Levulan treatment
Our Levulan treatment (activated fotofacial) is the new and most encouraging procedure in the treatment of acne. Levulan (Aminolevulinic acid 20%) is a naturally occurring compound in small amounts in the body that is being used to treat sun damage and pre-cancerous lesions, sebaceous hyperplasia, acne rosacea, and improve skin texture and pore size. The Levulan formula is applied topically to the face 30-90 minutes prior to receiving an IPL treatment that " activates" the Levulan product. The Levulan treatment inactivates the bacteria that triggers acne, exfoliates the skin to unclog pores, and the most exciting mechanism is that the Levulan treatment shuts down the sebaceous glands in the skin. This is exciting because sebaceous glands are the root cause in the formation of acne so it has a long lasting outcome even on severe acne. Levulan acne therapy can even work in patients who have failed accutane. Accutane also targets the sebaceous gland but accutane has fairly toxic side effects. Levulan is a very safe alternative to accutane treatment with only a little down time. Not only does Levulan treat acne, sun damage, acne rosacea, and sebaceous hyperplasia but, additionally it improves wrinkles, pore size, skin texture, pigmentation, and potentially prevents the development of skin cancer resulting in significant improvement of the skins surface texture. This treatment can be performed one to three times spaced 3-4 weeks apart depending on the client's individual level of improvement.

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is the most recent advance in skin rejuvenation using a product called Levulan in combination with a Photo facial treatment. This treatment enhances the normal results of a photo facial by increasing the skins sensitivity to light using Levulan (a photosensitizing agent) which is then activated with an IPL Photo facial thereby amplifying the photo facials ability to affect the skin. Beyond the improvements to the skin from a regular photo facial (please refer to our photo facial page), photodynamic therapy improves precancerous conditions such as actinic keratosis and superficial basal cell carcinomas and potentially prevents the development of skin cancer. Levulan Photodynamic Therapy is revolutionizing skin rejuvenation and the treatment of sun damaged, aged skin.