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Thank you very much Dr. Seckel, I really appreciate it. I just was wondering if Laser Genesis is also known as Photo facial rejuvenation? I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and some places have FotofacialRF. I’m not sure if it’s the same thing, or something a little different. As well, I was wondering if you know anything about Photodynamic Therapy to help reduce pore size? Thanks again. David, Ontario, Canada

Friday, January 13th, 2006

Dear David,
Photo facial rejuvenation is usually used to refer to IPL treatments for non-surgical facial rejuvenation. Technically all laser and IPL therapy is Phototherapy because they use light waves or photo energy to treat the skin. But common usage of Photo facial rejuvenation usually refers to IPL.
I am not familiar with FotofacialRF. But if the […]

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Dear Dr. Seckel, Thank you so much for your response. I very much appreciate the service that you are providing. I have a couple of more questions regarding lasers. Would an IPL laser be a good option? Which would you recommend for oriental skin–the microlaserpeel or IPL. I would like to minimize my pores, but also I have a problem with excess fat in parts of my cheek that I would like to remove. I am planning to go for mesotherapy for removal of fat in my face. Would you recommend this treatment? Is it effective and safe? Thank you. Dee

Friday, November 25th, 2005

Dear Dee,
If the main problem you want to correct is enlarged skin pores I recommend a laser skin treatment called Lasergenesis®. It is very safe treatment that does not ablate or remove skin and there is no contact by the laser with the skin. Thus I feel it is safer for Asian skin. Since […]

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Dear Dr. Seckel, How is it that the sun can cause aging by damaging the collagen and elastin, while IPL and laser rejuvenate the skin by the same method? Darcy, Spokane, WA

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

Dear Darcy,
Thank you for your very insightful question. Facial skin aging is caused by a number of factors of which the sun is a most important one. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun as you point out causes facial aging by direct damage to the collagen and elastin fibers in the dermis or deep layer of […]

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