Skin Tightening – Candela GentleYAG
The facts ● 40-year-old white female with fitzpatrick skin type II ●Lax skin with excessive sun exposure in the past ●She received three skin tightening treatments over a period of time using the Candela GentleYAG 1064 nm laser. (The skin tightening treatments aim to stimulate not only collagen contraction, but also collagen remodeling) ●Topical anesthesia was not required for any of [...]
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The 1064 nm wavelength used by the Candela GentleYAG is ideal to deliver a thermal stimulus within the dermis. This stimulus initiates new collagen formation resulting in skin tightening. Exceptional results can be achieved on the laser both because of the depth of penetration of the 1064 nm wavelength itself and the low melanin absorption [...]
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