What Is The Excel V+ Laser?
The Excel V+ laser is an innovative device that uses advanced laser technology to treat an array of vascular conditions (primarily), but also pigmentation and skin photo-ageing. It aims to improve uniformity of skin colour by addressing unwanted reds (broken blood vessels) and browns (pigment), as well as offering some skin rejuvenation benefits.
Key Points
- The Excel V+ laser primarily treats unwanted blood vessels in the form of isolated red spots, including broken facial capillaries, or generalised facial redness, even rosacea.
- It also treats unwanted pigmentation in the form of isolated brown spots, such as age spots, or generalised skin pigmentation.
- It can be used to treat your face, neck, décolletage and body.
- A pre-treatment consultation is essential to determine if you are a suitable candidate.
- This treatment may not be recommended for darker skin types.
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How Does The Excel V+ Laser Work At The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne?
The Excel V+ laser is a fast becoming the gold standard treatment in dermatology for vascular conditions, including broken facial capillaries, generalised redness, facial flushing, and rosacea, to name a few. It can also be used to treat brown spots, such as age spots and sunspots, and generalised skin pigmentation, and help undo the signs of photo-ageing.
It is essentially like having multiple lasers in one, due to the option of multiple wavelengths and multiple different patented handpieces.
Wavelengths
The Excel V+ laser delivers light energy at one of two specific wavelengths, 532nm or 1064nm, to target chromophores within your skin that lie either superficially or deep. Chromophores are the molecules responsible for the colour of your skin and are often more concentrated within your skin complaints. These include melanin (responsible for skin pigmentation or brown spots), oxyhaemoglobin (responsible for red spots and facial redness), and water, among others. Light energy is absorbed as heat preferentially by your chromophores, which are consequently selectively damaged. This leads to the breakdown of pigment and the spasming down of blood vessels. Your body instinctively removes damaged tissue and regenerates new skin with more collagen and elastin but without the unwanted colour.
Handpieces
The interchangeable handpieces make the Excel V+ laser incredibly versatile.
The CoolView™ handpiece emits either long pulse 532nm or 1064nm energy via a sizeable cooling glass interface to treat both small and large target areas of red (blood vessel related) or brown (pigment related) hues on your face, neck, décolletage or body, for a variety of skin conditions, in a variety of skin types. The Coolview™ handpiece is the mainstay of treatment for the Excel V+ laser, but treatment may entail some recovery time, in the form of transient mild to moderate redness, bruising, skin darkening, or swelling, depending on the size of the treatment area and individual factors.
The Dermastat is a fine, pen-like tracing device that can be used to treat the tiniest lesions, whether red or brown in colour, with incredible precision. This add-on feature means that no skin concern is ever too small to treat or too difficult to reach. A great example is the use of the Dermastat in the treatment of broken facial capillaries that form at the corners of your nose and other tricky places.
The GenesisV™ handpiece should be thought of as a completely different laser within the Excel V+ device. It uniquely delivers much shorter micropulses of light energy to the skin for high level skin rejuvenation, with next to no recovery time. It includes both:
- Traditional Laser Genesis or Red Genesis, which targets skin textural changes (such as fine lines, pores, scars) as well as the deep fine microvasculature (often responsible for flushing) and some deep pigmentation utilising a 1064 wavelength.
- The newer Green Genesis, which really focuses on the superficial microvasculature and superficial pigmentation utilising the 532nm wavelength, where colour changes tend to be more concentrated.
Information pertaining to Laser Genesis has been outlined separately under 'Services'.
What Conditions Can The Excel V+ Laser Treat At The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne?
The Excel V+ can treat a wide range of skin complaints on the face, neck, décolletage and body, including:
- Rosacea, a chronic inflammatory skin condition
- Generalised facial redness
- Broken facial capillaries (isolated capillaries or multiple capillaries as larger networks)
- Spider veins (spider naevi)
- Haemangiomas (cherry angiomas)
- Campbell De Morgan spots (benign red coloured spots)
- Venous lakes (large blue spots on lips)
- Port wine stains (vascular birth marks)
- Age spots (seborrhoeic keratoses)
- Freckles (lentigines)
- Other pigmentation (red/brown dychromias)
- Fine lines and wrinkles.
Although the Excel V+ Laser can be used to treat both vascular and pigmentation issues, it's primary function in the Dr. Jodie clinic is the treatment of vascular conditions, with a subsidiary role in pigmentation treatments. Even so, the difference the Excel V+ laser can make in the treatment of brown spots and generalised pigmentation is quite remarkable.
What Is Involved In Excel V+ Laser Treatment At The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne?
Consultation
Your first step is consultation with your Dr. Jodie clinician , who will carefully assess your skin to ensure you are a good candidate for treatment. She will explore your main skin concerns and help you decide if your skin goals are best met with an Excel V+ Spot Treatment or an Excel V+ Global Treatment, (or even Laser Genesis in a combination approach). Clinical photos will be taken using advanced filters that clearly define the extent of your vascular and pigmentation issues. In darker skin types, a test patch may also be undertaken in this session, as this treatment may not be suitable for darker skin types, depending on the wavelength being utilised. Most importantly, your Dr. Jodie clinician will carefully explain what is involved in your treatment, your expected recovery, the number of sessions you might require and your costs.
Treatment - Spot Treatments and Global Treatments
Your Dr. Jodie therapist will cleanse your skin thoroughly and apply a cooling gel (unless the aim is a spot pigmentation treatment, which doesn’t require gel). She will also apply goggles to protect your eyes from the laser light.
When the laser is discharged, whether it is 532nm or 1064nm long pulse energy, you will experience a rubber band like snap against your skin. It will cause a little discomfort but is extremely manageable. The cooling interface with the CoolView™ handpiece offers significant relief and no numbing is required. Regardless, numbing gels are not recommended as they may cause vasoconstriction of blood vessels and interfere with treatment results.
Your clinician will use a combination of the Coolview™ handpiece and the Dermastat handpiece to conduct a ‘spot treatment’ of red spots (such as an isolated broken facial blood vessel) or brown spots (such as an isolated age spot) or a ‘global treatment’ that involves treating a larger target area such as your face, neck, décolletage or body, focusing on larger networks broken facial capillaries, generalised redness or more diffuse skin pigmentation.
As mentioned previously, this type of treatment may involve some recovery time, as it is possible to experience some redness, swelling, bruising, darkening of pigmentation, crusting, and so on.
It is important to understand that serial treatments of the Excel V+ laser are required for your best results. At the Dr. Jodie clinic, we recommend a minimum of 1-2 treatments initially, but sometimes as many as 4-6, spaced 1 month apart. Maintenance treatments will also be required, as those who are prone to the development of broken blood vessels or facial redness or skin pigmentation will continue to develop these issues over time. It can be advantageous to combine a couple of Excel V+ laser treatments with a series of Laser Genesis treatments to keep such issues at bay, especially when you consider the no-downtime nature of Laser Genesis (again, please refer to its dedicated section under 'Services').
Tailored Excel V+ Laser Treatment At The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne.
The great news is that your Dr. Jodie clinician can modify your Excel V+ laser settings to tailor your treatment to your exact needs, based on your skin type, the skin concern being treated, and your unique ‘real time’ response to laser therapy. At the Dr. Jodie Clinic, there is never a ‘one size fits all’ approach, whether it be cosmetic injectables, skin care, or devices. Less sophisticated, inexpensive lasers do not have the same capacity for adjustment of settings as the Excel V+ laser. As with most things in aesthetic medicine, you get what you pay for, and it is important to understand that not all lasers are built equally. The Excel V+ laser is an exceptional, state-of-the-art device that enables your clinician to adjust the handpiece, wavelength, spot size, fluence (energy), pulse duration, and even the temperature, to maximise your clinical results and safety. Although the Excel V+ laser is primarily a vascular treatment, your clinician can devise a treatment plan that also addresses pigmentation in the same session. All treatments with the Excel V+ laser will involve some degree of skin rejuvenation, whether the focus is on broken facial capillaries or brown spots, making it an extremely well rounded device.
Why Choose The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne For Your Excel V+ Laser Treatment?
Dr. Jodie has worked in the aesthetic medicine industry for nearly 15 years and is highly experienced in all skin treatments, including devices. Her prior experience working in a leading dermatology practice has afforded her the knowledge and ability to identify the best lasers available on the market. All the guesswork has been removed for you. At the Dr. Jodie clinic, there is a focus on high-reward, low-downtime, rejuvenation devices that actually deliver results. Moreover, your Dr. Jodie clinician has been carefully selected and trained under her personal supervision to deliver all your skin treatments with the highest level of care, with your health and safety being of paramount importance. Your Dr. Jodie clinician will take a holistic approach and tailor a personalised skin health program that incorporates a range of devices, including the Excel V+ laser (if appropriate), at-home skin care and in-clinic skin peels and LED therapy, among other treatments. At the Dr. Jodie clinic, you can trust that the advice you receive is well considered and accommodating of your unique skin health needs.
For Excel V+ Treatments at the Dr. Jodie clinic in Melbourne, including Ashwood, Balwyn, Blackburn, Box Hill, Burwood, Camberwell, Canterbury, Forest Hill, Mont Albert, Surrey Hills, and more, call 0422232067 or click below to make an appointment online.
How Does The Excel V+ Laser Work At The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne?
The Excel V+ laser is a fast becoming the gold standard treatment in dermatology for vascular conditions, including broken facial capillaries, generalised redness, facial flushing, and rosacea, to name a few. It can also be used to treat brown spots, such as age spots and sunspots, and generalised skin pigmentation, and help undo the signs of photo-ageing.
It is essentially like having multiple lasers in one, due to the option of multiple wavelengths and multiple different patented handpieces.
Wavelengths
The Excel V+ laser delivers light energy at one of two specific wavelengths, 532nm or 1064nm, to target chromophores within your skin that lie either superficially or deep. Chromophores are the molecules responsible for the colour of your skin and are often more concentrated within your skin complaints. These include melanin (responsible for skin pigmentation or brown spots), oxyhaemoglobin (responsible for red spots and facial redness), and water, among others. Light energy is absorbed as heat preferentially by your chromophores, which are consequently selectively damaged. This leads to the breakdown of pigment and the spasming down of blood vessels. Your body instinctively removes damaged tissue and regenerates new skin with more collagen and elastin but without the unwanted colour.
Handpieces
The interchangeable handpieces make the Excel V+ laser incredibly versatile.
The CoolView™ handpiece emits either long pulse 532nm or 1064nm energy via a sizeable cooling glass interface to treat both small and large target areas of red (blood vessel related) or brown (pigment related) hues on your face, neck, décolletage or body, for a variety of skin conditions, in a variety of skin types. The Coolview™ handpiece is the mainstay of treatment for the Excel V+ laser, but treatment may entail some recovery time, in the form of transient mild to moderate redness, bruising, skin darkening, or swelling, depending on the size of the treatment area and individual factors.
The Dermastat is a fine, pen-like tracing device that can be used to treat the tiniest lesions, whether red or brown in colour, with incredible precision. This add-on feature means that no skin concern is ever too small to treat or too difficult to reach. A great example is the use of the Dermastat in the treatment of broken facial capillaries that form at the corners of your nose and other tricky places.
The GenesisV™ handpiece should be thought of as a completely different laser within the Excel V+ device. It uniquely delivers much shorter micropulses of light energy to the skin for high level skin rejuvenation, with next to no recovery time. It includes both:
- Traditional Laser Genesis, which targets skin textural changes (such as wrinkles and fine lines, pores, acne scars), as well as the fine microvasculature (smaller facial capillaries, often responsible for facial flushing) and some deeper pigmentation utilising the 1064 wavelength.
- The new Green Laser Genesis, which focuses on the superficial pigmentation as well as superficial microvasculature, utilising the 532nm wavelength, where colour changes tend to be more highly concentrated.
Information pertaining to Laser Genesis has been outlined separately under ‘Services’.
What Conditions Can The Excel V+ Laser Treat At The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne?
The Excel V+ can treat a wide range of skin complaints on the face, neck, décolletage and body, including:
- Rosacea.
- Generalised facial redness.
- Broken facial capillaries (telangiectasia) – either as isolated broken blood vessels or matting (a network of broken capillaries ).
- Spider veins (spider naevi).
- Haemangiomas.
- Campbell De Morgan spots (cherry red spots).
- Venous lakes (large blue veins found on lips).
- Port wine stains (vascular birthmarks).
- Age spots (seborrheic keratoses), even thickened lesions.
- Freckles (lentigines).
- Patchy or diffuse red-brown discolouration (red/ brown dyschromia).
- Fine lines and wrinkles.
- Acne and acne scars.
- Uneven texture and large pores.
- Sun damage (solar keratoses).
- Scars.
- Red and purple stretch marks.
- Skin tags.
Although the Excel V+ Laser can be used to treat both vascular and pigmentation issues, it’s primary function in the Dr. Jodie clinic is the treatment of vascular conditions, with a subsidiary role in pigmentation treatments. Even so, the difference the Excel V+ laser can make in the treatment of brown spots and generalised pigmentation is quite remarkable.
What Is Involved In Excel V+ Laser Treatment At The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne?
Consultation
Your first step is consultation with your Dr. Jodie clinician , who will carefully assess your skin to ensure you are a good candidate for treatment. She will explore your main skin concerns and help you decide if your skin goals are best met with an Excel V+ Spot Treatment or an Excel V+ Global Treatment, (or even Laser Genesis in a combination approach). Clinical photos will be taken using advanced filters that clearly define the extent of your vascular and pigmentation issues. In darker skin types, a test patch may also be undertaken in this session, as this treatment may not be suitable for darker skin types, depending on the wavelength being utilised. Most importantly, your Dr. Jodie clinician will carefully explain what is involved in your treatment, your expected recovery, the number of sessions you might require and your costs.
Treatment
Spot Treatment and Global Treatments
Your Dr. Jodie therapist will cleanse your skin thoroughly and apply a cooling gel (unless the aim is a spot pigmentation treatment, which doesn’t require gel). She will also apply goggles to protect your eyes from the laser light.
When the laser is discharged, whether it is 532nm or 1064nm long pulse energy, you will experience a rubber band like snap against your skin. It will cause a little discomfort but is extremely manageable. The cooling interface with the CoolView™ handpiece offers significant relief and no numbing is required. Regardless, numbing gels are not recommended as they may cause vasoconstriction of blood vessels and interfere with treatment results.
Your clinician will use a combination of the Coolview™ handpiece and the Dermastat handpiece to conduct a ‘spot treatment’ of red spots (such as an isolated broken facial blood vessel) or brown spots (such as an isolated age spot) or a ‘global treatment’ that involves treating a larger target area such as your face, neck, décolletage or body, focusing on larger networks broken facial capillaries, generalised redness or more diffuse skin pigmentation.
As mentioned previously, this type of treatment may involve some recovery time, as it is possible to experience some redness, swelling, bruising, darkening of pigmentation, crusting, and so on.
It is important to understand that serial treatments of the Excel V+ laser are required for your best results. At the Dr. Jodie clinic, we recommend a minimum of 1-2 treatments initially, but sometimes as many as 4-6, spaced 1 month apart. Maintenance treatments will also be required, as those who are prone to the development of broken blood vessels or facial redness or skin pigmentation will continue to develop these issues over time. It can be advantageous to combine a couple of Excel V+ laser treatments with a series of Laser Genesis treatments to keep such issues at bay, especially when you consider the no-downtime nature of Laser Genesis (again, please refer to its dedicated section under ‘Services’).
Tailored Excel V+ Laser Treatment At The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne.
The great news is that your Dr. Jodie clinician can modify your Excel V+ laser settings to tailor your treatment to your exact needs, based on your skin type, the skin concern being treated, and your unique ‘real time’ response to laser therapy. At the Dr. Jodie Clinic, there is never a ‘one size fits all’ approach, whether it be cosmetic injectables, skin care, or devices. Less sophisticated, inexpensive lasers do not have the same capacity for adjustment of settings as the Excel V+ laser. As with most things in aesthetic medicine, you get what you pay for, and it is important to understand that not all lasers are built equally. The Excel V+ laser is an exceptional, state-of-the-art device that enables your clinician to adjust the handpiece, wavelength, spot size, fluence (energy), pulse duration, and even the temperature, to maximise your clinical results and safety. Although the Excel V+ laser is primarily a vascular treatment, your clinician can devise a treatment plan that also addresses pigmentation in the same session. All treatments with the Excel V+ laser will involve some degree of skin rejuvenation, whether the focus is on broken facial capillaries or brown spots, making it an extremely well rounded device.
Why Choose The Dr. Jodie Clinic In Melbourne For Your Excel V+ Laser Treatment?
Dr. Jodie has worked in the aesthetic medicine industry for nearly 15 years and is highly experienced in all skin treatments, including devices. Her prior experience working in a leading dermatology practice has afforded her the knowledge and ability to identify the best lasers available on the market. All the guesswork has been removed for you. At the Dr. Jodie clinic, there is a focus on high-reward, low-downtime, rejuvenation devices that actually deliver results. Moreover, Dr. Jodie’s clinician has been carefully selected and trained under her personal supervision to safely deliver all your skin treatments with the highest level of care, with your health and safety being of paramount importance. Your Dr. Jodie clinician will take a holistic approach and tailor a personalised skin health program that incorporates a range of devices, including the Excel V+ laser (if appropriate), at-home skin care and in-clinic skin peels and LED therapy, among other treatments. At the Dr. Jodie clinic, you can trust that he advice you receive is well considered and accommodating of your unique skin health needs.
For more information on the Excel V+ Laser, click FAQs.
For Excel V+ Treatments at the Dr. Jodie clinic in Melbourne, including Ashwood, Balwyn, Blackburn, Box Hill, Burwood, Camberwell, Canterbury, Forest Hill, Mont Albert, Surrey Hills, and more, call 0422232067 or click below to make an appointment online.
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