Vampire Breast Lift: A Non-Surgical Alternative to Enhance Breast Appearance!
Vampire Breast Lift: A Non-Surgical Alternative to Enhance Breast Appearance! The Vampire Breast Lift (VBL), also known as the PRP Breast Lift, offers a non-surgical cosmetic solution to enhance breast appearance using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections. While...
Skin tags
SKIN TAGS Skin tags are small, benign growths that commonly appear on areas of the skin where it folds or creases, such as the neck, armpits, groin, or eyelids. They are usually flesh-colored, soft, and painless, and are composed of collagen fibers and blood vessels...
Understanding Post Lipo-Surgery Fibrosis: Causes and Treatment
Liposuction and other body contouring procedures are popular cosmetic surgeries that reshape the body by removing fat deposits. While these procedures can enhance the appearance and improve body contours, one common side effect is post lipo-surgery fibrosis. This...
Transform Your Skin and Smooth Out Scars After Mohs Surgery with Advanced Laser Treatments
Transform Your Skin and Smooth Out Scars After Mohs Surgery with Advanced Laser Treatments Undergoing Mohs surgery is a crucial step in treating skin cancer, but it can leave behind scars that impact your skin's appearance and health. Fortunately, modern laser...
Understanding Tattoo Removal
Understanding Tattoo Removal Tattoo removal has evolved significantly, offering various methods with their own advantages and limitations. Here are the most common tattoo removal methods: Surgical Excision Process: The tattooed skin is surgically removed, and the...
Obesity on Health and longevity
Understanding the Impact of Obesity on Health and longevity. The role GLP1 analogues Semaglutide and Tirzapetide in Weight Loss Management. The medical community has been aware of the health risks associated with being overweight or obese for over 2000 years....
Understanding Elbow Tendinopathy: Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow
Understanding Elbow Tendinopathy: Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow Elbow tendinopathy, including Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow, is a common issue that impacts daily activities and sports participation for many individuals. This guide provides an overview of the...
How do Laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatments work in skin rejuvenation?
How do Laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatments work in skin rejuvenation? Introduction Lasers and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) devices are pivotal tools in dermatology, leveraging the power of light to treat various skin conditions. The term "laser" stands for...
Rising Evidence that Laser Treatments Can Help in The Prevention of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Rising Evidence that Laser Treatments Can Help in The Prevention of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) affects over 3 million Americans annually, with 9,500 new cases diagnosed daily in the US alone. The associated patient morbidity and costs...
Understanding Diastasis Recti: Treatment Options Including Emsculpt
Understanding Diastasis Recti: Treatment Options Including Emsculpt Diastasis recti, also known as rectus abdominis diastasis or Divarication recti, occurs when the two rectus muscles in the abdomen become abnormally separated by 2 cm or more. This condition is...
The Role of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Laser in Skin Resurfacing and Skin Cancer Prevention
The Role of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Laser in Skin Resurfacing and Skin Cancer Prevention Carbon dioxide (CO2) laser treatment is a significant method for addressing photoaging, mild scarring, and removing individual skin lesions. Dating back to the 1960s, CO2 lasers were...
Introducing Extracorporeal Magnetic Transduction Therapy
Introducing Extracorporeal Magnetic Transduction Therapy (EMTT) EMTT, or Extracorporeal Magnetic Transduction Therapy, is an innovative non-invasive procedure developed in recent years for treating degenerative joint disorders, acute and chronic pain, as well as...
What is an IPL Photofacial
What is an IPL Photofacial? IPL, or Intense Pulsed Light Therapy, is a cutting-edge approach to skin rejuvenation that diverges from traditional laser devices. Unlike lasers, which emit coherent light, IPL systems utilize non-coherent light spanning wavelengths from...
Sprains and Laser Therapy
Sprains: Exploring Hot and Cold Laser Therapy in Sports Medicine A sprain, a common injury affecting joints such as the ankle, wrist, and knee, can cause pain, swelling, bruising, and limited movement. Treatment typically involves the RICE method (Rest, Ice,...
Platelet Rich Plasma
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP): What Is It and How Can It Help You? Platelet-rich plasma therapy is a form of regenerative medicine that harnesses and amplifies the natural growth factors found in our blood cells to help heal damaged tissue. PRP has been effectively used...
Functional Medicine Explained
A Holistic Approach to Chronic Illness: Functional Medicine ExplainedAesthetics & Medical Lasers of Colorado At Aesthetics & Medical Lasers of Colorado, our medical director, Dr. Roland Kafuuma, MD (Internal Medicine), takes a comprehensive approach to...
Potential Adverse Effects Associated with Laser Skin Treatments and How to Avoid Them
Potential Adverse Effects Associated with Laser Skin Treatments and How to Avoid ThemAesthetics & Medical Lasers of Colorado, Longmont, and Fort Collins, Colorado The use of medical and aesthetic laser treatments has advanced over the recent years. While these...
Non-Surgical Body Sculpting: Does It Really Work?
Non-Surgical Body Sculpting: Does It Really Work? Advantages over Liposuction? Aesthetics & Medical Lasers of Colorado, Longmont, and Fort Collins, Colorado Non-invasive Body Sculpting (Non-Surgical Body Sculpting) has gained popularity in recent years as an...
Unlocking the Secrets of Skin Cell Turnover and Chemical Peels
Unlocking the Secrets of Skin Cell Turnover and Chemical PeelsAesthetics & Medical Lasers of Colorado Did you know that every square inch of your skin houses a bustling community of 19 million cells, 1,000 nerve endings, 20 blood vessels, and approximately 600...
Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in females Longmont, Colorado & Ft.Collins, Colorado. BTL EMSELLA chair
Urinary incontinence–the involuntary leakage of urine–is a common and yet undertreated problem faced globally. Treatment typically involves lifestyle modification, pelvic floor muscle training, and the use of topical vaginal estrogen. For a selected number of...
Medically Supervised Weight Loss Clinic in Longmont and Ft. Collins-Colorado
Medically Supervised Weight Loss Clinic in Longmont and Ft. Collins, Colorado. Obesity and diabetes are common, serious, and costly medical conditions. The annual medical costs for adults with obesity alone are more than $2000 higher than that of people with a healthy...
Obesity and Diabetes: They’re More Related than You Think
Obesity and Diabetes: They're More Related than You Think. Medical weight loss Clinic Longmont and Ft. Collins, Colorado Obesity and diabetes are both common, serious, and costly medical conditions. The annual medical costs for adults with obesity alone are > $2000...
Treatment of a Partial Achilles Tendon Tear using Focused Shockwave Therapy
Treatment of a Partial Achilles Tendon Tear using Focused Shockwave Therapy Achilles tendinopathy is a common cause of posterior heel pain, swelling, and loss of function. It is caused by excessive loading-induced injury, degeneration, medications such as...
Obesity- What It Is, Why It’s a Problem, and How We Can Help Fix It
Obesity- What It Is, Why It's a Problem, and How We Can Help Fix It. Medically Supervised Weight Loss Clinic in Longmont and Ft. Collins, Colorado. Obesity has become one of the most important public health problems worldwide. Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease...
Treatment of Soft Tissue Injuries Using Shockwave Therapy
What is shockwave therapy? Shockwave therapy (SWT), or extracorporeal shockwave therapy, is a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the body’s natural healing process. It can relieve pain by dispersing the pain modulator from the treatment site. It also promotes the...
Safer Laser Hair Removal for Darker Skin Type: Alma Soprano vs Alexandrite vs IPL Hair Removal
In the past, hair removal was done using either the long pulse laser (Alexandrite) or Intense Pulsed Light (IPL). This process involves the application of a strong beam of light energy to the pigment-containing hair follicles. This energy would be absorbed by the hair...
COMMON LASER HAIR REMOVAL MISTAKES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
Forgetting to shave before your session, waxing and tweezing. It is important that you shave beforehand. Untrimmed hair provides a large target for the laser energy and can be very painful. This can also cause severe burns. Do not wax or tweeze because this pulls...
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IPL AND LASER SKIN TREATMENT?
LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Lasers emit light energy of a single wavelength. The energy in lasers is hyper-focused, making them very effective for treating specific skin conditions. Depending on their wavelength, lasers...
Fractional Ablative Co2 Laser vs Radiofrequency Microneedling.
Fractional Ablative Co2 Laser vs Radiofrequency Microneedling. Both treatments are effective in collagen stimulation. Co2 laser not only ablates the skin, vaporizes the multiple microscopic channels, and delivers thermal energy deep in the dermis thereby stimulating...
Differences between CoolSculpting and Heat sculpting such as the Vela shape.
CoolSculpting and heated sculpting are two FDA approved non-invasive body contouring procedures that can help remove unwanted fat cells from the body. This is particularly important in tackling stubborn fat from various parts of the body when diet and exercise alone...