Treatment explained
How ADVATx laser treatment is done on the lower cheek
ADVATx is a laser with two wavelengths: 589 nm and 1319 nm.
Film guide (1–9)
What the numbers show
- 1. Lower cheek · example redness area
- 2. Example handpiece position
- 3. Laser handpiece
- 4. Epidermis
- 5. Dermis
- 6. Subcutaneous fat
- 7. Muscle layer
- 8. Vessel markers
- 9. Heat within the skin (schematic)
In the film
- Use eye protection suitable for the laser.
- The handpiece is brought to the reddened lower cheek and its distance guide rests on the skin.
- The handpiece has a built-in scanner.
- 589 nm light targets hemoglobin in vessels near the skin surface.
- 1319 nm light is absorbed by water and delivers heat within the skin.