Ultraviolet Digital Skin Analysis
We’ll monitor the changes in your skin with the Profect™ System. This is an easy to use interface that will capture images of your skin in visible or ultraviolet wavelengths of light. You will see the contrasts and conditions in your skin clearly and accurately like never before.
Natural Images of the Skin
With the Profect™ System, we can create high quality reproducible images with each client and each treatment. Using a fixed mounted apparatus, you are always equidistant at the time of imaging. This is especially important as we monitor a your progress before each treatment.
The lighting used by this system is calibrated for a controlled lighting environment. Even with the best of cameras, overhead fluorescent lighting often causes glare and distortion on the skin which often does not clearly capture the targeted area accurately. This can make consultations a time consuming nightmare and tracking a client’s progress very difficult. With a lighting system in place designed for dermatological photos, we will see the targeted treatment areas just as clear as natural daylight.
Ultraviolet Images of the Skin
Ultraviolet or U.V. images can define areas on your skin that are not easily visible. Melanin, Water and Porphyrins are all significantly more absorbed by ultraviolet wavelengths than visible wavelengths of light. U.V. wavelengths are smaller in measurement than the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and they also provide us with valuable insight on the dermis.
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Melanin: The improved images of U.V. to visible light in melanin will allow us to see solar lentigines, dyschromia, melasma and actinic keratoses much easier than the other conventional methods. These sun spots, patchy discolourations, pigmented masks and precancerous skin growths can often be immediately recognized and commonly lead to treatment diagnoses. |
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Water: As we know, the primary content in the skin is water. It’s the H2O that is significantly more absorbed by the U.V. wavelengths than visible wavelengths of light. Because the water absorption in the skin is greater in U.V., we can differentiate between the hydrated and drier zones in the skin. |
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Porphyrins: U.V. imaging sees porphyrins in a bright pink and sometimes orange colour. Porphyins can block and enlarge pore sizes in the skin. This blockage can lead to acne and the greater pore sizes are often viewed as unaesthetic and appearing older than actual age. |
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