Tackling signs of aging with cosmetic treatments is a complex process, as any one solution doesn’t always address the multiple factors that are contributing to a person’s dull, fatigued appearance. In these cases, aesthetic practitioners often turn to combination procedures to provide patients with more comprehensive and customized improvements.
For patients who seek to look more youthful and energized with surgery, Dr. Peter Vila and his team of beauty experts in Portland, Oregon, offer a combination approach using laser therapy and injectables to revolutionize your complexion without anesthesia, incisions, extensive downtime, or scarring.
What Are the Most Common Signs of Aging?
Different signs of aging can work in concert to make you appear exhausted or depleted. For example, you may undergo a treatment to target fine lines and wrinkles, but if you don’t address volume loss in the cheeks, temples, lips, and jawline, you may end up disappointed in your results. Likewise, if you focus on enhancing facial fullness with fillers but neglect sunspots and hyperpigmentation, you might still be unhappy with your appearance after your treatments. The most commonly reported signs of aging include:
- Dynamic wrinkles formed while the face is in motion (frown lines, crow’s feet, etc.)
- Static wrinkles formed while the face is at rest (nasolabial folds, marionette lines, etc.)
- Sagging skin that has lost its elasticity and suppleness
- A dull, rough complexion
- Brown spots and other blemishes
While all these signs of aging can be targeted with non-invasive skincare solutions, there isn’t a single treatment that can address them all simultaneously. That is why a combination approach is so important for your care. Combining laser skin resurfacing treatments with dermal fillers can maximize your results while being cost-effective at the same time.
Laser Resurfacing and Dermal Fillers – The Ultimate Duo
Laser therapy and injectables are among the most powerful pairings in the cosmetic arsenal. This synergistic dual approach can combat both complexion imperfections and contour irregularities, providing you with exponential anti-aging benefits. While the laser energy enhances skin texture and tone, fillers work to offset volume loss and restore a more radiant, youthful countenance.
Spotlight on Dermal Fillers
There are several types of fillers that Dr. Vila and his team can utilize to transform your appearance. Many fillers like Restylane are formulated with hyaluronic acid, a biocompatible compound that binds to water molecules, hydrating and replenishing the skin. Other fillers like Sculptra are “biostimulators” that work by triggering the body to renew its collagen reserves, providing patients with a more energized, youthful glow over time. Results with fillers can last anywhere from 6 months to several years, making them a worthwhile investment in your appearance and vitality.
Spotlight on Laser Resurfacing
Over the past decade or so, medical lasers have advanced by leaps and bounds. Today’s minimally invasive lasers are gentle and effective, and they are engineered to treat all skin types and tones. Lasers can both eradicate surface-level imperfections and apply therapeutic thermal heat to the skin’s deeper layers, enhancing collagen output for longer-term rejuvenation outcomes. Laser treatments are typically performed over a series of sessions to comprehensively reduce concerns such as hyperpigmentation, sun damage, sunspots, age spots, brown spots, lines and wrinkles, enlarged pores, blemishes, acne scars, freckles, and poor skin texture and tone.
Choosing the Best Provider for Your Combination Skincare Regimen
It is important to find an aesthetic practice where the providers are knowledgeable about all aspects of skincare and have access to today’s most advanced, cutting-edge treatment modalities and devices.
At The Vila Institute for Plastic Surgery, all treatments are overseen by Dr. Peter Vila, a double-board-certified facial plastic surgeon who brings consummate artistry and an eye for precision to every procedure while ensuring your utmost safety.
Contact Dr. Peter Vila, today to schedule a private consultation and learn more about how laser skin resurfacing combined with dermal fillers can offer you exceptional anti-aging results without the higher risks and longer downtimes of plastic surgery.