We have finished up with our stretch mark study and the results have been very good to excellent. All of our patients are seeing significant improvement in color, texture and depth of their stretch marks using a combination the Active FX, Deep FX and Pulsed Dye Lasers. We are on the leading edge in Denver for treatment of stretch marks [...]
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Stretch Mark Treatment Denver
Sunday, July 11th, 2010Denver Acne Scar Treatment
Monday, November 16th, 2009Many of our patients have come to us very frustrated with the previous information or treatments they have received for their acne scarring. There are many treatments being promoted for acne scars a few which can be effective and many that are not. Today I am going to talk a little about the physiology of [...]
Skin Tightening and Wrinkle Removal In Denver, Colorado
Monday, November 2nd, 2009The most common questions asked in my office are about skin tightening and wrinkle removal. Patients want to know which laser treatments work the best. There are so many technologies out there that it is easy to get lost in technical jargon and marketing build up. The good news is that there are some truly excellent lasers procedures out there [...]
Treatment for Bruising and Swelling
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Avoid these supplements before medical and cosmentic procedures. Heal bruising and swelling after procedures and injections with Arnica and Bromelain
Active FX and Deep FX Laser for Treatment of Scars
Friday, July 17th, 2009Recently there has been a huge wave of media attention about treating scars with the Active FX and Deep FX on shows like 20/20 and The Insider. Several publications like People have also been highlighting stories about these fractional CO2 lasers and their effects on scars. Many of my patients have been asking if they [...]
Stretch Mark Treatment Study with Active FX and Deep FX Laser
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009We are currently looking for new patients to test out a new stretch mark treatment. We are doing some studies on treating stretch marks with the Active FX and Deep FX. It does not matter if your stretch marks are old or new, red or white. For the next three months we will accepting patients for [...]
Active FX and Deep FX: What Medication Will I Need?
Sunday, March 1st, 2009I routinely give my patients a Vicodin and Prednisone (an oral steroid to help swelling) immediately before their procedure and send them home with a prescription for 5 more of the Vicodin and 4 days worth of Prednisone. We use a highly effective combination of topical high dose Lidocaine and Tetracaine along with local nerve blocks and [...]
What should I expect from Active and Deep FX are Milia Common?
Sunday, March 1st, 2009We were one of the first offices in the country to use the Active and Deep FX lasers and milia are fairly rare if you use the right post care ointment. Immediately after the procedure the skin will be very hot for about 2-4 hours. The skin may ooze for about 24 to 48 in any areas [...]
Which laser skin treatment is best for acne scars?
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009There are so many entities out there claiming efficacy for treating acne scarring that it can become very confusing. These range from non ablative light based therapies such as Laser Genesis and Pulsed Dye Laser to fully ablative CO2 resurfacing. The Active FX combined with the Deep FX tend to offer the best combination of results, side effects [...]
What’s the best way to tighten loose skin?
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009There are several “Skin Tightening” devices, and none are created equally. The two main categories are: Ablative (vaporized some elements of the skin) Non-ablative. The non ablative procedures have little to no downtime and tend to cost a little less per procedure while the ablative procedure tend to provide better results but can have significant down [...]