SKINAPPEAL: EFFECTIVE LASER TREATMENT AND RESULTS WITH LITTLE-TO-NO DOWNTIME

Words by Jill Ockhardt Blaufuss Photography by Mike Smith Photography

With the start of a new year come and gone―whether we’re fully immersed, or on the cusp of making that first step toward fulfilling our health and fitness pledges―there is a push, from even Oprah herself, to make 2016 “the year of our best bodies.” With affordable products like Fitbit and Wii Fit, and lower rates for gym memberships, it’s never been easier to stay on top of our total body resolutions. But the changes we make toward a healthier inside may not always be apparent on the outside. SkinAppeal, a full-service medical spa, medical aesthetic and laser clinic in Horace, ND, offers to change that. Sun damage and normal aging can cause the tone, texture and luminosity of our skin to deteriorate. Attempts to reverse this with drug store creams are not only costly, but pale in comparison to the dramatic, effective results produced by the newest laser therapies offered by the professionals at SkinAppeal.

AMY BYARS is a board-certified aesthetic nurse specialist at SkinAppeal and the only nurse in North Dakota to be recognized for a specialty nursing license in the field of aesthetics. “People are amazed at how much their skin has changed with one treatment,” Byars said. “I love being in the medical profession and watching my clients’ confidence emerge after the treatments performed at SkinAppeal.”

What sets SkinAppeal above other options for skin therapy in the region is their commitment to staying current with the newest, safest and most effective technologies. With most skin therapies you can’t have the best of both worlds. Fast recovery means marginal results, and great results mean a lengthy recovery. But SkinAppeal is eliminating the compromise with the Halo, a top of the line Sciton Joule laser. The Halo is a hybrid fractional laser, the first of it’s kind on the market. It differs from older technology in its ability to fire two lasers simultaneously to either the same, or different microscopic treatment zones in the skin. “What this means for patients,” Byars said, “is phenomenal results, with less down time. Patients are able to go back to work in makeup almost immediately, when in the past, there was at times two weeks of downtime.” The Halo precisely targets years of damage to your skin, including discoloration, sun damage, uneven skin tones, enlarged pores, poor texture, fine lines and scar revision.

Another treatment offered at SkinAppeal is the four-step HydraFacial MD treatment that Alexandra Tunell of Allure magazine calls, “the best no-side-effects-whatsoever treatment I've tried.” The HydraFacial is one of the least invasive, effective treatments providing immediate yet long-term results without any downtime or irritation. You’ll notice immediate improvement of fine lines and wrinkles, elasticity and firmness, skin tone evenness, vibrancy and texture, hyperpigmentation, oily and congested skin, enlarged pores and advanced signs of aging. This is done through a twenty-to-thirty-minute procedure that includes cleansing and exfoliation, a mild peel, pore extraction and, finally, a vortex-fusion tool that replenishes the skin with vital nutrients including antioxidants, peptides and hyaluronic acid to promote elasticity and hydration long after treatment.

If the cost of skin treatment is holding you back, think of what you have spent, and will spend, over years of purchasing drug store “miracle” creams. The effectiveness of just one treatment can exceed years of topical treatment usage. Plus, SkinAppeal's treatments are even more attainable with their partnership with CareCredit to provide no-interest financing to qualified patients―making it possible to spread the cost of these super-effective treatments out over six to eighteen months.

So make this the year of your best body. Let those changes you’re making on the inside be reflected by what shows on the outside. With everything from spa services to Botox, derma-fillers, skin tightening, Halo laser and HydraFacial treatments, let the highly trained medical and aesthetic professionals at SkinAppeal help with your resolutions this year to enhance your mind, body and spirit.