Even with a healthy lifestyle and proper diet, some people still struggle with cellulite and fat deposits in specific areas of the body. Fortunately, it’s possible to address such issues through a long-lasting treatment known as BodyFX. At Spa in the City in Dallas, TX, we offer this innovative treatment to help you get the appearance you desire.

What Is BodyFX?

This is a non-surgical and non-invasive treatment that uses radiofrequency (RF) energy to destroy cellulite and unsightly fat deposits. It also involves the use of high-voltage pulse and vacuum massage to contract and tighten the skin. It works by stimulating the natural processes that the body uses to eliminate fat cells to ensure optimal body contouring.

The treatment is ideal for specific areas, such as the back, thighs, abdomen, and flanks, but it’s not limited to these areas.  The aim of the treatment varies among patients, and it can be to:

• Reduce body circumference
• Tighten sagging or loose skin
• Sculpt and contour the body
• Reduce cellulite

You might need several sessions to get the results you want, and a typical session takes about 30 to 60 minutes during an in-office visit. Treatment photographs are essential for office use only, as they help to evaluate the changes in appearance after several sessions.

How Does It Work?

During the treatment, we use a special device to heat the specific area of treatment. The device uses suction-coupled technology, which selectively targets fat tissue to heat and destroy the cells. The heating causes the collagen fibers to contract, and it also increases the metabolism of fibroblasts to boost the production of new collagen fibers.

The suction technology involved in this treatment allows for optimal tissue heating to ensure better results. The handpiece heats the fat tissue and covers an area of about  6 x 6 inches. This selective targeting is what makes the treatment effective for removing stubborn fat.

How Is It Different?

Compared to other treatments, such as SculpSure® and CoolSculpting®, BodyFX reduces fat and tightens the skin at the same time. Most alternative treatments usually target the fat cells with no impact on your skin elasticity. Its ability to use suction technology makes it stand out as it allows effective targeting of fat cells.

It’s also suitable for people who may not want liposuction, which is a minimally invasive procedure for removing excess fat deposits. However, you need to note that every case is unique, and Dr. Josanne may recommend other treatment options for you to help you get rid of the excess fat.

Who Is a Good Candidate?

This treatment is suitable for most patients and skin types, but it’s not designed for weight loss treatment. Patients who lead a healthy lifestyle and are close to their desired weight make the best candidates. You must be healthy without any conditions that might affect the healing process. Be sure to share your medical history with the doctor during consultations.

It’s essential to have realistic expectations about the treatment, and you must be ready to commit to a healthy lifestyle after the treatment. The treatment is an excellent alternative to other options, such as liposuction. For some patients, Dr. Josanne might recommend a series of treatments to achieve the right results. This can usually one treatment session every week for about 6 to 12 weeks.

How to Prepare

There are no special measures you need to take when preparing for the treatment. If there are any, Dr. Josanne will guide you on what to do. This can be as simple as drinking plenty of water before and after the sessions.

In some instances, the treatment is not ideal for areas with open wounds or bruises. If you’re using anticoagulants, you may be advised to stop the medications about 7 to 14 days before the treatment. On the day of the treatment, your skin should be clean with no oils or lotions.

Recovery and Results

There is no downtime associated with this treatment, and you can immediately return to your routine after the sessions. It’s recommended to avoid scratching or scrubbing the area. If done right, the treatment can reduce fat tissue and cellulite by about 30 to 60 percent, and you can expect to notice optimal changes within three to six months.

As noted before, most patients usually need about 6 to 12 sessions to achieve their desired results, and you’ll notice a change in appearance as your body works to get rid of the dead fat cells. More importantly, you need to maintain a healthy lifestyle to prevent the remaining fat cells from increasing in size. Depending on your situation, you might also need one maintenance treatment session every 3 to 6 months.

Make an Appointment Today!

If you’re struggling with stubborn body fat or cellulite, you should consider getting BodyFX treatments. This treatment has the potential to nearly replace liposuction as a non-invasive way of reducing fat pockets and tightening the skin, but without the downtime. It’s an in-office treatment, and you can resume your normal activities immediately after your sessions.

Whenever you’re ready to talk, be sure to reach out to Spa in the City in Dallas, TX and book your appointment to speak with Dr. Josanne. We’re available to listen to your needs and work with you to attain your aesthetic goals.

At Spa in the City in Dallas, TX, we strongly believe that the best defense is an aggressive offense. For that reason, we are proud to offer several aesthetic services that promote skin health to preemptively prevent future skin concerns while treating existing ones. Today, we reveal some of the most compelling benefits of Dermasweep to help you determine if it’s right for you.

The Most Compelling Benefits of Dermasweep

It’s Short and Sweet

One of the most compelling reasons to receive Dermasweep treatment is its convenience. Despite all the visible benefits of this treatment, it only lasts around half of an hour. This is, in part, due to its sweeping three-pronged approach to healthier skin.

It’s Comfortable

Another incredibly compelling benefit of Dermasweep is its comfort. There is absolutely no pain or discomfort involved with this treatment, and you don’t even need an expensive anesthetic! Even better than the money you’re saving by not needing an anesthetic is the time you are saving.

Most anesthetics used for aesthetic treatments take between 15 minutes and an hour to take effect. Who has 30 minutes for a skincare treatment and an hour of waiting for the skin to be numbed?

It Corrects Acne Scars

Whether your acne started around puberty, the last time you were chronically stressed, or you’ve started having significant hormonal imbalances, you probably have acne scars. But you don’t have to settle for acne scarring on your face and back anymore.

This revolutionary treatment exfoliates your skin, which can treat active acne and minimize the appearance of acne scars. The appearance of acne scars is also reduced thanks to the cellular turnover that results from the collagen induction. Moreover, you can have an infusion during your treatment designed specifically to combat active acne.

It Treats Fine Lines and Wrinkles

If you feel like you’re too young for fine lines and wrinkles but have them anyway, you’re not alone. Luckily, nobody needs to think you’re older than you actually are. This is because this treatment encourages your body to produce its own collagen. Collagen is the protein found in the foundational layers of your skin that keeps it smooth and wrinkle-free.

It Will Make Your Skin Look More Hydrated

Yet another compelling benefit of this treatment is it will help your skin look more hydrated. First, there are custom infusions designed specifically to make your skin look more hydrated. Then there is the benefit that comes from a treatment that induces collagen production.

Collagen does pretty much everything for your skin. One of its most important roles is supporting a healthy, functional skin barrier so that when you use moisturizers, like Aquaphor or Vaseline, the water is trapped inside your skin. Similarly, when you hydrate your body, your skin looks hydrated because it is, thanks to collagen.

It Addresses Skin Laxity

Have you lost a significant amount of weight recently? Do you smoke? Do you fail to apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen every four hours? Do you drink alcohol? Are you over the age of 30? If you answered affirmatively to any of the preceding questions, there’s a good chance that your skin is starting to sag.

Nobody wants loose, sagging skin. With this revolutionary, pain-free treatment, you don’t have to settle for skin that makes you look older than you are. In fact, you can look younger than you actually are! Who wouldn’t want to look as attractive, vivacious and confident as they did years ago by investing a mere 30 minutes for a life-changing rejuvenating treatment?

It Treats Dull, Ruddy Skin

One of the primary benefits of cellular turnover is the dead skin cells that make up the superficial outer layers of your skin are replaced with new, healthy, vibrant skin. With this treatment, the removal of the upper layers of skin cells is sped up thanks to gentle, powerful exfoliation.

In other words, if you have dull, ruddy dead skin cells comprising the top couple layers of your skin, they will be gone immediately after treatment. The underlying layers of your skin will be revealed, and these skin cells are alive. Therefore, they look young, healthy and vibrant. Even better, they have not been affected by hyperpigmentation, age spots, or sunspots.

It’s Safe for Sensitive Skin

One of the most common problems with a lot of aesthetic treatments is they are only suitable for certain skin types. For instance, ablative laser treatments are only ideal for people with skin that is not too thin, who do not have too much melanin in the cells, and who have dark hair follicles. A lot of aesthetic treatments are also bad choices for pregnant or nursing women.

Whether your skin is light or dark, thick or thin, sensitive, dry, or oily, this 30-minute anti-aging treatment is safe and effective for you. When determining who is a good candidate for this treatment, we look at the aesthetic goals of the potential candidate and design the right treatment. 

Discover How to Put Your Best Face Forward Today

Are you ready to put the ball in your court and take control of your skin health? Do you think you could benefit from a 30-minute professional skincare treatment? If so, treatment with the Dermasweep device may be right for you. To determine if you are a good candidate, contact us today at Spa in the City in Dallas, TX to schedule your initial consultation. 

The visible signs of aging can be enough to dishearten even the most confident of people. Those who are looking for a new kind of skin rejuvenation treatment can rejoice. Now, with the magic of RF Microneedling with Legend Pro, all of your skin concerns can be treated at once! At Spa in the City in Dallas, TX we believe that every patient can find a beneficial anti-aging treatment. Before you call to schedule your appointment, learn everything you need to know about this special treatment!

What Is RF Microneedling With Legend Pro?

If you’ve never heard of an anti-aging skin rejuvenation treatment called Legend Pro, then you wouldn’t be the only one. This new treatment has been sweeping medspas across the nation since 2019, making it one of the newest cosmetic treatments cleared by the FDA. And this new treatment is receiving rave reviews from patients like you who are tired of endless over-the-counter creams making false promises. The key to this treatment? A dual combination of cosmetic techniques: radiofrequency and microneedling.

Radiofrequency

Radiofrequency, or RF, is the number one technology used in cosmetic treatments. In fact, most skin resurfacing and skin tightening treatments utilize the power of radiofrequency to restore the appearance of skin. The reason why this technology has become the golden standard for cosmetic treatments is because it helps the body work for itself, does not cause tissue damage, and can be used virtually anywhere on the body.

Microneedling

Microneedling is a cosmetic technique that has been popular for almost a decade. Microneedling involves a device that is tipped with tiny needles, which penetrate the top layer of skin to create micro-injuries. The presence of these micro-injuries prompts the body to kick-start its natural healing abilities, which in turn restores the overall appearance of the skin.

Why This Combination Works Like Magic

The combination of these two techniques is powerful. Why? To put it simply, both radiofrequency and microneedling stimulate the body’s natural regenerative properties, which ultimately helps rejuvenate the look and feel of skin. Put together, the stimulation of new cell turn over, collagen, and blood flow to the face can turn back the clock and instantly take years off your appearance.

How Does Legend Pro Work?

Legend Pro is a patented device that simultaneously uses radiofrequency and microneedling. As the microneedles penetrate the dermis, the gentle heat of radiofrequency sinks into the sub-dermal layers, meaning that this treatment works both inside and outside the body. Legend Pro is a double-whammy treatment that both incites natural healing and new cell turn over, as well as stimulates the work of skin-supporting proteins like collagen and elastin. This treatment is minimally invasive, takes about 30 minutes to complete, and requires very little downtime.

What Does Legend Pro Treat?

This treatment is an ideal solution to solving many age-related skin concerns. While everyone’s skin is different, it is true that the visible signs of aging are something we all share, and something that can be a great source of stress and unhappiness. As a treatment that combines two effective techniques, this treatment can correct issues such as:

• Fine lines
• Wrinkles
• Pigmentation
• Dark spots
• Sun damage
• Skin laxity

When Can You See Results?

Very few cosmetic treatments can boast near-instant results, but Legend Pro does just that. Patients will notice significant improvements to the appearance of their skin within 24 to 72 hours following treatment. In fact, many patients express seeing results within hours. Early results for this treatment include an improved skin tone, a healthy glow, and a diminished appearance to pigmentation and fine lines. Results for this treatment generally last for 4 to 6 weeks. The length of time you enjoy results can depend on factors such as your skin type, your skin tone, your age, and how well you respond to treatments. We recommend patients attend regularly scheduled treatment sessions spaced about one month apart to maintain results.

What Are the Benefits of Legend Pro?

There are several benefits of this treatment that are attractive to prospective patients, particularly how effective the treatment is. Some other key benefits include the safety of the treatment, which can be used on every skin tone without risk of pigmentation damage, and the fact that this treatment does not require the use of numbing cream to protect the patient from pain.

Are You a Good Candidate?

Most patients who are interested in this treatment make good candidates. We will determine if this treatment is right for you when you attend your consultation appointment. Qualified candidates include women and men who are looking for an all-in-one, minimally invasive treatment and who are unhappy with the appearance of the skin on their face. You might be a good candidate for this treatment if you want to:

• Reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
• Diminish the appearance of scarring
• Correct skin laxity
• Fix sun damage and dark spots
• Even out skin tone
• Smooth skin texture

Experience the Restorative Magic of RF Microneedling With Legend Pro!

You don’t need to be disheartened by the signs of visible aging when there is a solution available to you that works just like magic. If you think that the restorative magic of RF Microneedling with Legend Pro is right for you, contact Spa in the City in Dallas, TX to schedule your consultation today!

Perhaps you’re not as thrilled with your tattoo as you were the day you first got it and you want to have it erased. You’re not alone. More than half of those who get tattoos later say they regret it. Spa in the City in Dallas, Texas offers professional, efficient laser tattoo removal with the revolutionary Q-Switch laser.

How Does Laser Tattoo Removal Work?

To understand why laser tattoo removal is so effective, it’s important to know what a tattoo does to the skin, how the skin reacts, and how lasers can provide the treatment you need to undo this reaction.

How Are Tattoos Created?

Tattoos may have become especially trendy in the last decade, but they’ve been around for thousands of years. Human beings have decorated their bodies with art and permanent drawings for centuries, and researchers have even discovered evidence of tattoos on Egyptian mummies.

Today, modern tattoo artists use an electrically powered machine that punctures the skin with a sterilized needle at more than 50 times a minute. These machines are controlled using a pedal similar to the ones found on sewing machines.

When the skin is penetrated, ink is inserted into the dermis. The dermis is the layer of skin beneath the epidermis, which is the outer layer of skin. The tattoo ink must be inserted into the dermis because the skin cells there are more stable than the ones found in the epidermis. Because the tattoo is drawn so deeply into the skin, it’s able to last for a lifetime.

Why Is Tattoo Removal Needed?

Did you know that while 10 percent of Americans have tattoos, more than half of them regret getting them?

There are many reasons someone may regret a tattoo and want to have it removed. Sometimes an image or symbol that resonated strongly at one point no longer has the impact it once did. In certain cases, tattoos make it more difficult to gain employment. For example, in certain jobs, visible tattoos are not allowed, and it is inconvenient and time-consuming to cover them.

Tattoos also transform as your skin changes. When your skin begins to lose its elasticity, tattoos can distort and fade. This means that instead of being a work of art, they can become a source of embarrassment. Thankfully, laser tattoo removal is available that can both eliminate tattoos and preserve your delicate skin.

How Are Tattoos Removed?

There are several ways to remove tattoos, and previous methods, such as salabrasion and dermabrasion, were problematic. These methods “sanded” the tattoo off the skin, resulting in pain, swelling, scarring, and bleeding. Other methods, including cutting and skin grafting, were no better, causing pain, extensive scarring, and long recovery periods.

However, a type of laser called a quality-switched (Q-Switched) laser has provided a better, more effective alternative for tattoo removal.

What Is a Q-Switch Laser?

This is a laser that pulses a beam of light at an estimated one billionth of a second. This non-invasive laser is able to create a high-intensity, concentrated pulse of light that shatters ink pigmentations.

 What makes the Q-Switch laser truly exceptional is that they can eliminate the tattoo without damaging surrounding tissue. This makes them an excellent choice for safely and effectively removing tattoos without troublesome side effects.

Introducing the Q-Switched Tattoo Removal Treatment

This treatment has become the gold standard in tattoo removal.

How the Process Works

The principle behind effective tattoo removal is to break down the tattoo pigment into pieces small enough that they can be naturally removed by the body.

The Q-switched Laser delivers high-energy light pulses to the skin that are then absorbed by the tattoo pigment. As a result, it breaks apart. Once the tattoo pigment has been broken into tiny pieces, they are able to be naturally eliminated from the body.

After the treatment, the area is cleaned and bandaged.

What Kinds of Tattoos Can Be Removed?

Laser systems can provide efficient tattoo removal with minimal scarring. Tattoos that are candidates for removal include:

• Amateur tattoos
• Professionally drawn tattoos
• Color tattoos
• Traumatic tattoos
• Cosmetic tattoos (eye liner, lip liner)

How Many Treatments Are Needed for Tattoo Removal?

There are several factors that influence how many sessions are needed to adequately remove a tattoo. These include:

• Where the tattoo is located
• The age of the patient
• The type of skin
• The color/ extent of the tattoo

Because there are so many factors involved, it’s difficult to state an exact number of sessions needed for a tattoo to be removed. However, many laser tattoo removals can be completed in eight to 12 sessions. These sessions should be spaced a month and a half to two weeks apart. Each individual case—just like each tattoo—is unique, and therefore it’s important for us to carefully evaluate your skin and your tattoo before we can give any estimate on the amount of time for a removal.

Is It Painful to Have a Tattoo Removed?

In many ways, a tattoo removal can feel similar to having the tattoo done in the first place. Sometimes, laser tattoo removal treatment is described as having a rubber band snapped on the skin. We do offer topical anesthetic to help ease the discomfort, especially for sensitive areas, although many patients do not need them.

Need to Have a Tattoo Removed?

Modern lasers such as the Q-Switch have made tattoo removal safer and more effective than ever. If you’re one of the millions of Americans who want to get rid of your tattoo, contact Spa in the City in Dallas, Texas, where we’ll be happy to help you.