Dermatology Specialists of Charlotte

Obagi

As you age and your skin incurs the abuse of daily living (such as sun, stress, pollution), the cell turnover rate slows down. This means that the new cells take longer to form and reach the top. The old cells accumulate and stay on the surface longer. You begin to notice those unwelcome signs of aging, including fine lines and wrinkles, freckles and age spots, uneven skin tone, loss of elasticity and loss of natural skin hydration.

How It Works

The Obagi Nu-Derm System, a physician-prescribed skin care system, accelerates the cellular turnover. This System penetrates deep to improve damage in layers of the skin. It boosts functions of the skin at the cellular level to improve skin's cellular function to help it look and act younger and healthier. The System triggers our Therapeutic Cascade™ of actions that:

Pushes fresher cells to the surface faster, for smoother skin, reduced wrinkles and increased tolerance
Reduces mottled pigmentation (freckles and age spots) and helps prevent the appearance of new pigmentation
Promotes more uniform cells at the deepest layer for better skin structure and balanced, more even skin tone
Helps increase collagen and elastin for firmer, more resilient looking skin
Increases nutrients natural hydration and circulation for supple, healthy-looking skin

The Obagi NuDerm System

What to Expect During Each Phase of Your Transformation
During treatment, you can expect to experience four phases as you undergo Transformation to a more healthy and younger-looking appearance. The length of time between the phases will vary based upon multiple factors including patient age, skin type, amount of damage and daily compliance.

Out with the Old
In this initial phase, the damaged top layer of skin is replaced by a new layer of fresh, healthy skin cells. This process takes approximately 6 weeks. During this time, you can expect:

Freckles, age spots and dark patches begin fading
Exfoliation and flaking
Redness and dryness
Wrinkles and acne may look worse temporarily

In with the New
As stimulation continues, you begin to notice significant improvements in your skin. New skin cells continue reaching the surface and the production of collagen and elastin increase. Expect:

Wrinkles begin to reduce
Tightening of your pores
Further lightening of your freckles, age spots and dark patches
Subsiding redness and flaking

Healthy Glow
In this phase, your skin will look and act younger and healthier. Your skin is:

Firmer and more resilient
More even color tone
Smooth and naturally hydrated

The New You
To keep your skin looking younger and healthier, continue the Obagi Nu-Derm System to maintain your results. You can expect to:

Maintain healthier, younger-looking skin for a lifetime
Prevent future damage
Improve anti-aging effects
Get better results from future chemical peels, microdermabrasion or laser treatments.

Your skin deserves all the protection you can give it from daily exposure to the sun’s damaging rays and environmental conditions that cause premature aging. Visible signs of aging, those fine lines and wrinkles, are caused by tiny molecules known as ‘free radicals.’ Free radicals dramatically multiply with exposure to sun, air pollution and other environmental assaults, ravaging skin cells and breaking down collagen that gives skin its youthful resilience.

Benefits to Skin
Vitamin C neutralizes free radicals to prevent skin cell damage. Professional strength Vitamin C can give your skin the superior protection it needs to:

Prevent premature signs of aging, including fine lines and wrinkles
Protect against future damage
Stimulate collagen production for firmer, more resilient skin
Lighten and brighten skin for more even tone

Superior Results
New Obagi Professional-C Serums use advanced scientific formulas developed and tested by leading Vitamin C experts. Obagi Professional-C Serums offer maximum daily antioxidant protection and greater penetration than other Vitamin C products. The greater the penetration, the greater the antioxidant benefit to your skin.

ELASTIderm is a one of a kind topical eye treatment clinically proven to help restore elasticity to your periorbital skin and reduce visible fine lines and wrinkles.

Elastin and collagen are structural proteins that make up the matrix that keeps the dermis firm, smooth, flexible and resistant to wrinkling. Elastin delivers elasticity and resilience. Collagen provides strength

The body stops producing elastin around the age of 21. Fine lines and wrinkles are the result of sun exposure and the normal aging process, which contribute to the loss of elastin.

Elastin

Elastin is a coil-like protein that provides the skin with its resiliency. Healthy elastin enables the skin to SNAP back into place. Damaged elastin lacks elasticity.

Type I Collagen

Collagen is the major protein that makes up the connective tissue within the skin. Healthy collagen provides supportive strength for elastin. Damaged collagen lacks the structure to be supportive.

Synergy of Elastin and Collagen

Elastin and collagen are proteins that work together to provide skin with supportive strength and resiliency. Collagen provides the scaffolding upon which elastin can thrive. When damaged, these degraded proteins cannot support or provide lasting elasticity in the skin.

ELASTIderm uses a proprietary bi-mineral complex (Copper Zinc Malonate) that is clinically proven to help restore elasticity and build collagen production.

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