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was headed to Scottsdale, Arizona, to attend classes at the National Laser Institute. The training was specifically designed for medical While the fountain of youth may not be real, professionals, and she became licensed as a Jaime Welsh,RN, has the next best thing laser aesthetic specialist. - a laser hair removal and skin correction businessthat gets customers as close to that “I was only planning on learning about hair fountain as she can. removal,” Welsh says. “I fell in love with the Writer / Jamie Hergott Photography Provided
“People think these treatments arepainful, but lasers and technology have come a long way,” Welsh says. “I love it when people say they feel more confident. That’s really important to me. Being a nurse by nature, I love to help people.”
skin treatment side - the rejuvenation, antiaging, and the color correction.”
Welsh’s full repertoire of services at S2 Aesthetics includes intense pulsedlight (IPL) photofacial skin rejuvenation, skin tightening, anti-aging treatments,laser hair removal, skin prejuvenation, acne reduction, Welsh was an emergency room nurse at Riley and vascular treatmentsfor spider veins. Hospital for Children for years. Her husband, Welsh purchased a medical-grade laser that owner and chiropractor at Indianapolis treats the fairest to the darkest skin. The Sport and Spine in Brownsburg, useslaser laser also does spider vein removal and laser treatment for tissue and muscle healing. One facials (non-ablative, anti-aging and skin day Welsh jokingly told him he should get an tightening). attachment for the laser so she could come in and do laser hair removal treatments. Welsh didn’t stop there, and she opted for an He took her joke seriously and suggested she look into training. Before she knew it, she
IPL attachment.
“That is the big gun in color correction,”
Welsh says. “It can treat any area of the body the face, chest, hands, arms and back.” The IPL takes brown pigment, pulls it to the surface of the skin, and over the course of abouttwo weeks the pigment exfoliates off the surface of the skin. While one treatment will yield improvement, a series of treatments is recommendedto clients in order to achieve optimal results. The IPL treats a variety of skin conditions such as dark facial spots, distended or broken capillaries, facial redness,large pores, acne, fine lines, and wrinkles. The non-ablative laser facial skin treatments are just that - less ablative than their more common counterparts. They reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, soften acne and scarring, decrease redness, eliminateacne, shrink pores, and improve skin tone. A wavelength of light triggers a skin repair response and stimulates the production of collagen, a structural protein that can be taken as a supplement to aid in skin repair and improved elasticity. Welsh has also seen positive results for her clients from laser hair removal. Some people want the convenience of not having to shave, wax or pluck. Others have come to her with irritation, skin breakdown, hyperpigmentation, painful ingrown hairs, and hormone imbalances resulting in increased, unwanted hair growth. Welsh says her lasers are safe and effective for permanent hair reduction for all skin colors and hair types. Welsh has four children and regularly treats her 14-year-old son Xander for acne. “We’ve been doing treatments for a while,
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