After a long summer spent soaking up the sun, your skin has almost certainly taken some damage. Even when you’re careful, exposure to UV rays can leave behind more than you might notice when you glance in the mirror.
Instead of waiting for problems to crop up later, the VISIA Skin Analysis System and your team of providers at Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Institute can reveal the actual toll of summer fun and give you a head start on repairing the effects of photodamage.
Here’s how VISIA works:
How Does the VISIA Skin Analysis System Work?
During your VISIA digital scan, cutting-edge, multi-point technology will capture your skin from left, right, and frontal angles. The system uses lighting settings—IntelliFlash®, cross-polarized, and UV—to highlight issues affecting your complexion both on the surface and below. It’s completely noninvasive and not dissimilar to an autorefractor at your optometrist’s office. Your head will be comfortably seated on a chin rest while the module rotates around your head, and the whole process is over in just a few minutes.
Once the digital scans are complete, your dermatologist will review the images on a computer screen. You can discuss the results and plan for appropriate treatments during this time.
The VISIA Skin Analysis System can identify multiple skin conditions, including:
Wrinkles
Wrinkles naturally come with age, but prolonged UV exposure accelerates their development as it breaks down the collagen in our skin, which keeps it firm. VISIA maps out the lines you see now and the ones forming that are still too minute to see so that you can work with your dermatologist to create an anti-aging regimen that will mitigate problem areas.
Texture
As mentioned above, the sun breaks down collagen in the skin, causing depressed areas that are sunken lower than the skin around it. These areas of texture compromise your skin’s smoothness and are a good indicator of overall epidermal health, helping pinpoint areas that may be more prone to further damage as you age.
Pores
If you are tired of trying to mask enlarged pores, VISIA can help! Skin thickening and excessive oil production can lead to pore congestion, and as debris builds up, these specialized sweat glands become completely clogged, giving them an enlarged appearance. When discussing your pore scan, your provider can recommend a variety of clinically tested, dermatologist-approved products to deep cleanse these areas.
UV Spots
This is where the sun’s impact becomes most evident. UV spots are hidden beneath the surface, formed by excessive sun exposure that’s yet to show up on your skin. VISIA’s UV light reveals these spots before they become visible, so you can take preventative action with treatments like vitamin C serums to repair the existing damage before it worsens.
Brown Spots
Melanin overproduction triggered by sunlight leads to areas of hyperpigmentation or spots that are darker than the rest of your skin. VISIA can identify the extent of the pigmentation, so you can target them with brightening products like the Cyspera Intensive System™, which breaks down those pigmented cells and blocks future development.
Red Area
Sun-related redness can result from multiple issues, such as post-damage inflammation or broken capillaries caused by UV radiation weakening the walls of blood vessels. VISIA’s analysis pinpoints these areas so your provider can recommend calming treatments, such as soothing topicals to reduce irritation in sensitive areas and intense pulsed light therapy to vaporize damaged vessels.
Porphyrins
Porphyrins, a byproduct of bacteria in the skin, are one of the primary culprits behind breakouts. VISIA reveals where buildups are happening so you can begin a highly-targeted skincare routine consisting of pH-balancing cleansers, exfoliating acids, antibacterial therapies, and other custom solutions for keeping your skin free from blemishes.
Additional Features
VISIA goes beyond the present condition of your skin, as it can produce Advanced Aging and Injectables simulations. The former relies on an extensive database of subjects to illustrate the effects of aging across multiple decades, up to 80 years old. The latter lets you preview how your skin would benefit from dermal fillers in the frontalis, glabella, periorbital, midface, lips, and chin area.
Discover what summer fun in the sun has done with VISIA
With the help of your providers at ADCI/AST and the VISIA Skin Analysis System, learn what’s lying on the surface you can’t see and dive deeper into the damage under the skin. You and your team can spearhead a plan to combat the damage and aging
Give Your Skin Some Post-Summer TLC
Summer may have left its mark on your skin, but you don’t have to let that damage linger throughout the autumn, winter, and spring. You can take action before next summer, and prevent further damage with the right skincare products and routine. Stop into AST and let us help you customize a skincare routine to repair damage and protect your skin. Discover effective medical-grade from Revision Skincare, SkinCeuticals, NeoStrata, MEG 21, CLn Skin Care, Elta MD, Nucelle Rx, Clinician’s Complex and jane iredale.
Schedule your VISIA Complexion Analysis today at ADCI and take the first step toward reversing the effects of photodamage for a more youthful complexion for years to come.
