Your Portrait® Skin Regeneration questions answered

I've never heard of Portrait. What is it?
Portrait is a unique technology using Plasma energy. It has been developed since 2002, and has been in regular use in the USA and UK for a few years. We are one of select number of clinics offering the treatment. We believe it offers the greatest advance seen in the industry for some time.

Essentially it employs excited nitrogen atoms to provide a controlled heating effect to the deeper layers of the skin while leaving the skin surface intact.

It can treat a range of problems all through the one treatment type: skin smoothing, pore tightening, reduction of sun damage and pigmentation spots, and improvement in lines and wrinkles can all be achieved. It also has FDA approval for treatment of acne scarring. Studies have shown effects similar to or better than the most modern lasers, with comparable or shorter downtimes.

Is there any downtime after treatment?
We use different strengths of treatment for the different problems that we are treating. With the mildest treatment there is some minimal redness and dryness afterwards. For the strongest treatment, for example for acne scarring or skin tightening, there will be redness followed by peeling, which means that a week off work is usually required.

Your requirements will be discussed in detail at the consultation so that you can have the most appropriate treatment with the least possible downtime.

I've heard of new laser treatments for skin improvement - fractional lasers - is Portrait as good?
Clinical studies have been carried out comparing Portrait to the leading fractional laser treatment. The most recent study showed superior results from Portrait in a single treatment compared to several treatments with the laser, and the total downtime was very similar.