Advanced Electrolysis for Skin Imperfections (aka Electrocoagulation / Thermocoagulation)
Advanced Electrolysis is a process that will improve your skin’s appearance by reducing or eliminating unwanted skin imperfections. We are able to treat are: skin tags, milia, angiomas (cherry angiomas, spider angiomas, ruby spots, blood spots) and visible facial capillaries (spider veins, threaded veins, broken capillaries). 
Skin Tags
Skin tags (aka acrochordon, molloscum, pendulum, cutaneous papilloma) are benign flaps of skin.
They are usually darker in colour than your skin and are often found on the neck or underarms. Skin tags can be flat or protruding.
Common Causes
Skin tags are found on women and men of all ages. They are thought to appear on areas of the skin prone to rubbing against skin or clothing. Being overweight also increases the occurrence of skin tags.
Treatment of Skin Tags
A skin tag can be removed permanently in one treatment. If the skin tags are small, many can be removed successfully during one treatment session. When treating small skin tags the technician will touch the tag with the tip of her probe while releasing current, and the skin tag will dry up and fall off on its own immediately or within days.
In the case of larger skin tags, the treatment time will take longer as there is more preparation for the technician. For larger skin tags, the technician will grasp the head of the skin tag with a hemostat; lift the tag up exposing the neck of the skin tag and cut the skin tag off with her probe and current. If the tags are very large only a few may be treated per session.
Post-treatment & Aftercare
Do not rub or scratch the area. The treated area will be raw and a scab will appear a few days later. It is important to let the scab heal naturally; this may take a week or two depending on the size of the skin tag that was removed.
Spider veins
Spider veins, (aka visible facial capillaries, couperosis, telangiectasia or dilated capillaries) are dilated capillaries that have lost their elasticity and become permanently enlarged. They may form as lines or as dots of redness. The name “spider veins” is given for the spider-like appearance of some—with red centers and little tentacles emerging from the middle.
Common Causes
Visible facial capillaries (blood vessels) often concentrate on the nose, cheeks and chin. The main causes are sun damage, injury, medication and aging. Nearly all fair-skinned people are prone to these unattractive blood vessels, which gradually start appearing in their mid-thirties.
Treatment of Visible Facial Capillaries
Visible facial capillaries are treated by blocking the flow of blood. This is achieved by inserting a probe into the skin and coagulating a small segment of the capillary. Removal of these vessels causes no risk to the health of the skin. When these are treated, new normal-size capillaries grow to efficiently feed the skin.
Post-treatment & Aftercare
Post-treatment the skin will be slightly inflamed for a few hours. Do not rub, exfoliate or have a facial for several days after treatment.
Ruby Points
Cherry angiomas (aka ruby points, blood spots, Campbell spots). They are the most common vascular lesion. They consist of highly concentrated dilated capillaries and can be flat to the skin or larger and slightly raised. Their appearance is a cherry red to purplish colour.
Spider Angiomas (spider naevus) are a combination of a cherry angioma in the center and dilated capillaries that radiate outwards similar to a spider web.
Common Causes
Cherry angiomas usually appear as we age and typically start out as a small red dot, although they can grow up to a few centimeters in diameter. They are very common and can be found on many areas of the body but are most common on the torso. They usually occur on fair-skinned people and are a hereditary trait.
Treatment of Cherry Angiomas
Small cherry angiomas can usually be cleared with one treatment, although the larger or deeper-coloured lesions may require a few sessions. Even if a follow-up treatment is necessary, you will still notice an improvement after one treatment; the red spot will lighten to a pinkish colour.
The technician will insert a probe into the anomaly while releasing the current. Smaller anomalies will dry up and disappear. A larger blemish will result in a scab until the skin heals. The procedure is quite quick and many spots can be treated during one session.
Post-treatment & Aftercare
Do not scratch the area and keep it dry. If a scab forms it should be left to fall off on its own. If the anomaly hasn’t disappeared entirely, a follow-up treatment can be performed after the skin has completely healed.
Milia
Milia are tiny white bumps on the skin. Milia look like whiteheads and are often found around the eyes and nose. They are keratin-filled cysts, which feel like a grain of sand under your skin. They don’t have an opening at the surface so they can’t be extracted like whiteheads.
Common Causes
Milia can be found on babies and people of all ages. They can be a hereditary trait. Some milium will disappear without treatment, and exfoliating can also help. Others are often persistent and need to be extracted by a professional.
Treatment of Milia
Milia are easily removed by thermocoagulation. The technician will insert a probe with current into the milium to soften the debris and then use a lancet to break the skin and extract the milium.
Post-treatment &Aftercare
The area may be a little swollen and red after treatment, depending on how many are extracted and the size of the milium. In some cases, a small scab may appear which will heal on its own within days.
Get rid of those skin imperfections!
The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency, for diagnosis, or for the substituting of any treatment. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions, and for all prescriptions.
