Laser therapy is much more than meets the eye. You already know laser therapy can address wrinkles, spots, fine lines, and hair removal, but did you know that laser therapy with PRP is emerging as an innovative new combination to drive penetration of topicals and other treatments?1 The medical esthetics field is continuously developing, which is why it is essential to update your training, at minimum, on a 3-year basis. Treatments are constantly changing, so to offer your clients the best possible services, you must be up to date on treatment standards and recent developments.
Medical esthetic treatments often go hand in hand and enrich each other. A prime example is the importance of laser therapy and its ability to couple with other medicines to improve results. Laser therapy can drive the penetration of topicals, including PRP.
What is Laser Therapy?
Laser & IPL therapy is a medical cosmetic treatment that uses focused light, set to specific wavelengths, to create powerful beams to create controlled wounding to provoke new skin cell growth. Learn more about Laser Therapy and IRL here.
What is PRP?
Platelet Rich Plasma comes from your own blood. Once centrifuged, the plasma with a higher ratio of a fantastic cells called platelets. Platelets are a type of blood cell that help our blood to clot, but they are essential for healing in many other ways too. Learn more about PRP treatment here.
Why are Medical Esthetics Clinics Using Laser and PRP Together?
Pairing Laser Therapy and PRP is all about enhancing treatment results. The skin is the largest organ in the human body. The top layer of skin, the stratum corneum, is a tough protective barrier that prevents unwanted molecules from entering. This is usually a wanted protective feature of the body. However, when medical professionals want a topical to penetrate the deeper layers of skin, the stratum corneum becomes challenging.2 The industry annually invests heavily in discovering how to best permeate the stratum corneum so topical treatments are effective. Recent studies show that laser therapy provides the thermal ablation needed for other treatments to be more effective. Laser therapy drives the penetration of PRP and improves results. Coupling Laser Therapy and PRP is a promising way to offer your clients the latest and best while increasing your revenue.
Successfully providing medical esthetic treatments requires up-to-date knowledge, innovation, creativity, and science. The most successful med spa owners and providers stay updated on the latest developments and consistently work to improve their practice. Receiving the training needed to offer several services in your practice will give you the advantage you need in your practice. You’ll understand how to cross-apply your treatments and when a cocktail of treatments may be the best option for your patient!
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