SmoothLase – Weatherford, TX
Turn Back the Clock without Surgery
It’s normal for the skin around the lips, chin, and neck to lose its youthful firmness and smoothness as the years go by. Often, this is due to a gradual loss of collagen. High-quality creams and other skincare products can reduce collagen loss — but their effectiveness is limited. For the best results, a professional laser treatment may be necessary. If you would like to stimulate your body’s natural collagen-production process and turn back the clock on your appearance, visit our office to ask about SmoothLase in Weatherford.
What Is SmoothLase?
Invisalign treatment involves the use of a series of clear plastic aligners that are designed to slowly shift your teeth into place. After we’ve taken special impressions and images of your smile, we will create your Invisalign aligners. You’ll wear each aligner for 20 to 22 hours a day, for about 2 weeks, switching them out for the next in the series to progress your treatment. After about 10 to 18 months, you’ll have a perfectly straight smile. We will recommend that you wear a retainer to ensure the results of your treatment for a lifetime.
SmoothLase harnesses the power of laser light therapy, administered intraorally, to stimulate your body to produce more collagen. It is a non-invasive, non-surgical procedure that aims to tone, lift, and tighten the skin around the chin, lips, and neck.
SmoothLase Benefits
Invisalign treatment involves the use of a series of clear plastic aligners that are designed to slowly shift your teeth into place. After we’ve taken special impressions and images of your smile, we will create your Invisalign aligners. You’ll wear each aligner for 20 to 22 hours a day, for about 2 weeks, switching them out for the next in the series to progress your treatment. After about 10 to 18 months, you’ll have a perfectly straight smile. We will recommend that you wear a retainer to ensure the results of your treatment for a lifetime.
The primary benefits of SmoothLase include:
- It is FDA-approved
- It is ideal for people who want to experience the long-term benefits of dermal fillers without going under the needle.
- It reduces wrinkles and lines around the mouth
- It improves the elasticity of tissues and enhances tissue moisture
- The results are gradual and subtle — people will notice your beautiful skin, not that you have had a bit of cosmetic work done
- There is no downtime after this facial rejuvenation treatment in Weatherford
- The procedure is short and doesn’t introduce foreign substances into your body
- You won’t experience any bruising, swelling, or surgical scars
How Does SmoothLase Work?
Invisalign treatment involves the use of a series of clear plastic aligners that are designed to slowly shift your teeth into place. After we’ve taken special impressions and images of your smile, we will create your Invisalign aligners. You’ll wear each aligner for 20 to 22 hours a day, for about 2 weeks, switching them out for the next in the series to progress your treatment. After about 10 to 18 months, you’ll have a perfectly straight smile. We will recommend that you wear a retainer to ensure the results of your treatment for a lifetime.
How many treatments you’ll need depends on your age. For most people, we recommend one treatment per decade of life. For example, a 40-year-old may need four sessions to see optimal results.
Each session takes about 30-45 minutes. We schedule them about three weeks apart to allow the new collagen time to develop. New collagen continues to be formed for about one month after the last treatment.
After you finish your initial course of treatment, our doctors advise a booster treatment every 6 – 12 months. How fast your collagen diminishes depends on your overall health, lifestyle, and habits. Your diligence in protecting the results of your treatment can save you both time and money.
Here are some factors that can increase collagen breakdown and that you should strive to avoid after your treatment:
- UV radiation (both from the sun and from tanning beds)
- Dietary toxins
- Smoking
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Prescription drugs that have a dehydrating effect (consider asking your doctor for an alternative medication)
- A poor diet that is lacking in essential nutrients
How Does SmoothLase Feel?
Invisalign treatment involves the use of a series of clear plastic aligners that are designed to slowly shift your teeth into place. After we’ve taken special impressions and images of your smile, we will create your Invisalign aligners. You’ll wear each aligner for 20 to 22 hours a day, for about 2 weeks, switching them out for the next in the series to progress your treatment. After about 10 to 18 months, you’ll have a perfectly straight smile. We will recommend that you wear a retainer to ensure the results of your treatment for a lifetime.
Generally, patients may experience some feelings of heat or mild discomfort in the lip area since this part of the body is loaded with nerves. Intraorally, you may feel nothing, but it is also possible to experience a warm sensation, especially as treatment progresses and we continue to deliver laser therapy to various spots. Most people leave the office feeling comfortable. Tenderness and tingling are normal, mild, and temporary.
Who Is SmoothLase Not For?
Invisalign treatment involves the use of a series of clear plastic aligners that are designed to slowly shift your teeth into place. After we’ve taken special impressions and images of your smile, we will create your Invisalign aligners. You’ll wear each aligner for 20 to 22 hours a day, for about 2 weeks, switching them out for the next in the series to progress your treatment. After about 10 to 18 months, you’ll have a perfectly straight smile. We will recommend that you wear a retainer to ensure the results of your treatment for a lifetime.
SmoothLase is a great choice for most patients who want to reduce their wrinkles in Weatherford. However, it may not be a fit for you if you want the dramatic, overdone look that comes from Hollywood-style plastic surgery. It is also not ideal for people who want the instant results of dermal fillers.
Are you ready to discover what SmoothLase could do for you? As cosmetic dentists in Weatherford, we are specialists of the mouth and are happy to provide our patients with innovative laser light therapy to help them achieve a complete oral makeover. Contact us today to learn more about SmoothLase or to schedule your consultation.
A Great BOTOX Alternative
Some patients may be deciding between BOTOX injections and SmoothLase, and while BOTOX has several unique advantages, it isn’t always the best choice for every patient. Here are a few reasons why many of our patients turn to SmoothLase over BOTOX to minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles:
- No need for an injection, which is great for patients who are afraid of needles.
- Doesn’t need to be repeated every four to six months.
- No pain, swelling, or bruising occurs.
- BOTOX is a neurotoxin that acts to “paralyze” overworked muscles to reduce wrinkles, which could result in paralysis and other dangerous side-effects in special circumstances.
- It’s not as cost-effective as SmoothLase because the results don’t last.
At the end of the day, SmoothLase offers several unique benefits that make it more convenient and worthwhile, like the ability to reduce wrinkles without BOTOX in Weatherford. Plus, you won’t have to deal with the after-effects of receiving injections!