“My patients are most interested in the non-invasive procedures – what they can do that is a quick treatment, with little downtime, that still delivers results,” says Bruce Katz, MD, board certified dermatologist and founder of JUVA Skin and Laser Center in New York City...
RevLite®, meanwhile, is a non-ablative Q-switched laser that can be used to treat pigmentation and uneven skin tone. “Before RevLite® came out to treat brown spots, we used cryotherapy – or liquid nitrogen – to remove the lesions,” Dr. Katz shares. “You would apply liquid nitrogen to a swab and apply it to the brown spot, and then the liquid nitrogen would destroy the extra pigment, leaving skin more even-toned.”...
The concept of ‘tech neck’ took on a whole new meaning during the pandemic, with people examining their neck and jawline in a whole new way on video calls. Even so, many are not interested in or ready to go under the knife. “A lot of patients don’t want surgery, so they either walked away without treatment or eventually came back for surgery,” Dr. Katz explains. “Now, we can offer those patients something easy and accessible to address their neck concerns.”...
A blend of medical and cosmetic dermatology, Dr. Katz has been using CellFX® – a new technology that delivers nano-second pulses of electrical energy – to remove benign lesions and growths (think: moles, flesh-colored bumps, warts, and even acne). “Prior to using CellFX® to remove benign lesions, we would do electrodesiccation, which is where an electric current is delivered via a needle-shaped electrode to superheat the skin and essentially ‘burn off’ the lesions,” he explains.
The pulses alter the cells in the treatment zone, resulting in a gradual clearing of the cells that caused the lesion without damaging healthy collagen or nearby tissue. “CellFX® is more efficient and less invasive,” Dr. Katz shares. “It not only targets the lesion on the skin’s surface, but treats the cause of the lesion at the cellular level, while leaving the surrounding skin tissue unharmed.”
