OMNILUX – LED therapy at its best.

OMNILUX – LED therapy at its best.

Apr 25 2013, Dr. Maryati, Founder of Facework Clinic.

Say Hello to the Omnilux. What is Omnilux?

The Omnilux is a Light Emitting Diode (LED) machine with a narrow band technology and has been patented since 1998 for dermatological conditions. It uses light modulation technology that promotes tissue and cell healing as opposed to Lasers which are mostly thermoablative. What it means is that the machine uses low energy light (LED) at certain wavelengths, help to stimulate and modulate tissue and cell healing as opposed to controlled tissue destruction as we see in Laser usage.

It came about by accident in 1996, when a British cancer researcher Dr Colin Whitehurst used a photodynamic lamp to activate photosensitive drugs on skin cancer patients, he also noticed that the surrounding skin around the skin cancer lesion was rejuvenated. Later from here, they started to experiment on different wavelengths and discovered different uses for it. As of today, the Omnilux has 7 FDA clearances and is used by over 3000 physicians worldwide.

The current Omnilux has 3 different lamps which are labeled Omnilux Blue, Omnilux Revive and Omnilux Plus. Omnilux Blue is more for acne prone skin. It acts by killing P. acnes bacteria which is responsible for acne. The wavelength is 415 nm (+/- 5nm). The Omnilux Revive is aimed more for skin rejuvenation and has been found to boost collagen and elastin production. The wavelength is 633 nm (+/- 6nm) and it comes out bright red. The Omnilux Plus is an infra red beam targeted for deeper tissue hence promotes tissue rebuilding and healing. The wavelength is 830 nm (+/- 5 nm). Sometimes when you google, you will find another lamp called Omnilux PDT. Actually, that is the first lamp created for aesthetic use and non-melanoma skin cancers. Now they’ve replaced it with Revive. Newer products from Omnilux would be the hand held Omnilux Clear-U and New-U, which is not available in Malaysia yet.

The chart is a summary of the things the Omnilux can do. However, you have to be pretty realistic. A patient would require more than 1 treatment to achieve noticeable results. And the results do not come instantly but rather 3-6 weeks after treatment done. After scanning through the clinical papers, I would say 6-8 treatments would be recommended within a short interval of 3-5 days. Technically you can do this treatment daily due to non-invasive nature of treatment although whether any additional benefits seen is yet to be concluded.

So far I’ve done 3 treatments on my face since the machine arrived. 2 times with the Revive, and once with Plus. The first treatment was done with just a Milk peel. We used Revive and the red light was blinding despite the goggles given. My skin felt warm as the red light hit the surface. It was not painful. The LED light placed so near to my face was actually cool. 20 minutes went by pretty fast despite the blinding red light. Post treatment, there was residue of warmth on my face and it looked more radiant probably from the heating of the tissue.

The second treatment was initially for my back. I hosted a birthday party on Friday night and was dancing on killer heels for a good 3 hours. Of course my back hurts. There was mainly trapezius muscle strain. So we put on Plus and shined it 20 minutes on my back. Since I was bored in my clinic that day, after we finished I asked for iontophoresis vitamin C and shined Plus another 20 mins on my face. Plus is infra red light so we would not be able to see any of the LED beams. Instead they placed yellow diodes just to show that the machine is being turned on. Infrared beams are relatively harmless however poses a threat to the eye if concentrated and beamed on the same spot for 10 seconds or more. Hence why all the precautions that we take to cover the eyes. The Plus beam is less bright and produces less heat than Revive. It did however improve my back and the muscle appear less tender. I was even told that they use this lamp for race horses in Hong Kong to aid healing after race. As for face, I did not see much difference with my face except for the vitamin C application that made it glow in comparison to the Revive lamp which gave instant radiance probably due to more heating effect.

For the third session we used the Revive lamp again. Before putting on the lamp, I asked the girl to apply Intense White C serum via iontophoresis. No peeling was done since my face was just peeled recently. After this session I noticed a lot of difference. Pores appeared smaller, and my tone improved quite a bit. The next day, my skin was still good, pores were small plus it felt tighter. Can’t wait for another ‘tanning’ session (it doesn’t tan you at all actually).

Omnilux is used for:

• Minor Muscle and joint pain management e.g. Treatment of Sports Injuries
• Non Melanoma Skin Cancer. Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) – Most common form of cancer in the United States (75% of all skin cancers). Basal cell carcinoma is normally a slow-growing form of skin cancer. In some rare cases, BCCs can multiply more rapidly and spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.
• Bowen’s disease is a very early form of skin cancer. In Bowen’s disease, the skin cancer is located only in the epidermis.
• Actinic keratosis is caused by sun exposure. About 5% develop into skin cancer.
• Wound Healing. The Omnilux has shown to accelerate wound healing, proven treatment for post laser ablation-(removal of unwanted tissue from the body), reduces pain, swelling and erythema. Skin Area Treatment Pre and Post Laser Resurfacing Moderate, Severe, Cystic Acne Treatment. Skin Rejuvenation and Combined Chemical Peel Protocols.
• Periorbital Wrinkles Combined Treatment of: Chemical Peels with Photorejuvenation.
• Anti- Inflammation Skin Area Treatment.

LASER VS OMNILUX

Omnilux also :

• Plumps fine lines and wrinkles

• Smoothens skin texture

• Stimulates collagen and elastin production and firms skin

• Help heal sun damage, psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema

• Improves pigmentation and evens skin tone

• Calms rosacea

• Relieves headaches and minor muscle and joint pain

• Accelerates wound healing

• Reduces scarring

At the moment we are giving the Omnilux treatments at a very special price. Interested to try out this cool device. Call us today for an appointment at 03-21440080 or text to 014-2233268. Limited time only. For more enquiries, do email to info@faceworks-clinic.com / faceworksclinic@gmail.com .

Beauty Singapore Seminar / 美容新加坡研讨会

Beauty Singapore Seminar

Singapore

13^th May 2013-05-16

Lifvation, Elogio Asia and Beau Tec held the first Beauty Singapore Seminar for their customers. This four hour seminar is designed to help business owners in the beauty industry protect and increase their profits. The seminar is well attended by successful spa and beauty salon owners. In the seminar, business owners learned to develop a good strategy to cope with a shrinking or slow market. As the economy picks up, business owners learn how to position their business and built strong productivity capability that will provide their customers with excellent quality of service.

“I found the business statistics very useful.” Albert, Spa Infinity.

“PICS talk was very informative.” May, JooBeauty.

For more information on the regular Beauty Singapore Seminar please visit our website.

美容新加坡研讨会
新加坡
2013-05-165月13日
Lifvation Elogio亚洲和Beau Tec的美容新加坡举办了第一届研讨会，为他们的客户。这四个小时的研讨会，旨在帮助企业主在美容行业保护和增加他们的利润。成功的SPA和美容沙龙业主出席了本次研讨会。企业主的教训，养成一个良好的策略，以应付与一个缓慢的市场。当经济复苏时，企业经营者学习如何定位自己的业务，并建立了强大的生产力的能力，将为其客户提供优良的服务质量。
“我发现非常有用的业务统计。”伟业，温泉无限。
PICS谈话内容非常丰富。“，JooBeauty。
定期美容新加坡研讨会上欲了解更多信息，请访问我们的网站。

Psoriasis: Live Clear. Live Free.

Of all autoimmune diseases, psoriasis is the most common with nearly 7.5 million Americans affected. Studies indicate that psoriasis does not discriminate between
males and females afflicting both at about the same rate. Caucasians, however, develop psoriasis more frequently than other races.

Psoriasis is a chronic disease with no known cure but it can be put into prolonged remission with treatments that manage its symptoms and clear its visible
signs. And one of the most effective is the XTRAC® light treatment, the only FDA-cleared excimer laser clinically proven to slow and reverse the growth of
psoriatic cells. Unlike conventional light therapies, the XTRAC excimer laser delivers a highly targeted therapeutic beam of UVB light to areas of the skin affected by
psoriasis without harming the surrounding skin so you can LIVE CLEAR. LIVE FREE.

Psoriasis is a complex disease and while its precise cause is not fully understood, scientists know that the immune system and genes play key roles in its development. Researchers studying the immune system have learned that T cells* mistakenly trigger a reaction in the skin cells. The reaction activates a cascade of events, causing new skin cells to surface in days rather than weeks and accumulate on the skin’s surface. The reason T cells trigger this reaction seems to lie in cell DNA and inherited genes.
And, while scientists are still trying to identify all of the genes involved, they have discovered that one which regulates how the immune system fights infection is involved.
Scientists have also learned that not everyone who inherits genes for psoriasis develops it. For psoriasis to appear, it seems that a person must inherit the “right”
mix of genes and be exposed to a trigger, commonly stress, a skin injury or a strep (throat) infection. Triggers, however, are not universal and what triggers psoriasis in one person may not cause it to develop in another. Psoriasis is an unpredictable disease. It may be limited to a few lesions or may involve moderate to large areas of skin. When less than 3% of the body is affected by psoriasis, it is considered mild; 3 to 10% of the body psoriasis is considered moderate and more than 10% is considered severe.
( For most individuals, the palm of the hand is about the same as 1% of the skin surface.)

 

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