For laser hair removal, Jacksonville is a busy market. Northeast Florida’s beautiful beaches, lakes and rivers mean many days outside donning swimsuits, shorts and sundresses. Women go to great pains to make sure their legs, underarms, faces and bikini zones are smooth. And men increasingly are wanting of a hairless chest and back, especially during the spring and summer months.

Various skin and hair types respond differently to laser hair removal. Jacksonville's Garcia Institute has the right solution for removing your unwanted facial hair.

Products and procedures promising that silky smooth, hair-free skin abound. Shaving, waxing, tweezing and using depilatory creams all are options, but each comes with its own annoyances and none offer long-lasting results. That’s the main push behind the growing popularity of laser hair removal. Jacksonville’s Garcia Institute offers professional, safe and effective laser hair removal treatments with long-lasting results and no damage to your facial skin.

Many would-be patients skip the professional clinic, opting instead for one of numerous at-home laser hair removal devices. Jacksonville-area patients have many a horror story to tell about their attempts at permanent hair removal without the assistance of a professional in an ill-conceived effort to save time and money only to be left with damaged, burned skin and eyes. While at-home remedies are tempting, and although personal laser hair removal products on the market are of increasingly higher quality, a professional procedure remains your best, safest and most effective option – especially when it comes to removing unwanted facial hair.

The top reason that savvy patients in Jacksonville choose laser hair removal by physicians is safety. Many people assume that at-home laser hair removal equipment has been approved for safety by some governing body. Not so. In fact, most of these home-use devices have not been approved by the FDA as suitable for home laser hair removal treatment – but you won’t easily find that tidbit of information on product websites. Consider that, in unsteady hands, laser devices can burn and scar your skin – especially delicate facial skin. Lasers also can damage your eyes, sometimes causing blindness. Diode lasers have been known to cause urticaria, a severe allergic reaction similar to hives.

Another case for professional laser hair removal, Jacksonville, is simply the know-how that non-professionals lack. Different skin types and colors respond differently to various types of laser equipment. And each type of laser wand has various settings for wavelength, pulse width and fluence – all of which must be tailored for each patient based on skin tone, hair color and texture.

If you’re considering laser hair removal, Jacksonville’s Garcia Institute / Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery can safely and effectively clear your face of unwanted hair. Call (800) 803-0082 or use our online email form to ask questions or schedule a consultation.

Get ready for summer by shedding those brown spots, Jacksonville! Plastic surgery isn’t necessary. Instead, we can help lighten those unsightly brown spots and brighten your skin with one of several minimally invasive procedures designed to give you a more even-toned complexion.

Brown spots, also called “age spots,” are technically referred to as “hyperpigmentation” and are simply small patches of skin that have produced high levels of pigment, which darkens skin. It’s harmless health-wise, but can mar one’s appearance and confidence. Because brown spots appear and darken as we get older they often are associated with aging, although aging alone has nothing to do with it.  Instead, brown spots primarily are caused by excessive exposure to the sun, particularly in light complected people and those who began sunbathing or participating in outdoors activities regularly early in life. Hormonal changes and factors such as using birth control, pregnancy and menopause also can cause brown spots. And the body’s healing response can trigger production of melanin, causing darkening in patches of skin that sustains injuries such as insect bites, cuts, rashes and severe acne.

Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery in Jacksonville can help diminish your brown spots with a variety of treatment packages tailored to your particular skin needs. Our treatment options include the Obagi System, a line of phamaceutical skin treatments made by Obagi Medical Products that gradually lighten the skin. Other treatment options include Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), a non-invasive skin treatment that emits powerful bursts of light energy. IPL effectively treats sun-damaged and wrinkled skin without harming the skin’s surface. Medium depth skin peels also can help.

To prevent brown spots from developing or from reappearing after successful treatment, our plastic surgeons strongly encourage using a quality SPF 30 moisturizer each day and protect your face from the sun with a wide-brimmed hat. Even those who are homebodies are susceptible to sun-induced brown spots, especially on the left side of the face where the sun’s rays shine into driver’s side car windows. Eating fresh, natural foods, limiting consumption of processed foods and taking daily vitamins also help keep skin even-toned and firm.

If you have brown spots, whether they’re just now appearing or have been an issue for years, our Jacksonville plastic surgery experts can develop an effective treatment plan tailored just for you. Browse our website to learn more about our services and products and use our convenient Click to Call feature to set an appointment today.