The Ellipse treatment offers clinically proven treatment of sun-damaged skin, covering both vascular and pigmented aspects.
We can remove age spots & sun damaged skin leaving it clearer in complexion with more youthful looks.
Benign pigmented lesions may be genetic in origin or may be caused by physical damage such as sunburn or injury as well as the natural effect of ageing. The lesions can vary in size and colour.
How does Ellipse Skin Rejuvenation work?
The Ellipse treatment works by directing well-controlled pulses of light into the upper skin layer. The light is absorbed by two of the body’s own natural chemicals – melanin in the pigmented areas and haemoglobin in the red blood cells.
Both these pigments convert the light energy into heat. This heat is used to destroy the parts of the cells in which the melanin is stored, and to damage the walls of the vessels supplying blood to the areas where vascular damage is seen. This technique is called “Selective Photothermol