Renuvion Skin Resurfacing
How Renuvion Works for Skin Resurfacing
Sun damage, scars (including acne scars), fine lines, wrinkles and hyperpigmentation can negatively affect the texture and appearance of a person’s skin. Fortunately, Renuvion is a minimally invasive procedure that can resurface the skin to minimize these imperfections. Renuvion is the only device that is FDA cleared both for resurfacing the skin on the face (with lighter skin tones) and for tightening the skin below the chin and on the neck through a subdermal application.
Dr. Melinda Lacerna is a Double Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who has earned a reputation for being one of the most experienced Renuvion users in western Florida. With her extensive experience using the device, she has helped many patients achieve natural-looking facial skin renewal. Renuvion facial skin resurfacing is a deep ablative procedure and therefore requires downtime of about two weeks for maximal recovery. During this time, it is important that patients follow up with Dr. Lacerna and her staff with every-other-day visits for the first two weeks, in order for her and her team to monitor the patient’s healing progress closely.
What Patients Can Expect from Renuvion Facial Skin Resurfacing
Renuvion facial skin resurfacing is a deep ablative procedure and therefore requires downtime of about two weeks for maximal recovery. During this time, it is important that patients follow up with Dr. Lacerna and her staff with every-other-day visits for the first two weeks, in order for her and her team to monitor the patient’s healing progress closely.
The results that can be achieved with Renuvion Skin Resurfacing of the face are comparable to other ablative procedures such as C02 lasers and deep chemical peels such as phenol peels. One advantage of this procedure over phenol peels is that there is no associated risk of cardiac arrhythmias during the procedure. In addition, Renuvion Skin Resurfacing does not fully ablate the skin’s pigmentation, unlike the hypopigmentation often seen after C02 laser procedures.
Patients typically find that their skin remains smooth, with a healthy glow and a more even skin tone for about two to five years following treatment. This is often a “one-and-done” procedure, but maintenance of skin health with sunscreen and a good skin care regimen will further extend the results.
Meet with Dr. Lacerna
Double Board Certified - Dr. Melinda Lacerna
Dr. Melinda Lacerna is double board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. She is a fellow the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). Dr. Lacerna obtained her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine. She received her general surgery training at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles and her plastic surgery training at Temple University in Philadelphia.
