Blemishes can distract from even the most beautiful bone structure. That’s why we recommend incorporating medical skincare into your long-term beauty plan, even if you’re also planning to have cosmetic surgery. Procedures like Halo Hybrid Fractional Laser Therapy can correct many stubborn skin problems that topical treatments can’t touch—safely, effectively, and with little downtime.
What is Halo Hybrid Fractional Laser Therapy?
Halo Hybrid Fractional Laser Therapy is the first laser skin treatment that blends ablative and non-ablative technology. Ablative lasers are used to exfoliate the skin; they create very tiny perforations in the skin’s surface, removing damaged cells and speeding up the rate of cellular renewal. Ablative lasers cause the skin cells that make up superficial blemishes, like age spots and fine lines, to evaporate. Non-ablative lasers, on the other hand, use light energy to gently heat up the water molecules inside skin cells. This stimulates the production of collagen, a protein that keeps our skin strong and healthy, without causing targeted skin cells to evaporate.
Combining these two technologies is advantageous because it permits extensive collagen synthesis and deep blemish removal while limiting downtime. Patients who have conventional ablative laser therapy often notice symptoms of redness and swelling for up to five days. After Halo laser therapy, these symptoms typically abate within just one to three days. Blending ablative and non-ablative lasers also cuts down on the amount of treatments patients need in order to create optimal results. Most patients need between six and eight non-ablative laser treatments to achieve the same results as just two Halo laser treatments.
What Conditions can the Halo Hybrid Fractional Laser Treat?
The Halo Hybrid Fractional Laser can be used by adults of all ages to improve the overall tone, firmness, and smoothness of the skin. At the Ritacca Laser Center, we use the Halo laser to treat all of the following skin conditions:
-Wrinkles, fine lines, and areas of loose skin. By increasing the production of collagen, the Halo laser makes the skin stronger, fuller, and more supple. This erases signs of aging associated with collagen loss; it also makes the skin more wrinkle-resistant.
-Sun damage. The Halo laser can remove most of the visible symptoms of UV damage, such as brown spots, freckles, and areas of rough, leathery skin. Laser treatments can also remove pre-cancerous cells, potentially reducing the patient’s risk of skin cancer.
Halo laser therapy is suitable for use on a wide range of skin types and tones. If you would like to assess whether or not you’re a good candidate for this innovative skin rejuvenation procedure, contact the Ritacca Laser Center to arrange a personal consultation. Our team of experienced, certified skincare experts will help you get the best skin of your life—without unwanted side-effects.
