Elevating Natural Beauty
Everyone deserves to feel confident and comfortable.
The First Glance Aesthetic Clinic & Surgery Centre is a place to treat yourself and feel good. It’s about enjoyment, enhancement, the appreciation of aesthetics, and the art of self-expression.
A reflection of kindness, compassion, and understanding.
Our mission is to nurture the human spirit — and elevate natural beauty — one person, one procedure, and one transformation at a time.
Your Custom Laser Skin Resurfacing for Acne Treatment
When it comes to aesthetic treatments of any kind, there’s no such thing as one size fits all. During your consultation with one of our Skin Health Experts at The First Glance, you will receive a proper treatment plan to help you achieve a healthier, brighter, clearer complexion.
Below you can learn more about our powerful Blu-U Light Therapy and Laser Skin Resurfacing Treatments, for Acne.
Blu-U Light Therapy, Acne Treatment
Blu–U® is a blue light therapy system that reduces acne in a non-invasive, pain-free way. This treatment is an excellent treatment for inflammatory acne, a problem facing millions of people around the world.
Blu-U® Light Therapy is a special blue light that targets and kills the bacteria on your skin responsible for causing breakouts.
The procedure is incredibly simple. You will sit in a comfortable chair with the Blu-U® Light system placed near your face. The light is a visible, cool blue light. There is no pain or heat associated with this treatment.
Depending on the severity of your acne, Blu-U treatments typically range anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes in one sitting. You may get treated 1 to 2X per week. Your Skin Health Expert at The First Glance will create a custom treatment plan according to your unique needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the risks and results of Blu-U?
The best part of Blu-U is that there are no risks! Blu-U is a non-invasive treatment for superficial acne breakouts. People of all ages can use this to help clear breakouts. Optimal results are achieved with 1 to 2 treatments a week. Blu-U Light Therapy helps to keep acne under control until it goes away.
What is downtime time like after a Blu-U treatment?
Downtime is very minimal. Most people go on with their day, whether it be returning to work, out shopping to meeting friends. There may be some redness immediately after the treatment, but that will typically subside throughout the day.
Fractora, Acne Treatment
Fractora is fractional skin resurfacing by a micro-needling technique that delivers radiofrequency energy through various depths of the skin using tiny pin electrodes. This treatment creates microlesion areas of ablation, coagulation, and heating that causes contraction of the skin. As your skin heals, your complexion becomes smoother with fewer acne spots and breakouts. The tone and texture of your skin will also become smoother over time with less visible acne scars for a brighter, healthier, smoother, complexion.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Fractora work?
You can see the benefits of Fractora treatments after one or multiple sessions, depending on your skin type and treatment plan. Fractora can be used on active cystic acne and old acne scars, usually resulting in a 50% reduction in acne scarring. There is minimal downtime with Fractora. In most cases, makeup can be applied 1 to 2 days after treatment.
Do Fractora Treatments Hurt?
Topical numbing cream will be applied to your skin to minimize discomfort. At the time of your consultation, your Skin Health Expert will advise you on how to prepare for your treatment.
What is downtime time like after Fractora treatments?
Moderate redness and swelling will likely occur for the first 3 to 5 days. Redness may remain for up to 1 week.
How many treatments are required?
On average, 3 treatments every 4 to 6 weeks are necessary to see results.
Some results can be seen immediately, but typical results are seen two weeks after treatment and you may continue to see improvements up to three months after treatment.
Fotona Acne Treatment
Fotona reduces active acne inflammation through photoselective absorption and controlled heating effects. This high powered laser safely penetrates the skin to an optimal treatment depth to thermally and selectively destroy overactive sebaceous glands.
Fotona’s thermal penetration accelerates acne treatment by stimulating the skin’s healing process and stimulating collagen, an essential step in the long-term treatment of acne.
Fotona Acne Treatment can be used to tighten the skin, improve fine lines, and control adult acne for brighter, smoother, clearer skin with very little downtime.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Can I Expect During My Fotona Acne Treatment?
Your Fotona treatment plan may include multiple treatments 2 to 3 weeks apart.
At the time of treatment, your skin will be cleansed, you will wear eye protection, and the laser will go over your skin in a wand-like movement.
You may feel slight pinching sensations.
For optimal results, your Skin Health Expert may suggest Medical Grade Skincare products to accelerate your acne treatment through your daily skincare regime.
What Is Downtime Like After Fotona Acne Treatments?
Downtime is very minimal. Your skin may appear pink or red post-treatment for approximately 24 hours.
Avoid sun exposure before, during, and after your treatments. Always wear Sun Protection.
What if I Have Active Acne Scars?
Fotona’s laser is ideal for mild scar improvement. It safely and effectively penetrates the skin for gentle remodeling of acne-scarred skin, helping to improve the texture and tone of your skin. Unlike chemical peels and dermabrasion, laser skin resurfacing allows the penetration depth to be precisely controlled by the Certified Laser Technician. The laser gently vaporizes mico-thin layers of the acne-scarred surface to reveal healthy skin.
Medical Grade Skincare Products for Acne Treatment
At The First Glance, you get access to world-class Acne Treatment Products created by world-class brands to use at home, every day. To prevent and clear acne breakouts, and smooth your skin, the daily use of Medical Grade Skincare products is an essential step to achieve healthy skin. For long-lasting, optimal results you do not want to skip this step.
The top two Medical Grade Skincare brands we recommend to treat acne are ZO Skin Health and SkinMedica.
FG’s Fave Staff Picks to help clear and prevent acne while tightening pores are:
Step 01. Wash: AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser by SkinMedicaÂ
Step 02. Scrub: Exfoliating Polish by ZO Skin Health
Step 03. Oil Control: Complexion Renewal Pads by ZO Skin Health
Step 04. Tighten Pores: Instant Pore Refiner by ZO Skin Health
Step 05. Sun Protection: Total Defense and Repair by SkinMedica
Step 06. Night Treatment: Retinol Skin Brightener by ZO Skin Health
All of these Medical Grade Skincare products specifically designed for Acne Treatment and Tightening Pores are available on FG’s Online Store, they are also available in-clinic at The First Glance.
Your Transformation Begins Here
If you have a preferred surgery date, do not wait until it’s too late. The First Glance is a very active aesthetic surgery practice. Patients typically book well in advance for consultations and surgery dates.
If you have an ideal surgery date in mind, call (204) 885-1419 and speak to one of our Patient Coordinators to reserve your consultation today.
We are here to help you every step of the way.
