aesthetic treatments
CO2 Fractional Laser
Gold Coast Dermatology Clinic is the first clinic in Australia to offer DEKA Punto’s amazing technology. The Punto utilises the CO2 wavelength to perform the traditional SmartXide DOT Therapy as well as DEKA’s newest offering, the ‘CoolPeel’.
Dr Davidson is excited to add this cutting edge technology to our stable of lasers. The results are amazing in terms of rejuvenation, sun damage repair, age spot removal and acne scarring.
SmartXide Dot Therapy
Conditions that are commonly treated using Smartxide Dot Therapy:
Acne scarring
Sun damage
Seborrheic keratosis (age spots)
Surgical scars
Wrinkling and loss of elastic tissue.
Please see our fees page for more info on prices for CO2 Laser DOT DEKA therapy.
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DOT Therapy delivers a CO2 laser beam divided into thousands of microscopic treatment zones (Dots) that target a fraction of the skin at a time. These treatments zones cause thermal damage to underlying collagen and elastin, to stimulate the production of new fibres. The ability to ‘fractionate’ the laser allows quicker healing times, lower risks of side effects and less downtime for the patient than traditional fully ablative laser.
Dr Davidson treats a variety of issues including, sun damage, wrinkles, acne scarring and age spots.
Dependent on what condition is being treatment, an initial course of 1-3 treatments is recommended. For sun damage, rejuvenation and anti-aging effects, usually an annual maintenance treatment is required for the benefits to be maintained.
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Patients arrive an hour prior to the procedure.
Images of the treatment area are taken and topical numbing cream is applied - numbing cream remains on for 1 hour.
Safety eye goggles are fitted for all patients prior to starting the laser treatment.
As the laser device is used to treat your skin, you will hear some buzzing noises, and whilst the numbing cream is very effective, patients can feel warmth in their skin and may experience some discomfort.
A healing balm and suncream is applied immediately after the treatment, and each patient is given after care instructions.
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When patients leave the treatment, their face is a little bit red - like a sunburn.
Over the course of 24-48 hours that patient will develop increased swelling and facial redness becomes more prominent. There can also be areas of spot bleeding. This is very normal.
We encourage all patients to attend the clinic for a Healite treatment 2 days after their laser treatment. Patients can expect down time of 7-10 days. During which time we suggest, no vigorous activities, no saunas or hot spas and sleeping propped up on 2 pillows to help with swelling.
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All patients are different, however we recommend up to 3 treatments for most conditions.
CoolPeel
Conditions that are commonly treated using CoolPeel:
Superficial pigmentation
Skin rejuvenation
Mild acne scarring.
Please see our fees page for more info on prices for CO2 Laser CoolPeel therapy.
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CO2 laser just became a lot cooler. Reduce fine lines, sun damage and pore size whilst improving skin texture, with minimal downtime. CoolPeel is a brand new way to safely, and easily deliver the benefits of a traditional CO2 resurfacing treatment by targeting just the superficial layer of skin tissue, damaged skin is removed revealing younger and healthier looking skin.
SmartXide Punto is the only technology that can perform a CoolPeel because of its unique pulse control protocol: the CoolPeel leverages the exclusive H-pulse – a high-peak power, short pulse that delivers an ablative treatment without any thermal damage to the surrounding tissue. No thermal damage means that down time highly controlled and minimized, while impressive superficial skin-resurfacing results are delivered.
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Coolpeel is a very well tolerated procedure. Many patients have the treatment with no topical numbing cream, however it is much more pleasant with it.
First your face is cleansed, numbing cream may be applied, you wear safety goggles to protect your eyes and then usually beginning at the forehead, the entire face is treated. Patients experience a slight tingling sensation during the treatment.
A healing balm and suncream is applied immediately after the treatment, and each patient is given after care instructions.
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Your face is a little bit pink at first, it then is mildly swollen over the course of 3-4 days. Makeup can be worn the next day, patients must stay out of the sun and regularly apply moisturiser.
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All patients are different, however we recommend 3 treatments for most conditions.
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Yes, a fantastic combination is RF microneedling in combination with CoolPeel – performed on the same day. This gives you the deep tighten that only INFINI by Lutronic can deliver, in conjunction with superficial epidermal ablation, without significant downtime. The ultimate ‘tighten and brighten’.