Plasma Pen Wrinkle Correction
Plasma Pen offers powerful, targeted correction of stubborn wrinkles as well as tightening of lax, crepey skin around the Eyes, Mouth and Neckline
The Plasma IQ pen is the first and only Plasma pen device that is FDA approved and cleared by Health Canada for aesthetic use. This plasma pen is extremely precise, delivering focussed plasma energy to safely and effectively target stubborn wrinkles and lax, crepey skin that traditionally have been difficult to treat. It offers a consistent solution for treatment of the delicate skin around the eyes, mouth and neckline.
How the Plasma Pen Works?
When the tip of the Plasma Pen is brought close to the skin being treated, it ionizes gas particles in the air to create a tiny and focussed plasma arc that makes contact with the targeted skin. This creates a micro-thermal injury at the point of contact with minimal collateral spread to surrounding tissues. These pinpoint zones of thermal injury cause immediate skin tightening and retraction in the areas targeted. Fibroblast cells deep in the dermis respond to the micro-injury by multiplying in number and increasing their collagen and elastin production for at least 2 months after the treatment session.
Clinically, we can see this bimodal response to Plasma Pen treatment. Initially, you see tiny brown crusts or ‘Henna tattoo dots’ and some immediate associated skin tightening and lifting benefits. These tiny crusts resolve and fall away within 5 to 7 days and may appear pink for a short time interval. Then progressive tightening and smoothing of skin continues to occur for another 1 to 2 months as collagen is laid down. It’s the treatment that keeps giving!
Ideal Treatment Areas
Upper and lower eyelids, tear troughs: Plasma Pen treatments rival surgical eyelid procedures but without their cost, invasiveness or downtime. It is wonderful for lightening, brightening and tightening the delicate skin around the eyes.
- Extensive crows feet wrinkles
- Brow lift and correction of forehead wrinkles
- Cheek wrinkles
- Mouth: Smokers lines or bar code lines around the lips
- Neckline: reduce orthostatic lines and tighten lax crepey neckline skin
Treatment Process
All makeup is removed from the treatment area and then prepped with surgical antiseptic solution.
- Topical anesthetic and / or an injectable anesthetic are used to numb the treatment area before your Plasma Pet session begins.
- Treatment times vary depending on the extent of the work to be done but the average treatment session lasts 20-30 minutes.
- Post procedure we apply a soothing skin Booster Serum full of anti-oxidants, hyaluronic acid and peptides to the treatment areas to accelerate healing.
- You will go home with post care instructions and skin products to be applied for the first week.
Immediately after your Treatment
The procedure
The procedure
Immediately post treatment
Most patients experience slight redness, swelling and mild / moderate burning sensation at their treatment sites. This resolves within a few days and is easily treated with ice packs or OTC NSAIDs or Tylenol.
Post Treatment week 1
As early as the first week, you will see the initial tightening benefits of your procedure. The Henna Tattoo spots resolve over 5 to 7 days post-treatment.
Post care products/ instructions will help sooth the skin and expedite resolution of swelling and the presence of micro-crusts.
Photos
slight swelling and redness
brighter, tighter eyelids and eyes less hooded
Post Care Nuggets
- As a rule of thumb, the more extensive your treatment, the longer will be your down-time, but the fewer subsequent treatments you will require. Many eye treatments, for example, can stand alone with longstanding benefits and will only need to be topped up every few years.
- With lighter treatments we usually recommend doing them in series of 2 to 3 sessions and your downtime will be less.
- When a series of plasma pen procedures is recommended we will offer package pricing for you. This is determined at the time of consultation with Dr vanVliet.
- Plasma pen treatments are stackable and can be combined wit other treatment modalities such HydraFacial MD, Silhouette Instalift or Injectables.
Plasma Pen Before and After Photos
Acne Scarring
Peri-oral wrinkles
Lax, crepey eyelid skin: upper and lower eyelids
Hooded, lax upper eyelids
Client Testimonials
Dr vanVliet is excellent at what she does, and her staff is always welcoming and up to date on the most cutting edge skin treatments. Dr vanVliet takes time to explain what treatment would be best and is prompt, reassuring, and gets great results . I highly recommend her and on top of it her front desk and her assistants are kind, friendly, and supportive.
– Mary-Beth Manning
Dr vanVliet and her team in Spring Spring are highly professional and very respectful of privacy and the personality of each client. The office is exceptionally clean and welcoming. Dr vanVliet has an artist’s eye and a surgeon’s hand. I have thorough confidence in her aesthetic advice and skills. I would recommend this office for anyone seeking basic skin maintenance to age defying therapies, from removal of simple skin lesions to more complicated, larger excisions. The end result is an advertisement in itself.
– Patricia
Everything about Spring Skin is First Rate!! From the time you enter Spring Skin’s beautifully appointed office, one feels in caring and very professional hands. It is a happy environment. Dr VanVliet’s advice and the treatments are superb.. we are very fortunate to have this wonderful, knowledgeable Dr on our island. I always come away feeling my best!!
– Denny
Dr Van Vliet and her team are so caring and wonderful. I feel like Im being so well taken care of when I go there. Also – their cosmetic skin procedures have given me better results than many bit city dermatologists!
– Oonagh
I am absolutely delighted to provide a review for Spring Skin! As someone who had been going to Vancouver several times a year for skin care, I was thrilled to discover Spring Skin right here on Salt Spring island. Immediately I received friendly and knowledgeable service from the office manager and my initial consult was an absolute delight! The clinic itself is lovely and inviting. I had all my questions answered and left with a treatment plan. My treatments have all gone as expected and I am in love with the results. Spring Skin will now be a regular part of my self care and skin care routines and I cannot wait to go back and try more of what they have to offer. Vancouver level treatments and service right here on Salt Spring – simply fantastic!
– Jess
If someone asked me to describe my treatment results in one word, that word would be WOW! I am so impressed with Spring Skin and that begins as soon as you walk through the front door. They are friendly, knowledgeable, and always willing to take the time to explain various treatments. The treatments themselves and the results are nothing short of amazing. I would highly recommend Spring Skin!
– Christy
