If you are concerned about maintaining your looks as you grow older, and who isn't, then you will want to do your homework when researching the variety of procedures available. The following is a good warning to buyers:
http://www.shorelaser.com/Medical_Laser_Applications.html
Medical Lasers and Light-based Devices: An Editorial
Ever-increasing governmental regulation and paperwork, pressure from insurers, and declining reimbursement from third-party payers have forced many physicians to seek alternative sources of income. Tempted by the image of an affluent, aging demographic eager to undergo highly publicized cosmetic procedures, and too busy to make studied decisions about purchases of unfamiliar equipment used to perform unfamiliar procedures, physicians may fall prey to high-pressure marketing by device manufacturers. Unsure of their particular market, inexperienced with the pathology and problems with which patients present for correction, and possibly unaware of alternative devices or treatment techniques, physicians may make purchases which they (hopefully NOT their patients!) may later regret. There's hardly a laser physician, clinic, or hospital that doesn't have at least ONE $75,000 "paperweight" in a corner somewhere.
Deciding which system(s) to purchase, and, more importantly, deciding which system to use for a given patient, can be difficult because:
- There are a plethora of new devices and procedures being introduced almost daily;
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants approval (510k clearances) for devices based on their similarity to previously-approved devices, without the rigorous controlled studies used for pharmaceuticals;
- Manufacturers often sponsor prominent physicians ("luminaries") to endorse their specific brands or procedures at meetings and even in peer-reviewed literature;
- Most importantly there is relative lack of non-manufacturer sponsored peer-reviewed data or controlled studies comparing alternative devices, techniques, or even treatment protocols for a specific problem using a single device.
Very few physicians have extensive experience with more than a very few laser/light-based/directed energy systems, and most of that is anecdotal; the entire field, with few exceptions, is hardly a decade old. A healthy mix of science, skepticism, and old-fashioned medical acumen might benefit both the profession and the patients.
Additionally, the cost of treatment, typically $700 plus and the need for multiple treatments, coupled with the amount of down time for healing render these treatments beyond the range of most people's budgets. Does that mean you have no alternatives? No!
Consider LED Photolight Therapy coupled with Microcurrent, also known as Energy Light Rejuvenation or ELR. In doing my homework for this Blog I came across an article published by NASA. Here is the link.
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/led_treatment.html
In this article Biologists have found that cells exposed to near-infrared light -- that is, energy just outside the visible range -- from LEDs grow 150 to 200 percent faster than those cells not stimulated by such light. This form of light increases energy inside cells which results in speeding up the healing process.
Many manufacturers have developed devices to deliver LED light for the purpose of anti-aging treatments. The device I use is made by vibrational beauty.
www.vibrationalbeauty.com
The number of sessions varies according to the age and severity of the condition being treated but is typically given as between 10 and 20. The cost is $69 per one hour session. So, for the price of one laser session you can have TEN LED sessions, and have NO RISK OF ADVERSE EFFECTS, and NO DOWN TIME! Yes, ten sessions takes more than ten hours but compare that to the two to three days of downtime for a single laser session plus the risk of adverse effects. While no one treatment is right for everyone, there is this:
LED PHOTOLIGHT THERAPY COUPLED WITH MICROCURRENT TREATMENT IS HERE TO STAY!
