Energist UltraPlus VPL™ System
User Manual
SD1-43 Issue 3 (CCF 296)
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Section 7: Introduction to Skin Therapies
7.1 Introduction
The concept of rejuvenation of aged and sun damaged skin is currently
receiving considerable interest within the professional beauty industry and the
general public. There exists today a rapidly growing demand for safe, simple
techniques for improving skin textures, colour, pore size, broken blood
vessels and wrinkles. The term Skin Rejuvenation applies to any form of
procedure that improves the texture and look of the skin, whereas
Photorejuvenation means the use of a light-based therapy to induce these
improvements.
Current treatments available for skin rejuvenation include:
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Cosmeceuticals: hydrate the skin and induce minor surface changes
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Dermabrasion: layers of skin are actually ‘sanded away’
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Chemical peel: uses acid solution to burn away layers of skin
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Non-Ablative Lasers: good results can be obtained, but limited to what
can be treated. Expensive equipment and procedures
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Laser Resurfacing: whilst providing the best results, there are
significant side-effects associated with this procedure
IPL™ skin therapy treatment is an FDA approved process that has many
advantages over other treatment modalities as it effectively treats a
combination of changes in the skin, from the signs of ageing and sun damage
to thread veins, pigmentary abnormalities and cosmetic imperfections. In
addition, VPL™ treatment is known to reduce pore size and leave a smooth
revitalised appearance to the skin as the light energy stimulates an increase
in the production of new collagen.
It is clear that there is considerable demand for this new generation of non-
ablative treatment that has shown to give dramatic improvement for the visible
signs of ageing and photo-damage with low risk and, perhaps most
importantly, no Client ‘downtime’. A number of independent clinical studies
have been undertaken with the findings confirming the efficacy of IPL
treatment. Additional studies are currently underway across the world to
establish in more detail how best to utilise the advantages of this new non-
invasive method of reversing photo ageing.
This section provides the Operator with the necessary introduction to skin
rejuvenation, followed by an explanation as to how the Energist UltraPlus
system can achieve good results on a range of skin types and conditions. Key
to performing a successful and safe treatment is having a clear understanding
of each Client’s needs, their skin type and then the careful selection of the
most appropriate system settings to achieve the desired result. Results will
vary from Client to Client due to many inter-related physiological factors, and
so Operators need to be capable of working closely with Clients in order to
achieve good results.
