Does Venus legacy really work?

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Does venus legacy really work

Danielle Shanley, MD · Answer

Hello and thank you for your question. Yes Venus legacy really works. You have to stay consistent with your treatments and do them 5-7 days apart!

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Acne scar treatment needs a combination approach for improvement.  For the best results, one should target the acne scar type.  As everyone has a unique pattern of acne scarring, the best solution is a tailored one.  Typically you need fillers like bellafill and sculptra for atrophic indented type scars with or without subcision.  Subcision for depressed tethered scars.  Vascular lasers like yellow laser, aerolase, excel V or IPL for redness or thick scars. And lasers such as fraxel, erbium, co2 or fractional radiofrequency like venus viva, skinfinity, intensif microneedling RF for textural issues and superficial scarring.  Deep ice pick scars and narrow box car scars are best treated with TCA CROSS and punch excision.  All lasers are combined with microneedling and PRP to get even better results and improve healing times.   The majority of patients will have a collection of different scar types, and hence a tailored treatment plan is needed by an expert physician.  It is never about the laser or product that gives the results, its about the expert behind the equipment that gets you the outcome.  Scars cannot be cured and will need life-long treatments to maintain and build on the results.  If you are a darker skin type, have pigmentation, or post-laser scarring with brow discoloration, it is important to be on the right lightening skin care (hydroquinone, vitamin c, kojic acid, azelaic acid, retinol) along with peels such as cosmelan or lightening peels.  Addtiionally, 1064 nm lasers such as Aerolase or laser genesis can help improve the discoloration and scarring.  For darker skin types it is important to avoid strong lasers such as CO2/Erbium and Fraxel as they can cause hyperpigmentation in ethnic or darker skin types (latin, black, hispanic, mixed). Microneedling RF is the most safe in darker skin types along with lightening peels and skin care. Overall, scars in darker skin types can be improved with a combination of microneedling RF like Fractora/Intensif/Infini, Aerolase or laser genesis, microneedling/prp, skin lightening, peels like Cosmelan, and proper skin care. Sun protection is essential. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with an acne scarring expert. CAUTION: With your skin type, it's best to start on a protocol with skin care such as retinols and skin lightening peels such as Cosmelan first before doing agressive resurfacing procedures like CO2 and Fractora RF to reduce the risk of hyperpigmentation. Also, check out my new line of Emerage Cosmetics, it has at home kits that you can do from the comfort of your own home. Best, Dr. Emer

Josie L. Tenore, MD · Answer

Venus legacy is a device that delivers deep heat in the form of radio frequency to the tissues of the skin and fat beneath the skin. Depending on what goals you wish to achieve, this energy will repair damaged collagen and help generate new collagen. In addition, if we deliver enough heat to the fat tissues, it will also break down fat cells.  This science has been clinically studies and proven.
That said, there is a big difference between science and expectations. If you have leathery skin with severe UV damage, no hormones in your body and eat poorly, the device will still deliver results, but you may not be able to perceive them because of severity.
Similarly, if you are 30 -40 lbs. overweight, the device is not going to make you thin and sculpted. 
We always start with a consultation to see if you are a good candidate and that the expectations are in line with what the device can actually deliver. 
Hope this helps.

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