Laser treatment is an important part of aesthetic surgery.
Fine lines and wrinkles are an inevitable part of ageing as the skin becomes drier and less elastic over time. Most people start to develop fine lines and wrinkles by the age of 30 or 35, but overexposure to the sun can accelerate ageing. Sun exposure promotes the formation of deep wrinkles and furrows, as well as changes in pigment and skin texture.
IPL treatment
Intensive light pulses reduce small facial vessels, redness, sun-damaged skin, ageing, pigmentation and age spots. The skin has a more even tone and a smoother appearance.
Combination treatments
Sometimes you need to address several details that each require healing. Then it is an advantage to combine the different procedures! Combine different facial treatments and get a faster healing time.
Laser peel
Wrinkles and sun-damaged skin on the face can be effectively treated with a laser. The result is skin rejuvenation with new skin that is smoother and more elastic thanks to the regeneration of the skin's surface layer, collagen and elastin.
Spider veins
Burst blood vessels, vascular malformations, red nose, burn marks, rosacea redness and scars. There's no need to wear concealer or cover up with clothes; we'll help you remove the offending blood vessels and unwanted redness. On top of that, you get a structural improvement of the skin.
Pigment spots
Almost everyone has a pigmentary change. There are particularly high concentrations of melanin that result from excess pigment - usually due to tanning, ageing or congenital factors. Pigmented skin is usually treated with skin preparations, but in some cases also laser therapy.
Tattoo removal
We use a specialised laser to remove tattoos, which requires several treatments. The number of treatments needed depends on the size of the tattoo and the colours used.
Laser treatment is now well established in both traditional medicine and aesthetic surgery. However, knowledge of the possibilities and limitations of lasers varies among colleagues, skin therapists and patients.
With good knowledge of the technology, good results can be achieved with laser treatment. Conturklinik's doctors have been working with and developing treatments with both laser and IPL technology in aesthetic surgery since 1989.
What is IPL (Intense Pulsed Light)?
In recent years, laser technology has been used to develop devices with so-called light technology. Intense light energy is filtered to create different wavelengths that can be used for treatment. In this way, the same device has more functions and can be used for several types of treatment.
What is a laser?
Laser is often used as an umbrella term for different types of lasers. In practice, it is important to use the right type of laser for each specific treatment to achieve optimal results. Laser is an abbreviation of Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. In simple terms, it is a light with a specific wavelength where the energy can be varied depending on the treatment. Different laser treatments require different types of lasers with different wavelengths of light.
Thinking about laser treatment?
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Laser
Ultra-pulse laser peeling around the mouth
Fat injection + laser
Under-eye fat injection and TotalFX laser.
Facelift + laser + chemical peel
Facelift, Total FX laser and chemical peel neck
Face lift + forehead lift + fat injection + laser
Face lift + forehead lift + fat injection under the eyes + Total FX laser under the eyes.
Facelift + forehead lift + eyelid surgery + fat injection + laser + skin care programme
Endoscopic facelift, forehead and brow lift, upper eyelid surgery, under eye fat injection, Total FX under eye laser and Obagi ZO Skin Health skin care programme.
Forehead lift + fat injection + eyelid surgery + laser surgery
Forehead lift, under-eye fat injection, upper eyelid surgery and Total FX laser for the whole face.
What can we fix with laser treatment?
We use lasers instead of scalpels. This means less pain, swelling and bleeding - and shorter recovery time. Coherent Encore Ultrapulse laser, Total FX laser (DeepFX + ActiveFX).
- Eyelid surgery with rejuvenation of the entire eye region
- Wrinkles around the eyes are treated in their entirety to rejuvenate the skin.
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Generally aged skin
Pigmentary changes, freckles, sun spots, age spots and moles.
Pigmentary changes vary widely in size, shape and depth and can occur in visible areas of the body (e.g. face, neck or arms). Pigmentary changes are usually a cosmetic rather than a medical problem. However, some moles or 'sun spots' may be a sign of cancer and should be surgically removed and sent for analysis. Some skin changes should definitely not be removed by laser and should be surgically removed and sent for analysis.
Coherent Encore Ultrapulse laser. TotalFX laser (DeepFX + ActiveFX), IPL and Syneron Emax.
Scars & burns
Scars remain on our skin after burns, trauma, acne and surgery. They are part of the body's natural healing process.
Normally, the body stimulates collagen production in an organised way to repair the damage. Scars are created when this healing process is too overwhelming, the collagen is created in a disorganised way leading to the formation of thick scar tissue.
Coherent Encore Ultrapulse laser. TotalFX laser (DeepFX + ActiveFX).
Tattoo removal
The number of treatments needed depends on the size of the tattoo and the colours used. Some colours are more difficult to remove than others. Green is the most difficult colour to remove completely and may require more treatments than other colours. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees that the tattoo will disappear completely regardless of the colour used.
Removing pigment spots
Almost everyone has a pigmentary change of some kind. These areas of the skin contain particularly high concentrations of melanin and occur when an excess of pigment is created, usually due to tanning, ageing or congenital factors.
The rise of the laser
As early as 1916, Albert Einstein wrote that atoms can interact with light. However, we had to wait until the 1950s for the first practical experiments.
The laser's predecessor was called Maser, where m stood for microwave. A scientist named Gordon Gould took an interest in the development of the Maser. He was obsessed with the idea of developing a device that would emit light instead of microwaves. Gould is the one who first coined the word laser.