The art of aging gracefully

As you age, your skin can get damaged because of its unavoidable struggle with UV rays, air pollution, dirt, stress and aging. When this happens, self-confidence fizzles into thin air as acne, wrinkles and melasma (pekas) appear on your face, leaving you scarred physically and emotionally.

But don’t lose hope. Don’t let your body and spirit be scarred for life. Let the magical hands of the beauty experts from Aescultura heal your skin using Fraxel Laser Treatment and discover how you can face life once more with renewed confidence.

Fraxel is a non-surgical, safe and effective laser treatment that zaps wrinkles, scars and brown spots without having to hide from your friends for weeks. This innovative and US FDA-approved treatment dramatically improves your skin tone, color and elasticity as it systematically stimulates the production of smoother, healthier looking skin.

Aside from giving you a face to flaunt, Fraxel can also treat loose skin, unwanted wrinkles and brown spots from your chest, neck, hands, arms and legs. Delicate skin suffering from damage due to sun exposure on the neck or chest can be treated easily in just a snap.

But how does it work? I asked beauty expert, Dr. Francis Decangchon, medical-surgical director of Aescultura, to explain how Fraxel works. “The Fraxel laser goes deep into the dermis to pinpoint areas of the skin to treat it,” he said. “It leaves the surrounding areas unharmed to help speed up the healing process.”

The Fraxel laser penetrates these very small areas, known as microthermal treatment zones, just deep enough to target specific portions of tissue and damaged cells and eventually stimulate significant collagen regeneration, which is key to the healing process. These treated areas begin to regenerate collagen naturally and in no time you will win back the skin you’ve always dreamed of.

Think of the treatment as a procedure similar to the digital restoration of a photo using Adobe PhotoShop where the damaged area is transformed bit by bit or pixel by pixel.

“There is very little discomfort with the treatment,” Dr. Decangchon said. “Most people report a prickly sensation that stops as soon as the treatment is over. To protect your skin, you need to apply a sun block on it for a couple of weeks.”

Most people have five Fraxel Laser treatments, according to Dr. Decangchon. A Fraxel treatment lasts about 30 minutes and sessions are spaced about three weeks apart. At Aescultura, the treatment schedule can be modified to fit the patient’s needs or schedule.

Because Fraxel Laser Treatments are based on the regeneration of collagen, the ultimate results will not be visible for several months after treatment. However, most people begin to notice positive changes to their skin right after the procedure, and the improvements continue for about six months.

Before the introduction of Fraxel, treatment options have been limited. To make the situation worse, the options available, which require the removal of the top layer of your skin, had been painful, had considerable side effects, required significant downtime and numerous follow-ups, or have had little or no effect at all.

With Fraxel, you can now have a rejuvenated skin without hurting for weeks.

Side effects are also minimal and typically involve mild to moderate swelling and redness that usually subsides within several days. “You also get more oohs and ahhs from your friends and colleagues,” Dr. Decangchon shared. Skin may also appear to have a bronzed appearance (similar to being sunburned) for several days. Routine activities can be resumed immediately after treatment.

Choose to age gracefully. Aescultura erases wrinkles in a zap with Fraxel. Get a Fraxel treatment now and discover how to face life with a fresh and beautiful outlook. Fraxel Laser Treatment is available at Aescultura. Kristine Hermosa endorses Aescultura.

Aescultura is located at the ground floor of Future Point Plaza One, 112 Panay Ave., South Triangle, Quezon City.

For an appointment, call 376-5969 and 372-4533.