Does Sciton Skintyte Laser replace the use of Botox and fillers?
I am considering the Sciton Skintyte laser on my face and neck. I was told during my consultation that the Sciton skin tightening would eliminate the need for Botox and Restalyne, which I have previously had done. I also now have deep creases on my face from sleeping on my side and my skin is starting to sag around my neck, which I would like to address hopefully with the Sciton.
I am not completley sure if their claims of treating the deeper lines on my face are true. They also stated the effects should last about 5 years, but of course there are no guarantees.
I am 43 and live in Florida and have always been a sun worshipper and am now being rewarded with skin cancer (basal cell and melanoma) and wrinkles. Also, are these laser procedures safe or will they exacerbate the problems in the long run? I would like your opinion on the Sciton. Am I wasting my money?
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4 Sep 2008
Don't count on it. Infrared collagen remodeling (skin tyte) yields dubios results at best. If you are having issues with basal cell ca and have extensive UV damage to your skin, you should consider laser resurfacing. This actually works at eliminating mild to moderate wrinkles and improving deep ones. You will still need injectable fillers in your smile lines and Botox in your forehead. Laser resurfacing will also greatly reduce your incidence of future basal cells. The results are dramatic on almost everyone. The catch, you need to take a good bit of time for healing. 10 days to makeup and 3 months to really being healed. If you didn't have to heal from it, it didn't change you. Sciton and other companies make resurfacing lasers that do work. The magical machines that supposedly do everything without healing are snake oil. Resurfacing can be done to different depths, if you don't have it done to the deepest depth, you won't get the full effect. Again, it should take 3 months to heal.