A Maitland doctor is about to step onto the national stage to showcase his skills and teach others about a new, cutting edge, laser technology.
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Dr Jake Alexander has been invited to be Australia’s Key Opinion Leader for Syneron Candela’s CO2RE C02 Laser and will present a series of workshops throughout this year, for his general practitioner peers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Dr Alexander is a General Medical Practitioner at Rutherford Family Medical Practice and Cosmetic Physician at his Hunter Street, Newcastle business, Vamp Cosmetic Clinic.
“We've had a good relationship with Syneron Candela for about four years and they've been impressed with results we have achieved with our lasers,” he said.
“Given my GP background and Vamp’s success, the company thought I would be ideal for the speaking role. I was very excited knowing my work with laser skin rejuvenation was recognised, and that I have been able to elevate our brand on a new and different platform,” he said.
CO2 laser uses carbon dioxide as the active medium. Each type of laser targets its own chromophore (target) in the skin. Some lasers target melanin which helps with hair removal, some target haemoglobin which helps remove blood vessels and capillaries.
The CO2 laser targets water in the skin, so it is able to vaporise the skin’s top layers. It is the laser damage caused to the skin which promotes healing, new collagen/elastin formation leading to skin tightening and improved texture. The resurfacing effect removes pigment from the skin.
Dr Alexander said given the CO2's target is water, it can be used to treat skin lesions, pigmented and non pigmented, as skin is predominantly made up of water, so too are skin lesions.
Other lasers are limited to either brown or red pigmented lesions. For facial rejuvenation it is a powerful one-off treatment which can give results comparable to surgery, he said. Other laser treatments require four or five rounds to achieve similar results.
He said there is a growing trend of GPs investing in lasers and other energy-based devices, for skin cancer removal, benign skin lesion removal and pigmentation correction. “They can incorporate this into their medical practice or use it to expand into cosmetic procedures,” Dr Alexander said.
