Smoother, Tighter Skin — Without Surgery
Aqua Medical Spa introduces new and innovative procedure, ellacor®
Dermatology Specialists of Florida’s Aqua Medical Spa is known for bringing the latest and greatest in skin procedures and treatments. The spa’s newest offering, ellacor® with Micro-Coring® Technology, is a hotly anticipated, nonsurgical procedure that reduces the appearance of wrinkles in the mid to lower face. Aqua Medical Spa in Watersound Origins is one of the first practices in Northwest Florida to offer this highly anticipated aesthetic treatment.
It is unique because it removes skin without surgery or the use of thermal energy. This treatment differs from any other in-office treatment because it does not elicit any thermal injury to the skin, but instead actually removes the skin. The average treatment removes approximately 7% of the skin.
“This new and innovative technology utilizes multiple hollow needles to remove cores of excess skin,” explained Angela Pearson, nurse practitioner at the Watersound Origins Aqua Medical Spa location. “The treated skin then heals the areas by tightening up and closing the dead space where the empty cores once were.”
FDA-approved ellacor® is used to treat excess sagging skin on the mid to lower face. Aqua Medical Spa also offers this treatment for the neck, arms, knees and thighs where they find their patients could also benefit from some tightening and lifting.
During a consultation, the provider will help assess your needs and treatment plan. On the day of the procedure, for optimal comfort, a topical numbing medication followed by injectable numbing is applied to the area. During the treatment, the average patient has stated a minimal discomfort level of two out of 10.
After the ellacor® treatment, some swelling, redness and bruising is normal. An ointment will be applied for healing, and the patient is advised not to wear makeup or sunscreen until healed. Patients are typically back to normal within five to seven days of the procedure.
Two or three treatments may be needed to achieve maximum results. Patients must wait one month between treatments, with maximum benefits appearing three months after the final treatment.
On average, 90% of patients showed improvement on the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale rated by physicians, and 86% of patients report complete satisfaction with their treatment outcomes.
NP Pearson states that ellacor® works in conjunction with other noninvasive procedures also offered at Aqua Medical Spa such as fillers and lasers. For example, she recommends BBL and HALO laser treatments combined, adding in ellacor® one month later. This combo would target hyperpigmentation, fine lines and wrinkles, collagen stimulation, sun damage and remove excess or sagging skin.
If you are interested in learning more about ellacor® and seeing if the treatment may be a good option for you, visit AquaMedicalSpa.com/Treatments-Offered/Ellacor, or call (850) 387-2010 to schedule a consultation.
