INFORMATIONAL SUPPLEMENT
Surgical
versus non-surgical, ablative versusnon-ablative… Confused yet? Now how about invasive
versus minimally invasive?
Relax — it’s all good news for the cosmetic consumer these
days.
The dynamic field of aesthetic and anti-aging medicine, coupled with a seemingly endless
demand for cosmetic services, is fuelling an arms race-type of technological escalation, resulting in the
development and commercialization of some incredible new products in the area of facial
enhancement.
ePrime™ non-surgical facelift
The phrase “non-surgical facelift” has been bandied around so much by so many
ineffective technologies over the years that the term itself has almost lost its
relevance.
I did say “almost.”
Enter the revolutionary, brand new “minimally invasive” ePrime™ system from the recently
merged medical powerhouse of Syneron-Candela.
This device is absolutely groundbreaking. It is in essence a highly sophisticated system
for the consistent and unimpeded delivery of radiofrequency (RF) energy to the deep dermal tissue, where it
is most needed in order to dramatically improve skin laxity.
Here’s how it works: The skin is injected with a matrix of tiny needles directly into
the deep dermis, bypassing the more superficial epidermis and upper dermal layers. These needles have
real-time temperature and impedance monitors that ensure the consistent delivery of the collagen and
elastin-stimulating energy with each and every application.
The results achieved with this device are so impressive that they are not compared with
other laser or energy-based technologies, but rather with the gold standard itself, that of a surgical
facelift.
Yes, you read that right — surgical facelift.
Dr. Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas, cosmetic dermatologist and Yale associate professor,
recently published a peer-reviewed clinical comparison of ePrime™ results and surgical lower facelift
procedures examining the pre-jowl, jawline and upper neck regions. It was determined that, on average,
ePrime™ delivered 37 per cent of the improvement achieved with a surgical facelift procedure. That result
does not in itself replace surgery as the best treatment option for this indication, but it does highlight
how far along the spectrum of non-surgical options this technology has come.
This treatment is very much for the man or woman who is starting to see early signs of
sagging tissue in the pre-jowl and jawline region and are not considering surgery as the option that’s right
for them.
After researching the clinical studies, meeting the development team, and personally
being trained on this technology by Dr. James Newman, facial plastic surgeon and Stanford associate
professor, I was so impressed that I had to move forward and offer this remarkable treatment to my own
patients immediately.
For my practice, the new era of minimally invasive facial enhancement has
begun.
» Dr. Nino Kuzmar is a University of Toronto medical graduate and founding medical
director of the St. Clair Cosmetic & Laser Clinic. He is a cosmetic physician with a special interest in
non-surgical facial rejuvenation. For more information, visit stclaircosmetic.com •
