Frequently Asked Questions
Cosmetic Laser Solutions offers easy to understand answers
to many frequently asked questions about our procedures. It
is very important to understand that we are a professional
healthcare provider overseen by Dr. Irfan Imami, a leading
Board Certified Vascular Surgeon in Brevard County Florida.
Your health is extremely important to us. We will neither recommend
nor perform any procedure we feel will be detrimental to your
long-term health.
Please feel free to contact
us with any additional
questions.
Laser Vein
Removal Questions and Answers
Minimally Invasive Vein
Surgery Questions and Answers
LimeLight Facial Questions
and Answers
Laser Hair Removal Questions and Answers
Vein Removal
FAQs
Question:
"Will removing a vein cause any health problems?"
Answer:
In most cases, spider and varicose veins do not have
a necessary function. It's very likely that removing these
veins may help to improve circulation. In extremely rare cases,
when the deep veins of legs are blocked, varicose veins of
legs may carry useful circulation and should not be removed. Contact
Cosmetic Laser Solutions with more questions related
to removing veins and to schedule your free consultation.
Question:
"How many treatments will I need to remove a spider vein or varicose vein?"
Answer:
The extent of each treatment varies widely depending the severity of each case.
We will sit down with you and discuss treatment options and timeframes based
on your individual needs. Contact
Cosmetic Laser Solutions with more questions related to
removing veins and to schedule your free consultation.
Minimally Invasive Vein Surgery FAQs
Question:
"Do I need treatment? "
Answer:
Treatment for varicose veins is seldom essential
since serious complications rarely occur. The choice is yours
and many patients have varicose veins for the whole of their
adult life and never suffer any problems with them.
Question:
"How can I
help myself?"
Answer:
Avoid being overweight and wear support stockings
if you have to stand up a lot of the time. Regular exercise such
as walking also helps to pump the blood out of the leg. Dry itchy
skin can often be helped by moisturising (emollient) creams or
bath additives available at the chemist.
LimeLight Facial FAQs
Question:
"What is the LimeLight Facial?"
Answer:
The LimeLight Facial is a new, non-invasive approach
to skin rejuvenation using Cutera’s LimeLight. The procedure
offers the advantage of improving skin tone and surface imperfections
associated with aging and photodamage.
Question:
"What areas can be treated?"
Answer:
The LimeLight Facial is ideal for any part of your face,
neck and décolleté with skin redness, telangiectasia (tiny veins)
or brown spots. Light (low contrast) brown spots, which were
previously difficult to resolve, respond very well to treatment.
Question:
"What
does the treatment do?"
Answer:
By selecting Program A, B or C, your practitioner can customize
your LimeLight Facial to your skin type and selectively treat
the brown and/or red pigmented areas on your skin. It’s the heating
of the pigmented brown or red cells that causes the therapeutic
effect.
Question:
"What do treatments feel like?"
Answer:
When the pulse of light is delivered, patients will
experience a mild pinching or stinging sensation. Gel is recommended
to cool the skin before vascular treatments. Anesthesia or pain
medicine is typically not required.
Question:
"How long will the treatments
take?"
Answer:
Treatment time depends on the area of the body being
treated. However, most treatments should take less than one hour.
Question:
"How
many treatments will I need?"
Answer:
One to three treatments are usually sufficient to see
results. Additional treatments may be recommended, especially
for excessively sundamaged skin.
Question:
"What happens after the treatment?"
Answer:
Immediately following treatment,
brown spots will start to darken and your skin may appear slightly
red. The treated area may be mildly swollen. This typically
lasts a few hours and possibly a day or longer. Make-up can
be applied to cover the redness.
Question:
"When will I see results?"
Answer:
Within one to three weeks, the darkened
spots will flake off and fade. Diffuse redness or telangiectasia
will decrease and your mottled complexion will improve.
Question:
"Will the
spots and redness reappear over time?"
Answer:
New brown spots, telangiectasia
and diffuse redness may appear with new sun damage; however they
too can be treated. Remember to always apply broad-spectrum sunscreen
when outdoors to minimize sun damage and the appearance of new
spots and diffuse redness. Rosacea is chronic and cannot be “cured”
with any laser or light source, however its appearance can be
improved.
Question:
"The Cutera CoolGlide Difference"
Answer:
The Cutera CoolGlide was designed
to be the most outstanding laser hair removal system on the market
for all skin types, from light to dark, including tanned patients.
Its unique design, longer wavelength, and innovative cooling
allow extremely effective, safe and permanent results.
Question:
"What do
CoolGlide treatments feel like?"
Answer:
As the name implies, the CoolGlide
handpiece cools and soothes as it glides along your skin. When
the pulse of light is delivered, some patients experience a mild
pinching or stinging sensation. No local anesthesia or pain medication
is typically required; however some patients may prefer to use
a topical anesthetic when sensitive areas are treated.
Question:
"How many
treatments will I need?"
Answer:
Most areas require 3-6 treatments. However, the number
of CoolGlide treatments required for optimal long-term benefits
depends on multiple factors - hair thickness, the area treated
and your hair's growth cycle. Interestingly, not all hairs are
actively growing at the same time and actually go through three
distinct phases: growth, regression, and resting. CoolGlide treatments
work by disabling the hair that is principally in the active
growth phase at the time of treatment. Since other hairs will
enter this active growth phase at different times, additional
treatments may be necessary to disable all of the hair follicles
in a given area.
Question:
"What happens after the treatment?"
Answer:
Immediately following your
CoolGlide treatment, the area may appear a bit red and swollen.
Three to seven days after treatment you may experience what seems
to be regrowth of hair. Actually, most of these hairs are being
shed as a result of your treatment and are not regrowing. Between
treatments you should not wax or pluck your hair, but it is permissible
to shave.
Question:
"What are the possible side effects?"
Answer:
Although patients experience
few side effects, the most commonly noticed are slight reddening
and local swelling of the skin, similar to a sunburn. These effects
typically last for several hours or less. In rare instances, blistering
may occur. Consult with your medical professional for complete
information on the benefits and risks of treatment.
Question:
"How does the
CoolGlide compare with electrolysis?"
Answer:
Electrolysis is a tedious,
invasive, and painful process that involves inserting a needle
into each individual hair follicle and delivering an electrical
charge to them one at a time. Electrolysis often requires years
of treatments at regular intervals. By delivering light energy
to hundreds of hair follicles at a time, the CoolGlide effectively
treats an area in just seconds that would take over an hour with
electrolysis.