin. It’s also important to avoid the sun as much as possible. But patients find that they are able to go back to school or work soon after treatment, and it is ok to put on makeup or shave afterward as well.

If any or all of these skin tightening services are of interest to you, or you would like to speak with the team at Green Dermatology & Cosmetic Center about the procedures, please give us a call at or request an appointment online.

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