Seattle Deep FX doctors
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Stella Desyatnikova, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
509 Olive Way Suite 1430, Seattle |
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Daniel Levy, MD
Bellevue Dermatologic Surgeon
4455 148th Ave NE, Bellevue |
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Sam Naficy, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
1110 112th Ave NE Suite 150, Bellevue |
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Jennifer Reichel, MD
Seattle Dermatologist
11011 Meridian Ave. N. Ste. 102 , Seattle |
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James M. Ridgway, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
600 Broadway Suite 280, Seattle |
Recent Answers
I just turned 50 and while I don't have any real wrinkles, over the years I have developed a hooded eye. It is as though my forehead has relaxed enough to make my upper eyelid disappear.
Will Deep FX help to correct this? I have been looking for pictures of results and am having trouble finding patients that have had it done with a focus on the eyes.
Actually, looks like you are a great candidate for upper lid blepharoplasty. Active and Deep FX may help to tighten your upper lid skin a bit, but you will really benefit much more from a well performed blepharoplasty. It will remove excess lid skin and tighten it as necessary. Make sure you go to someone who specializes in doing facial and eyelid surgery, and preview their before and after photos to make sure you like the results. Some surgeons remove too much skin, or recommend unnecessary brow lifts, and it makes the results look unnatural.
I am considering having this treatment for some mild acne scars. I am part Middle Eastern and would say I am a type 3 or 4, its not all that clear to me.
Living in a non-sunny climate, I usually wear some of the lightest colored foundations I can find, but still do have olive undertones.
I have seen some real nightmare results from lasers on anything but white skin so if a professional could address this concern, that would be much appreciated!
We have been doing Active FX for about a year now. We have done it successfully on skin with olive undertones, but you are right, it is always a concern. If the patient has a tendency for hyperpigmentation, especially post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, we usually pre-treat with hydroquinone and treat with it after the laser treatment as well.
We are very careful about selecting the proper laser regimen as well. Sometimes, we need to reduce the laser power and it can present challenges for achieving results, especially if we use it to treat acne scarring. We had a couple of incidences of temporary hyperpigmentation that went away by itself or after an IPL treatment, and this is something I always discuss with potential patients. Proper sun protection regimen will be especially important for you as well.
