How Venus Viva Treats The Most Intense Skin Problems
Damage to your skin manifests in different ways over the course of your life. In your face, things like scarring and wrinkles are signs of damage that can alter your appearance and make you look older. Other signs can also become apparent over time. Damage to your skin is cumulative, meaning that it continues to build up the longer it goes untreated. Venus Viva is a treatment option for people who would like to improve the appearance of their skin in their face by combating different types of damage.
What Venus Viva Is
Venus Viva is a laser therapy treatment used to improve the appearance of your skin. It treats a wide range of skin conditions, including:
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Scars from acne or chicken pox
- Uneven skin texture
- Uneven skin pigmentation
- Increased skin laxity
- Enlarged pores
Some of these conditions are caused by damage to your skin through sun exposure, inadequate skin care, or even your own genetics. Others are related to age or skin illnesses. Different patients will have different forms of skin damage, but regardless of their cause, these conditions can be improved with Venus Viva.
How Venus Viva Works
A probe device that looks like a hair dryer is pressed against the skin where it delivers a radiofrequency pulse through tiny pins. The pulse creates tiny microscopic holes in the skin, which in turn stimulates the production of collagen fibers. Collagen is an important component in healthy skin that keeps the skin smooth and tight across the face. As you get older, your collagen levels decrease, causing your skin laxity to increase and damage to become more prominent. The radiofrequency pulses emitted by the laser raise the amount of collagen in your skin, giving it a smoother look, texture, and feel. It improves the look of scars and wrinkles, evens out your skin tone, and improves other areas of damage.
What Happens During a Venus Viva Treatment
Each session takes about one hour, but the actual laser treatment can takes about fifteen minutes. Patients with more extensive damage to their skin may require multiple laser treatment sessions to achieve maximum results.
The treatment area is numbed with a topical cream for 30-45 minutes. This prevents you from feeling any pain or discomfort during the treatment. The radiofrequency probe is placed against your skin and a pulse is delivered for about a second. Once the pulse has been sent to your skin, the probe is moved to the next area and a pulse is sent again. This process is repeated until the entire treatment area has been covered with the probe.
After the treatment is over and the numbing sensation wears off, the skin might feel a little warm and more sensitive than usual for about 36 hours. Skin products of any kind should be avoided for at least 12 hours. Mineral-based makeup can be worn after 24 hours. The treated areas should not be exposed to sun for 48 hours and sunscreen should be worn after that to protect the skin.
Venus Viva patients can leave the doctor’s office after the treatment is complete and the doctor has given you post-treatment care instructions. You can resume your regular routines right away and could even go back to work the same day if you so choose.
How to Begin Your Venus Viva Treatments
Venus Viva is suitable for all skin types and tones. It can treat certain skin conditions that are especially difficult to improve with basic skin care alone. Before you can undergo Venus Viva, however, you first have to meet with the doctor for a skin consultation to determine if Venus Viva is right for you. There are other procedures, such as dermal fillers, that can also help improve the look and feel of your skin by boosting your collagen levels. Some patients may require only Venus Viva while others could benefit from a combination of procedures.
The surgeons at Spalding Drive Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, CA, were the first in the area to test Venus Viva in Phase III trials with spectacular success and no complications. To schedule a Venus Viva skin consultation with one of these top surgeons, contact Spalding Drive at (310) 275-2467 for an appointment.