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Have you started noticing small brown spots on your skin, and wondering where they are and where they came from? This discolouration is known as hyperpigmentation and is usually caused by excess sun exposure built up over years. These brown spots are one of the earliest and most common signs of premature ageing.

Fortunately, there’s a very simple solution to help restore your complexion, even out your skin tone and return your skin to its youthfulness.

Our expert skin specialists at Therapeutic Aesthetics Toronto strongly recommend Venus Versa to our clients because it works. Venus Versa can treat a variety of skin issues including discolouration, fade sunspots, redness, rosacea, spider veins and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

How does the Venus Versa Work?

The Venus Versa photofacial treatment is one of the most advanced and cutting-edge cosmetic treatments in the dermatology world. This multi-application photofacial treatment uses an advanced technology called Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) SmartPulse™ technology to precisely deliver targeted wavelengths of light through several layers of skin. The targeted light only reaches pigmented tissue, without even touching the surrounding healthy tissue. Pigmented tissue (like skin cells that are affected by hyperpigmentation or rosacea) absorbs this highly specific light and generates heat. This heat essentially kills the diseased skin cells while repairing affected tissues.

It’s important to note that the results vary from patient to patient. The number and frequency of sessions that you require will depend on the severity of the skin condition that you have. However, you will most likely need multiple treatments per treatment area for optimal results. Connect with our clinic today for an initial consultation – our skin specialists can create a unique, customized Venus Versa treatment plan for you.

If you take good care of your skin following your treatment, you can expect your results from your Venus Versa treatment in Toronto to last a long time. The longevity of the results also depends on your unique skin type – booking a consultation with our medical team will allow us to assess your skin, your unique needs, and help you identify how to get the most out of your Venus Versa treatment.

Venus Versa photofacial is recommended if you have any of the following skin concerns or conditions:

• Skin discolouration
• Hyperpigmentation
• Sun spots
• Brown spots
• Age spots
• Sun damage
• Photodamage
• Redness
• Rosacea
• Spider veins
• Fine lines and wrinkles

The Photofacial: How It Works and the Technology Behind It

A favourite among our clients across the Greater Toronto Area for both men and women, our photofacial dramatically reduces the signs of aging without the need for surgery. It can treat hyperpigmentation, discolouration, sunspots, redness, rosacea, spider veins, and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. 

 At Therapeutic Aesthetics, we base our procedures on evidence-based science and cutting-edge technology to help deliver real results to our patients.

The Science Behind Intense Pulsed Light Therapy 

IPL is a cosmetic technology designed to improve the colour and texture of your skin without the need for surgical intervention. It can precisely and effectively undo some of the visible skin damage caused by sun exposure, also known as photoaging. You may notice the signs of photoaging manifesting as red, brown, or black spots or uneven skin texture on your face, neck, hands, or chest (this is why it is so important to wear sun protection!).

Intense Pulsed Light therapy uses light energy to strategically target certain colours in your skin, known as pigments. Using specific wavelengths, the intense pulses of light can deeply penetrate through the superficial layers of your skin to reach the deeper tissues, which is where skin damage is localized. The light is then readily absorbed by the damaged tissues deep beneath the skin. This causes a heating effect, in which the damaged tissues deep beneath your skin are heated. Your body recognizes that the heated cells are damaged and eliminates them. The elimination of these damaged tissues by your body fades away, or even removes, the skin concern that you are being treated for.

Heating the deep tissues underneath your skin also tricks your body into initiating the wound response. This stimulates the production of collagen, elastin, and other elements that are critically important for skin repair and regeneration. These elements are particularly important because they support a strong skin foundation (the skin matrix), ensuring that your skin is strong, firm, and bouncy. In fact, the signs of aging and photodamage are more apparent because, with age, your body loses the ability to naturally form collagen. So, IPL therapy is an excellent way to boost and replenish collagen production to ensure that your skin stays youthful.

IPL, through heating the deep tissues of your skin, also stimulates the formation of new blood vessels in the targeted treatment area. The formation of new blood vessels is critical to enhancing and improving blood flow to the damaged tissues. This allows a steady supply of oxygen and essential nutrients that help repair the damaged skin tissues. Not only does this allow the targeted area to heal faster, but the enhanced blood, oxygen, and nutrient flow also boost radiance to your skin, giving you a natural glow.

The Results of IPL 

After your IPL session, you will find that your skin concerns have visibly improved and that, overall, the treated skin looks much younger and newer. You’ll find that the treated skin is more even in skin tone and skin texture. You will also notice an increase in skin firmness and bounciness. This is directly due to the stimulation of collagen and elastin production. Finally, you will also notice a boost of radiance. This is directly due to the formation of new blood vessels in the treatment area. All in all, you will notice a visible reduction in the signs of aging and photodamage to the skin, including a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles, smaller pore sizes, and fading of age spots and hyperpigmentation, resulting in smoother, firmer, more even-toned and more radiant skin. 

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  After IPL, texture issues and redness associated with acne scarring has disappeared.