For more information about photofacial and skin rejuvenation treatments at our Oregon office, contact Dr. Peter Goodkin for a consultation.
Peter Goodkin M.D.
9775 SE Sunnyside Road #500
Clackamas, Oregon 97015
P / 503-654-7546
F / 503-786-3542
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Easy Cosmetic Interventions (ECI’S)-Less invasive Laser and Aesthetic Treatments and More at Our Oregon Practice
We have many non-surgical techniques that can blunt and reverse the appearance of aging. The treatments described here can smooth, fill, iron out, camouflage and even erase revealing wrinkles, folds, brown blotches, fine lines, redness, the loss of skin translucence, sallowness and other telltale signs of aging. Many of these treatments take only a few minutes. More importantly, the recovery time is short or nil. Consider having an Easy Cosmetic Intervention at our Clackamas, Oregon office.
You only live once!
Why do we call them "Easy Cosmetic Interventions"?
- BOTOX COSMETIC®, Dysport®, Myobloc® Injections
- Microdermabrasion
- Laser Rejuvenation
- The Candela Vbeam® Perfecta Laser
- Soft-Tissue Fillers
- Chemical Peels
- What is Recovery Like?
Evidence of Aging
In your third and fourth decades, it’s hard to avoid noticing the emergence of wrinkles and smaller blotchy brown age spots. Redness may start to appear, revealing some fine linear blood vessels. Your skin may seem less translucent.
In the next 10-20 years, the structural proteins of the skin, elastin and collagen, begin to deteriorate. Volume is lost from skin, fat and the underlying boney support causing the appearance of deeper folds and the accentuation or wrinkles. The texture of the skin becomes irregular.
As the process of photo and intrinsic aging continues, somewhat relentlessly, our cells don’t divide quite as well. Skin loses the ability to retain water, losing its suppleness and softness. Volume loss continues, somewhat like a deflating balloon. This leads to even more wrinkles and folds, a sallow, blotchy complexion with wrinkles, folds, brown spots, red lines, and prominent pores.
Then, there are the bumps. Moles, both flat and raised, enlarged oil glands, keratoses from the sun, keratoses from your genes, cysts and angiomas as well as persistent redness. Your skin becomes uneven, to say the least!
Wherever you are in this cutaneous aging process, healthier and younger looking skin can be yours. You can revive and enhance your appearance with “Easy Cosmetic Interventions” at our Clackamas, Oregon office. Our experienced dermatologic surgeon, Dr. Goodkin, determines the treatment that is best for each individual; whether it is a dermal/volume filler, microdermabrasion, laser treatment, etc. for our Oregon-area clients.
Why do we call them “Easy Cosmetic Interventions”?
We call them easy because you can achieve significant cosmetic improvement using procedures that just take a few minutes. Usually you can return to your normal routine immediately, or almost immediately.
Our artful and pleasing “Easy Cosmetic Interventions” can be used to accomplish the following:
- Return a healthy glow
- Lighten or entirely remove irregular brown spots and blotches
- Reduce the appearance of pores
- Gentle the wrinkles around the eyes, lips and forehead
- Greatly reduce redness and veins
- Restore volume and reduce deep folds
People love these techniques because they seem to turn back the clock. It’s easier than ever before to look a few years younger. For more information on skin refreshing and renewal, contact our Portland, Oregon-area dermatology office.
Treatment Choices
None of the “Easy Cosmetic Interventions” involve the use of a scalpel. They are not invasive surgery. They are well-accepted rejuvenation techniques. Dr. Peter Goodkin can advise you on which treatment would be best for your skin.
BOTOX COSMETIC®, Dysport®, Myobloc® injections
BOTOX COSMETIC® and the more recently introduced Dysport®, Myobloc® are injectionsthat relax facial muscles. They soften the so-called “dynamic” wrinkles on the face: angry-looking scowl lines, crow’s feet, forehead wrinkles, and “bunny lines”. They can weaken the downward pull at the corners of the mouth, aid in the treatment of “smoker’s lines” around the mouth, and even provide a temporary brow-lift.
Microdermabrasion
Our microdermabrasion sessions leave your skin softer, smoother feeling, and can help hydration. Many of the brown spots are faded or sometimes eliminated. In as little as 20 minutes, this easy abrasive technique, without the grit of particle microdermabrasion, quickly produces satisfying results.
Laser Rejuvenation
Laser rejuvenation is a form of photo rejuvenation used to gently nudge and de-emphasize the effects of aging. The lasers improve fine wrinkles, lighten dark spots, fade the red, and stimulate new collagen formation. After your treatment, these skin issues gradually fade, leaving skin texture more even, smoother and softer.
The Candela Vbeam Perfecta® Laser
The VBeam Perfecta® laser energy penetrates about one millimeter into the skin. The absorption of laser light stimulates the production of your own collagen. The newly formed collagen reduces wrinkles from the inside Some patients see improvement after only one treatment, but usually a series of treatments are required for the best results. After each treatment there is some temporary redness and puffiness, which causes little or no time away from your normal activities.
Soft-tissue fillers
Soft-tissue fillers renew and restore volume, improving the appearance of facial wrinkles and folds and potentially restoring a more youthful shape to the face. Fillers can also restore fullness to the lips and fill acne scars so they don’t leave such dramatic shadows.
Superficial or light chemical peels
Superficial or light chemical peels can improve the irregular texture and appearance of dull, wrinkled, or spotted skin. They gently exfoliate or remove the dead outer skin cell layer to smooth and soften the skin. Light chemical peels can restore the skin's texture and improve its clarity and radiance. They're great for improving dull, lifeless complexions.
What about recovery?
After most of these treatments you can expect some redness or swelling in the area that was treated. This can be covered with makeup and you can usually go about your business immediately. Friends, family and colleagues notice a more refreshed, relaxed and younger looking you. Most will never figure out that you had anything done. You just look better.
Almost everyone could benefit from one of these procedures. Schedule a skin rejuvenation or a Vbeam® laser consultation at our Clackamas, Oregon office today.