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Candela’s Vbeam Perfecta

Perfecta can do it all: from rejuvenation by correcting red and brown skin discoloration, to eliminating virtually all vascular and pigmented lesions. The Perfecta features advanced micro-pulse technology, multiple handpieces for treating various spot sizes, and our patented Dynamic Cooling Device™ (DCD™) cooling system, which all but eliminates patient downtime by preventing purpura, or bruising.

Candela is used to treat:

• Redness of the Face and Neck 
• Rosacea
• Sun/Age Spots
• Face and Leg Veins
• Freckles
• Scars and Stretchmarks
• Warts
• Psoriasis
• Poikiloderma

Is an IPL right for me?

Intense Pulsed Light™ (IPL) skin treatments using the photorejuvenation process represent a breakthrough in age-defying skin care. This new technique treats skin damage non-invasively.  There is no disruption of the skin's epidermal surface. IPL treatments address the effects of photoaging and sun damage with low risk of complications and no recovery time.

Why choose IPL over other treatment options? Laser resurfacing and deep chemical peels often send patients into hiding, as they wait for redness and swelling to subside. Microdermabrasion addresses skin irregularities, but is not effective against all complexion problems including redness, flushing and broken capillaries. Face lifts and other surgical procedures are far too invasive for younger patients and "baby boomers" who simply want to revitalize their appearance without recovery downtime.

Benefits from IPL:

• Improve appearance of aging or sun damage skin 
• Smoothes skin and reduce pore size
• Improve skin tone or tightness 
• Reduce redness, flushing or Rosacea
• No recovery time

Sunscreen Wins Fight Against Skin Cancer

It has long been known that Ultraviolet Radiation from the sun is the primary factor in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer and actinic keratoses (pre-cancers).  The cost of treatment of skin cancer is expensive; in the US, Medicare spends $13 billion each year on skin cancer treatment alone (not including treatment of actinic keratoses).  Dermatologists have long recommended sunscreens for skin cancer prevention, but there have been few studies that have looked at how sunscreens actually reduce the number of skin cancers that develop in patients.

A study published in the June 2009 Journal of Investigative Dermatology actually answered this question.  The study took place in Queensland Australia and consisted of 1,621 patients.  85%  remained in the study for 5 full years.  There were two groups.  One group used waterproof sunscreens daily to the head, neck, arms and hands. The other group went about their “usual” practice (discretionary use of sunscreen).  There were 11 fewer basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and 24 fewer squamous cell carcinomas (SCC’s) in the daily sunscreen use arm of the study.  The authors of the study concluded that the significant reduction in skin cancers was attributed to the regular sunscreen use in the daily sunscreen group.  In addition, there was a significant cost savings in medical care in this regular sunscreen use group.   

Our conclusion:  Yes,  use sunscreen daily!

Article written by James M. Krell, M.D.

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2009) 129, 2766-2771