CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial – For a Younger You in 2021

As we say goodbye to 2020, many people are looking in the mirror and realizing that the challenges of this past year has wreaked havoc on our appearance. The unprecedented stresses and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken its toll – leaving many of us with significantly more lines, wrinkles and other visible signs of aging.

And it isn’t your imagination – or just an “old wives’ tale” – that stress adds years to your appearance!  High levels of stress have been proven in clinical studies to age the skin and cause wrinkles and lines to form.

Fortunately, SpaMedica in Grand Rapids offers one of the most advanced treatments for reversing signs of aging: the CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial. This minimally invasive treatment can turn back the clock on skin damage and cellular deterioration – for a refreshed looking “new you” as we head into a a 9hopefully better) New Year.

How Stress Causes Skin to Age

Collagen is a protein that provides the framework, or building blocks, of the skin’s structure and scaffolding. Another protein, elastin, provides the elasticity or “snap back” that keeps facial skin tight and smooth. Finally, hyaluronic acid is the substance produced by the body that retains moisture – keeping skin hydrated, soft and supple.

As a person ages, the body gradually slows down its production of this essential components of firm, youthful, healthy skin. And during periods of stress the body produces a stress hormone called cortisol.  Unfortunately, elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol go to work breaking down the skin’s collagen and elastin fibers – further leading to signs of aging such as sagging skin, wrinkles and lines.

Additionally, medical research has also determined that chronic stress increases inflammation in the cells – which also accelerates aging in skin and the formation of wrinkles and lines. And, further, increased cortisol levels also decrease synthesis of hyaluronic acid – drying out skin and further contributing to fine lines and wrinkles.

Fight Stress & Aging with CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial

While stress can’t be avoided during these difficult times, there IS something you can do to combat the negative effects it has on your skin. Our advanced CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial offers our Grand Rapids patients some much needed self-care – and helps them reverse the signs of aging. So when the masks finally come off, you will look as young (or younger!) than you did before the pandemic.

SpaMedica GR is one of the first and only providers in the greater Grand Rapids area to offer the amazing CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial. This revolutionary skin care treatment may be just what you need to refresh and renew your appearance as you move into a New Year!

The CynoSure® Icon Photofacial is a state-of-the-art laser treatment that offers both intense pulsed light (IPL) and fractional laser technologies (Icon™ 1540 laser). Either or both of these forms of thermal energy may be used, depending on your specific skin concerns.

The Intense Pulsed Light laser is used to minimize wrinkles, reduce lines, reverse sun damage, and eliminate facial veins and redness. While the Icon™ 1540 laser resurfaces skin to repair fine lines and wrinkles, acne scars, surgical scars, and uneven skin tone and texture.

By using two types of thermal energy, the CynoSure® Icon laser penetrates deep into the dermis (lower layer) of the skin. The 1540 laser delivers a grid of “Fraxel” laser energy that causes virtually invisible, microscopic wounds to the skin. As the skin goes to work repairing itself, it also activates significant production of collagen and elastin – the building blocks of firm, smooth, tight, healthy skin. This results in a dramatic smoothing of fine to moderate lines and wrinkles, and a corresponding improvement in skin texture, tightness and tone.

Meanwhile, the color in the brown spots, sunspots, freckles, blood vessels, Rosacea or redness absorb the IPL light energy, where the thermal energy destroys the unwanted pigment to fade or “clear up” the unwanted discoloration.

Conditions CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial Treats

• Fine Lines & Wrinkles
• Loose, Sagging Skin
• Rough Skin Texture
• Acne & Acne Scars
• Redness, Rosacea & Broken Capillaries
• Uneven Skin Tones, Pigmentation, Sunspots & Age Spots

CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial not only improves the appearance of the face and neck, but can also be used on the body, as well. The IPL Photofacial is particularly popular with our Grand Rapids area patients for reversing signs of aging on the hands!

Patients generally will see results after the very first Photofacial – depending on the unique condition of their skin.  After a series of 4 or more CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial procedures, patients will see substantial fading or lightening of pigmentation and vascular lesions, as well as a dramatic improvement in wrinkles, lines and pore size.

CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial – Grand Rapids

The CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial laser system is a revolutionary new minimally invasive treatment that combines two types of laser energy to deliver a safer and more effective skin rejuvenation treatment.

If you would like to “turn back time” and reverse the effects of stress and sun damage, schedule a CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial at SpaMedica in Grand Rapids, today.

With the COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, things will hopefully be returning to normal soon!  And if you start your CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial treatment plan now, it will ensure that you can look and feel your best when those face masks finally come off in 2021!

CynoSure® Icon IPL Photofacial – Grand Rapids: (616) 888-3890