Scars can be pretty cool — they are a physical testament to your resolve and strength. Unfortunately, they can also be unsightly. We have a variety of procedures and products that soften their look.
Scars are part of the body’s natural healing process. A scar results from the biologic process of skin tissue repairing itself, along with other tissues. The majority of wounds, except for minor ones, result in some degree of scarring.
At Crave Med Spa we have a variety of procedures and products that can soften the look of your scars, or help with the elimination of scar tissue. Speak to one of our experts about creating a regimen to decrease their appearance.
Most scars are softened rather than erased. How far we can go depends on the depth of the original injury, where it sits on the body, and your age, genes and skin type — which is why we build a regimen rather than book a single treatment.
Scars can result from diseases, accidents, skin conditions such as acne, or from surgeries. What caused the damage — and how deep it went — shapes how the scar looks and which treatments will help.
Acne is the most common of these. Deeper, inflamed breakouts are the ones that tend to leave a mark behind.
Acne treatmentCuts, burns and grazes. The depth and size of the injury matter, as does where on the body it happened.
Surgical scars are usually clean-edged and predictable, which often makes them among the more treatable.
Some illnesses damage the skin directly, or leave scarring behind once the condition itself has cleared.
Raised scars and sunken scars need opposite things, so a regimen usually combines two or three of these. Which ones is decided at your consultation.
Works on the collagen in the dermis without removing the upper layers of skin — so far less downtime than traditional resurfacing.
Small puncture holes promote collagen production, and let us introduce collagen stimulators that decrease the appearance of scars.
Raises sunken scars to the level of the surrounding skin. The effect is temporary, so treatments need repeating.
A mild exfoliant that removes the surface layers of skin, improving the tone and texture around a shallower scar.
Radio-frequency and light energies combined, improving the tone, texture and appearance of the skin around a scar.
Seven spectrums of light supporting cellular repair — usually paired with another treatment rather than used alone.
Still unsure? Bring the question to your consultation — there is no obligation to book a treatment.
Scars form when there is damage to the deep, dense layer of skin. The body creates fresh collagen fibres — a protein that occurs naturally — to mend the damage, and that repair is what becomes the scar.
Depending on your specific situation, there are many choices for treating deeper scars — including excision, dermabrasion and laser surgery, and for scarring on the scalp, hair transplantation.
Some of those are surgical procedures rather than med spa treatments. Part of what the consultation establishes is whether what you have is something we can soften here, or something better referred on.
Cryotherapy — freezing treatment with liquid nitrogen — can be used on smaller keloids. You can also stop keloids forming in the first place by using pressure treatment or silicone gel pads on a fresh wound.
These are general options rather than a list of what we offer; ask us which of them applies to your scar.
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