At Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN, we understand that people’s taste changes over time. We don’t believe you should live with a tattoo that no longer represents who you are for the rest of your life. For this reason, we are proud to offer laser tattoo removal, a quick, effective way to fade or erase tattoos that no longer speak to you. Today, we’re taking a closer look at how long this treatment session takes.

How Long Does Laser Tattoo Removal Take? 

Laser tattoo removal sessions can take a mere 10 to 15 minutes to complete if you are only trying to eliminate a small unwanted tattoo. However, your session may take longer if your tattoo is larger or features several colors. It is not unheard of for laser therapy sessions to take a full hour to complete.

You should also be aware that the number of treatment sessions you will need depends on several factors, including the color, age, size, and location of the unwanted tattoo. Some colors are a lot harder to remove than others. Also, as a general rule of thumb, the newer your tattoo is, the more treatment sessions will be necessary to remove it completely. Anywhere from two to 12 sessions may be necessary for you to achieve your ideal results.

Am I a Good Candidate for This Treatment? 

There is a very good chance that you will be considered a good candidate for this treatment if you are relatively healthy and concerned about an unwanted tattoo. However, we need to discuss your health history and current health to verify that this treatment will be safe for you. We also need to review the preparation and post-treatment care guidelines with you to ensure that the process goes smoothly from start to finish.

For example, you need to be able to prevent sun damage in the weeks leading up to your scheduled treatment session. As another example, you must be able to stop taking any medications that can cause photosensitivity. We will give you a complete list of preparation instructions during your initial consultation. If there are any guidelines you don’t think you can follow, let us know during your initial consultation. Your candidacy may be affected.

What Can I Expect During My Recovery Period? 

You can expect a quick and easy recovery period with very few post-treatment care restrictions. The restrictions you are given, though, it is very important that you follow. For example, you will need to avoid getting a sunburn or allowing your skin to become dehydrated. You also will need to keep your blood pressure normal for at least three days following your treatment session. Once your skin has scabbed over, getting exercise will help your results become apparent faster.

It is worth noting that it’s not just exercising that can help you realize your final results faster. You can also help your body eliminate the pigments broken down during laser tattoo removal faster by not smoking. Consuming tobacco products, like cigarettes, taxes your immune system significantly. It will take longer for your immune system to eliminate the broken-down pigments if it has to eliminate all of the chemicals in tobacco products, alcohol, or other unhealthy substances.

What Other Treatments May Make Me Feel More Confident? 

During your initial laser tattoo removal consultation, we will discuss all of your aesthetic and medical goals. In addition to laser therapy for unwanted tattoo removal, we offer a number of cosmetic treatments and procedures to help our clients feel more confident in their skin. For example, if you are concerned about dynamic wrinkles but you don’t feel ready for anti-aging surgery, you may benefit from Botox injections.

Botox is an injectable muscle relaxant that has been used for decades to correct a number of medical and cosmetic concerns. Some of the most common medical conditions people seek this treatment for are cervical dystonia, chronic migraines, and excessive sweating. However, it can also be used to treat such medical conditions as blepharospasms. Furthermore, it can be used to address such cosmetic concerns as forehead folds, brow lines, and crow’s feet.

Am I a Good Botox Candidate? 

You need to sit down with a cosmetic expert to discuss your goals and health before you can find out whether Botox injections are right for you. If you are not allergic to bovine protein and you’re not on daily blood-thinners, there’s a good chance you will be considered healthy enough for this treatment. However, there are other factors to consider, like whether you are on oral muscle relaxants that you have to take daily.

Schedule Your Initial Consultation Today

Laser tattoo removal sessions can take anywhere from 10 minutes to a full hour depending on a number of factors, like the size of the unwanted tattoo and the number of colors present. Depending on your goals and other factors, you may need between two and 12 treatment sessions to achieve your desired results. Contact us today at Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN to schedule your initial consultation and find out for sure whether it is right for you.

At Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN, we offer a number of safe, effective cosmetic treatments because we strongly believe everyone should feel comfortable in their own skin. One of our most popular treatments is CoolSculpting Elite. It is similar to the original cryolipolysis-based fat removal treatment, but it is more effective. Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of this treatment and what else may help you improve your self-confidence.

What Are the Benefits of CoolSculpting Elite? 

This Treatment Is Highly Versatile

One of the most compelling benefits of this treatment is that it is very versatile. It is commonly used to eliminate approximately one quarter of the localized fat cells from the upper and lower abdomen, buttocks, and inner thighs. That said, it can also be used to eliminate excess fat from the outer thighs and the tops of the thighs, too. Other areas this device can be used to eliminate excess fat from include the: 

• Flanks
• Upper arms
• Lower back
• Middle back
• Chest
• Backs of the knees
• Submental region

This Treatment Is Incredibly Convenient 

Another compelling benefit of this highly advanced treatment is that it is extremely convenient. Individual experiences vary, but you can generally expect each treatment session to take only 30 to 60 minutes to complete. Among the factors that affect how long each session will take include the amount of excess fat you have in each area of concern, the number of areas of concern you have, and the size of the areas you are targeting for treatment.

This Treatment Is Highly Effective

To reiterate, this treatment is usually used to remove around a quarter of the localized fat cells from each area of concern. Depending on your current aesthetic and goals, you may need anywhere between one and six treatment sessions to achieve your desired aesthetic if you qualify. It may be over six months before your final results become apparent. However, this is much faster than you could achieve your desired aesthetic on your own.

This Treatment Is Very Safe

Yet another extremely compelling benefit of CoolSculpting Elite is that it is extremely safe. The FDA approved this device for the treatment of excess fat deposits in most adults. However, exceptions apply. For example, this treatment is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women. It also is not recommended for obese or underweight individuals. Moreover, this treatment is not recommended for anyone with a condition that causes cold sensitivity.

To verify that this treatment is safe for you, it is imperative that you attend an initial consultation. During this initial consultation, we will review your health history and current health to confirm the absence of any medical conditions that may contraindicate treatment with the Elite device. We will also review all of the pre- and post-treatment guidelines with you. If you can follow all of them, there is a good chance this treatment will be considered safe for you.

Other FAQs Answered

How Soon Can I See the Results of My Treatment? 

You can expect to feel slimmer as soon as your first treatment session is completed. You even may believe that your clothes fit a bit better if you are treated in areas covered by clothing. However, you should not expect to see the results of your treatment in the mirror as soon as your session is complete. It can take four to six weeks before you start seeing the results of each session. Furthermore, it may take three or four months to see the full results of each treatment.

What Can I Do To See My Results As Quickly as Possible? 

To see your fat removal results as quickly as possible, you should do all you can to support the efficiency of your lymphatic system. One way to do this is to support your immune system. This is because your immune system plays a major role in supporting your lymphatic system. In addition to mitigating your risk of illness by practicing good hygiene, fuel your immune system with lots of: 

• Zinc
• Protein
• Vitamins B6 and C

Supporting your cardiovascular system will also support your lymphatic system. Don’t smoke or consume an excess of alcohol, caffeine, or sodium.

What Other Cosmetic Treatments Can Help Me Improve My Appearance? 

Botox is another incredibly popular cosmetic treatment we offer. This FDA-approved muscle relaxant can be used to address a wide range of cosmetic concerns. For example, it can be used to eliminate certain types of nasolabial folds. It also can be used to eliminate crow’s feet, smoker’s lines, forehead folds, and eyelid ptosis. In addition, an injectable muscle relaxant can treat such muscle-related medical concerns as cervical dystonia and hyperhidrosis.

The Bottom Line

The bottom line is that CoolSculpting Elite provides a number of benefits. Some of the most compelling benefits are its versatility, convenience, efficacy, and safety. Individual results vary, but you can feel confident that you can achieve your desired contours in under a year. To find out how you can create your ideal appearance, contact us today at Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TN to schedule your initial consultation. 

If you’ve never experienced a laser treatment, choosing between the different options may feel overwhelming. However, we want to introduce you to a unique laser treatment unlike anything you’ve heard about or experienced. At our Tarola Plastic Surgery locations in Hendersonville and Murfreesboro, TN, we offer the MOXI Laser. This treatment improves skin health, combats and prevents aging, and helps you achieve a vibrant and healthy-looking complexion.

The MOXI Laser

MOXI is a laser treatment by Sciton that uses a fractionated wavelength device to deliver a quick and effective skin rejuvenating treatment. This 1927nm laser delivers a safe and customizable treatment process. Unlike many similar treatments, this one doesn’t require a topical anesthetic before treatment. Instead, the painless treatment will deliver immediate results that will continue to improve after completing your recommended treatment plan.

Most patients benefit from a series of three to four sessions, and patients with all different skin types and tones can safely schedule treatments and achieve results. Patients looking to treat specific skin concerns or simply refresh and brighten the skin on their face or body can begin a treatment plan to improve their skin.

About the Treatment

MOXI treatments take anywhere from 15 to 90 minutes to complete based on the number of areas you want to address and your specific skin concerns. You may see immediate results after your first treatment, but the best results appear within four to five days of your appointment.

While there is little to no downtime, you will need to care for your skin post-treatment by avoiding excess sun exposure, wearing sunscreen daily, and following all of the post-treatment care directions. Doing so will ensure that you achieve beautiful results.

What It Treats

When most people think of laser treatments, they think of devices designed to improve the complexion, and while this device is most commonly used on the face, we can also use it to perfect the skin on the body. It can treat different skin concerns on the neck, chest, hands, legs, and arms. This rejuvenation treatment will enhance overall skin health, but it can also address some of the most common problematic skin concerns.

Pigmentation and Sun Damage

Hyperpigmentation and sun damage results from different factors but can affect patients of all ages. Genetics, hormonal fluctuations, environmental factors, and lifestyle choices can all lead to different forms of hyperpigmentation on the skin.

Additionally, years spent in the sun without protective sunscreen can lead to visible sun damage as you age, which in turn, can affect your confidence in your appearance. We can use this treatment to help brighten the skin, eliminate or reduce the appearance of pigmented spots, and correct sun-damaged skin.

Uneven Skin Tone

If you have an uneven tone defined by dark spots, melasma, or other forms of hyperpigmentation, we can use this treatment to help treat and correct your skin concerns. This treatment can effectively create a more uniform skin tone by refreshing the skin with a gentle treatment process that promotes healthy collagen growth, increased cellular turnover, and skin resurfacing.

Poor Skin Texture

Un-exfoliated skin can create the appearance of an uneven skin texture, as can environmental factors and lifestyle choices. This treatment can also help promote and improve skin texture by creating tiny wounds in the skin that the body responds to with increased collagen production. If you have rough spots on your skin or a generally uneven skin texture, we can target this treatment to address your concerns.

Skin Laxity

Skin laxity results from the aging process, but on a technical level, it’s caused by decreased collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid production, leading to thinner, weaker skin. This treatment stimulates natural collagen and elastin growth in the deeper layers of the skin to treat and correct skin laxity.

Skin laxity can affect the face and the body, but we can use MOXI treatments to strengthen the skin’s structure to help you achieve younger, firmer, and healthier skin.

The Early Signs of Aging

Many people don’t seek out professional skincare treatments until the signs of aging have become so severe and noticeable that they begin to affect their confidence in their appearance. This laser treatment can help such patients reverse the signs of aging, but it’s also the perfect treatment for younger patients who want to begin preventative treatments to fight against aging early on.

Investing in your skin at the first signs of aging, or even before you notice lines, wrinkles, and skin laxity, by scheduling this treatment is preventative skincare at its finest. Doing so can help you ward off and even reverse the early signs of early aging while also targeting other skin concerns. This device is a preventative form of rejuvenation and can help younger patients maintain healthy and youthful skin long-term.

Am I a Candidate?

Patients with all skin types, including darker skin, can safely schedule this treatment to achieve radiant skin. Whether you have specific skin concerns that you want to address or you want to refresh your complexion, we can use this treatment to combat aging and imperfections or prepare your skin for a special event.

Those who want to refresh and rejuvenate their skin without downtime make good candidates for this treatment, as do those who are looking for a gentle introduction into the world of professional skin care treatments. Achieving a beautiful complexion is easier than ever thanks to this effective and gentle skin rejuvenating treatment, and we can design a treatment plan that helps you achieve beautiful, healthy, and wrinkle-free skin.

Rejuvenate Your Skin

The MOXI laser is the perfect place to start if you want to learn more about this process and add a laser treatment to your skincare routine. Plus, we also offer Botox treatments that can help enhance your results and target and temporarily treat expression lines at the source so you can have the best of both worlds: healthy and smooth skin.

At our Tarola Plastic Surgery locations in Hendersonville and Murfreesboro, TN, we offer a unique treatment called the BBL Hero by Sciton. This device delivers customized phototherapy treatments to improve all different skin types and tones and provides unique treatments that can help eradicate some of the most stubborn and visible skin imperfections. The treatment is comfortable, requires very little downtime, and results in dramatic skin improvements.

Sciton BBL Hero

Sciton’s BBL Hero device is a photofacial treatment that uses broad-band light energy pulses to deliver controlled heating to the skin’s surface. This device does not give laser treatment but is a broad-band light device. Instead of using the focused light energy that laser devices use, it uses filtered broad-spectrum light and light pulses to improve the skin. It increases the body’s natural collagen and elastin production by gently heating the skin’s surface and deeper layers.

Increasing these two proteins strengthens the skin and promotes rapid cellular regeneration, which is key to reducing the signs of aging, smoothing lines and wrinkles, correcting skin laxity, and perfecting different skin concerns. Sciton BBL Hero treatments utilize different treatment modes to effectively address a number of different skin concerns, including:

• Rosacea
• Skin tone and texture concerns
• Cherry angiomas
• Skin laxity
• Hyperpigmentation
• Lines and wrinkles
• Age spots
• Freckles
• Acne
• Unwanted facial or body hair

The Treatment Process

What Happens During the Treatment?

Once we complete your pre-treatment consultation, we can schedule your appointment. The treatment process is comfortable because the device has a built-in cooling mechanism that keeps the patient safe and the skin cool throughout the appointment. Your technician will follow your unique treatment plan and place a device on your skin, gently gliding it back and forth across your desired treatment area to uniformly heat the skin tissues.

What Do Treatments Feel Like?

You may feel a warming sensation during your treatment but shouldn’t expect discomfort. Post-treatment, your skin may feel warm for up to an hour, but that sensation will subside.

Am I a Candidate?

The best candidates for BBL Hero treatments are patients who want to address specific skin concerns with quick, effective professional treatments that don’t require significant downtime. This device is safe for most skin types and is guaranteed to make your skin look better.

Some patients may be excluded from treatment due to safety reasons, including pregnant and nursing women. We will meet with you before your treatment to discuss your skin, evaluate your concerns, and confirm your treatment eligibility.

How Many Sessions Will I Need?

You will notice skin improvements after just one treatment, but patients typically need one to two treatments to achieve their desired results. Since this device will target several different skin concerns, based on your treatment area, you may need more or fewer treatments to achieve your desired results.

Is There Any Downtime?

After your BBL Hero treatment, you won’t have to plan for significant downtime, but we will provide you with post-treatment care instructions. It’s important that you avoid sun exposure and always apply high-quality sunscreen, regardless of the weather. We will provide instructions regarding which topical products to use to nourish the treatment area and enhance results, as well as which topical products you should temporarily avoid.

Can I Combine This Treatment With Other Cosmetic Treatments?

We can combine your BBL Hero treatments with other in-office professional skin care treatments to help you target other skin concerns. If you want to add cosmetic injectables like dermal fillers or Botox to your anti-aging routine in addition to scheduling phototherapy treatments, we can evaluate your skin during your in-person consultation. Then we can determine which additional cosmetic treatment you will benefit from and then schedule them accordingly.

Your Results

When Can I Expect Results?

You may notice some initial results immediately following your treatment, but the best skin improvements become most evident within a few weeks of beginning your treatment plan. Results do vary since different patients schedule BBL Hero treatments for different reasons. When we design your treatment plan, we can give you a better idea of what kind of results you can expect from your unique regimen.

How Long Will My Results Last?

Once you achieve your desired results, you can enjoy them long-term. However, we do recommend maintenance treatments once or twice a year to continue to promote increased collagen and elastin production, skin health, and vitality.

Can I Enhance My Results?

There are some ways to enhance and extend your treatment results that are simple and inexpensive. Committing to wearing sunscreen daily is one of the easiest ways to prevent accelerated or premature aging and protect your skin from lines, wrinkles, and discoloration.

Additionally, investing in professional-grade skin care and using targeted products morning and evening will improve your skin and help you maintain your phototherapy results long-term. We can provide you with product and skin care treatment recommendations to help you maintain youthful skin after your treatment sessions.

Will I Need Follow-Up Treatments?

After completing the recommended number of treatment sessions, you’ll see dramatic improvements in the appearance of your skin. You will enjoy your results long-term, but you can also schedule BBL Hero maintenance treatments to target any additional skin concerns. We can create a maintenance treatment plan based on your unique skin care needs.

Experience a Unique Phototherapy Treatment

If your skin needs something more than just daily cleansing and moisturizing, we can help design a treatment plan that addresses all of your skin imperfections and concerns. If expression lines are on your list of skin concerns, we can give you more details about Botox, an injectable neuromodulator that can target those lines and treat them at the source. With the right treatment plan, you can enjoy beautiful, healthy skin year-round.

If you are concerned about the way aging has changed your appearance, don’t feel like you’re at a loss. At Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TX, our Juvederm treatments can help you get back your youthful looks. Here’s everything you should know before you make your appointment.
 

How Long Does Juvederm Last?

Anyone looking for an effective and long-lasting way to treat aging issues like volume loss and wrinkling of the skin should consider getting Juvederm. While no dermal filler can offer permanent results, this filler can last you a long time.
 
Depending on what formula you get and where you get your injections, you can expect to enjoy your results from this filler for anywhere between 1 to 2 years.
 

Everything You Should Know About Wrinkling

Several factors go into why you see changes to your skin as you get older. Your skin contains several chemicals like hyaluronic acid (which is a sugar), and the proteins collagen and elastin. These chemicals are in abundance when you’re young, helping your skin stay supple, elastic, and full.
 
But the older you get, the less able your skin is to produce these chemicals effectively. This means that over time, as you make repeated facial movements, the lines that appear when you make these expressions become permanent. It also results in other signs of aging like dullness and sagging.
 

What Does Juvederm Do?

This is a dermal filler that, when injected into the skin, takes up space beneath any loose skin and adds in fullness that you may have lost. The main ingredient in this filler is hyaluronic acid, which you can already find in your skin as well as your eyes and muscles.
 
Once it’s been injected, it will smooth out any wrinkles or sagging that you may have noticed. It will also help your face appear more voluminous which helps you look younger.
 

What Areas Does It Treat?

Cheeks

One of the places where you’re going to notice significant volume loss with age is your cheeks. Large, round cheeks are a marker of youth, but as you get older, you’re naturally going to lose a lot of this fullness.
 
This can make your face look hollow and much older than you feel inside. Get this dermal filler to provide more fullness to the area and give you a more youthful appearance. You can also use this filler to get a more defined look to your cheekbones.
 

Jowls

Jowls are formed are your skin loses both volume and elasticity. This allows gravity to take a much stronger hold on your skin, dragging it downward.
 
If you have jowls forming and you are looking to get rid of them, this filler is perfect. By injecting it into your cheeks, the filler will lift your sagging skin and smooth out your jawline for a tighter, more defined look.
 

Laugh Lines

Laugh lines, also called smile lines or nasolabial folds, are the wrinkles that form around your nose and mouth. They may have a delightful name and can indeed be a sign you’ve laughed and smiled a lot in your life, but they can also make you look much older.
 
When you get this dermal filler, it will take up space under your skin in this area and smooth out even severe laugh lines.
 

Lips

Very thin lips can make you look old and more serious than you really are. On the other hand, plump, full lips are often considered a marker of health and youth.
 
If you have thin lips and you wish they were fuller, this dermal filler is perfect. You can get the plump lips you’ve been dreaming of and reduce the appearance of things like lipstick lines.
 

What Is Treatment Like?

Your Injections

Before coming in for your appointment, we’ll make sure you know everything you need to prepare for your appointment. When you arrive at our clinic, you can trust that you’ll be well taken care of.
 
We’ll start by cleaning your skin and then marking the places where we’ll apply the product. We’ll use small amounts of the product at a time to make sure your results are accurate. Treatment is very fast and usually takes less than an hour.
 

What Happens After Treatment?

As soon as your treatment is done, you’ll be able to leave the clinic and get back to your normal life. There are just a few things to remember as your skin heals. For instance, you’ll need to stay out of direct sunlight as your skin will be more sensitive and prone to burning.
 
As soon as you leave the clinic, you’ll notice a change in your appearance. Over the next week or so, the hyaluronic acid will take full effect and you’ll see the full extent of your treatment.
 

Get Your Appointment Today

If you’re looking for a way to get your youthful appearance back, Juvederm is a great solution. When you visit our clinic, you can trust that you’re getting safe and effective treatment that will help you get back your confidence. Book an appointment with us today at Tarola Plastic Surgery in Murfreesboro, TX.