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Treatments - Dr. Buckner

Core Treatment Offerings

Laser Skin Rejuvenation

Is your skin looking lifeless and in need of wrinkle reduction? Laser skin rejuvenation holds many benefits for the skin. It can increase collagen production, smooth fine lines and wrinkles, and even the tone and pigmentation of the skin. All of these benefits contributes to a more overall youthful skin complexion.

Conditions treated:

  • Aging
  • Wrinkles
  • Scars
  • Acne
  • Sun damage
  • Fine lines
  • Blotches
  • Rosacea

Laser Skin Tightening

Laser skin tightening is a treatment that can be done on the face or the body. Laser skin tightening stimulates the formation of new collagen in sagging or wrinkled skin. Also, it improves the skin’s elasticity for long-lasting and remarkable results.

Conditions treated:

  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Saggy skin
  • Neck skin sagging
  • Loose sagging skin
  • Jowls sagging
  • Jawline sagging

Photofacials (IPL)

Photo Facial Treatments increase the potential for clinicians to target and treat a variety of skin types and conditions ranging from facial pigmentation, superficial vessels, skin texture or photo-damage. Intense Pulsed Light has the flexibility to treat any case, from superficial and deep vascular conditions to benign pigmented lesions.

Conditions treated:

  • Rosacea
  • Broken blood vessels
  • Age and brown spots
  • Vascular and pigmented regions
  • Acne scars
  • Dermatosis papulosa nigra

Laser Hair Removal

Unlike traditional methods (waxing, shaving, bleaching or using depilatory creams), laser hair removal impacts the root of the problem, rather than offering a temporary solution. Most patients notice a significant reduction in hair growth after a few sessions and eventually smooth and hair-free skin. Areas of the body that you can remove unwanted body hair from are under arms, stomach, bikini line, legs and arms.

Conditions treated:

  • Unwanted hair

Body Sculpting

Body sculpting is a non-invasive solution to reduce the unsightly appearance of cellulite leading to improvements in your body contour. It will reshape your body to provide a non-surgical alternative to liposuction. Body sculpting is a perfect solution to get rid of your mummy tummy or muffin top.

Conditions treated:

  • Cellulite
  • Belly fat

Psoriasis Laser Treatment

Psoriasis laser treatment clears the symptoms of psoriasis, prolongs the remission and returns skin to a clinically healthy state in record time. It is an effective treatment that is long-lasting. It is also painless and provides relief without messy creams and daily skin care regimen. Some major insurances may cover.

Conditions treated:

  • Psoriasis

Vitiligo Laser Treatment

Vitiligo laser treatments can minimize and, in many cases, even eliminate Vitligo depigmented patches on your skin that you may have been dealing with for a long time. This is a medical procedure that some major insurances cover.

Conditions treated:

  • Vitiligo

Laser Treatment of Moles, Cysts and Skin Tags

Carbon dioxide lasers can remove moles, cysts and skin tags, also known as Acrochordons. It is minimally invasive, using a matrix of micro-pins to resurface and restore the skin, providing exceptional results with almost no patient downtime.

Conditions treated:

  • Moles
  • Cysts
  • Skin tags

Dermal Fillers

As we age, our faces naturally lose fat, fullness and volume. The facial muscles are closer to the skin surface, so wrinkles and fine lines become more visibly apparent. Dermal fillers help to diminish lines on the face and contributes to restoring volume in the face.

Conditions treated:

  • Thinning lips
  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Acne scars
  • Scars

Microdermabrasion

Microdermabrasion is a treatment option for people with superficial skin problems and who are looking virtually no side effects or downtime after the treatment. It’s a procedure that removes and exfoliates the top layer of dry, dead skin cells.

Conditions treated:

  • Acne
  • Enlarged pores
  • Clogged pores
  • Uneven pigmentation
  • Fine lines
  • Wrinkles

Skin Care Products

Maintaining an active skin care regimen on a consistent basis can help keep your skin healthy and younger looking, while protected it from sun damage. For best results include medical-grade Anti-Aging products in your routine, available only from your doctor or licensed clinician.

General Dermatology

EYELASH TREATMENT

Are you suffering with hypotrichosis? If you have inadequate or not enough eyelashes, you just might be. But if you are looking to grow eyelashes longer, fuller, darker, Latisse can help. It’s a topical prescription treatment specifically created for people with hypotrichosis

Conditions treated:

  • Loss of eyelashes

Hair Loss Treatment

There are several treatments commonly used for men with thinning hair or who are suffering with male pattern hair loss. Male pattern hair loss is when men experience thinning of the hair on the scalp and is a common condition in males. Often, this results in a receding hairline or balding on the top of the head. 

Conditions treated:

  • Male pattern hair loss

Sclerotherapy

Sclerotherapy consists of an injection directly into the vein, which causes the vein to scar. It will then collapse and force blood to reroute through healthier veins. The collapsed vein is reabsorbed into tissue and will eventually fade. After, the treated veins will most likely fade within a few weeks, but it can also take up to a month.

Conditions treated:

  • Varicose veins
  • Spider veins

Other Cosmetic Offerings

Facial Volume

If you’ve been noticing a loss of facial volume due to aging, consider a treatment to restore your face and skin to its best possible facial volume. Facial fillers are non-surgical treatments that work quickly to restore facial volume, with results that can last from 6 months up to 2 years depending on the product used.

Conditions treated:

  • Wrinkles
  • Loss of facial volume
  • Fine lines
  • Jawline sagging
  • Jowls sagging

Enhancement

People suffering from a variety of skin conditions due to aging can find many methods to enhance their face and body. You can rejuvenate your skin through surgery, facial fillers, injections and microdermabrasion.

Conditions treated:

  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Sagging jowls or jawline
  • Frown lines
  • Aging
  • Scars
  • Acne scars

Anti-Wrinkle Injections

Anti-Wrinkle Injections are for people wanting a temporary treatment to improve the appearance of both moderate to severe frown lines between the brows and crow’s feet lines. These injections temporarily reduce muscle activity and you will begin to notice your crow’s feet lines and frown lines between your brows visibly smoothing.

Conditions treated:

  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Crow’s Feet
  • Aging Face and Neck
  • Facial volume loss

Lyft Filler

As you age and your face begins to lose volume, you might be looking for a way to regain more definition in your cheeks without surgery. Described as a Lyft Filler, one of our filler offerings is an injectable hyaluronic acid gel used to correct volume loss and treat wrinkles in the face. It is the first and only FDA-approved filler to provide lift to cheeks and add volume to correct and smooth smile lines.

Conditions treated:

  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Facial volume loss
  • Smile lines
  • Frown lines

PH Filler

A pH Filler works to add volume that smooths away wrinkles. It is specifically formulated to act like your body's own hyaluronic acid, and eventually breaks down naturally.

Conditions treated:

  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Facial volume loss
  • Smile lines
  • Frown lines

Silk Filler

This Silk Filler is a clear gel formulation of hyaluronic acid — a sugar that is naturally present in your skin. It is designed specifically to provide natural-looking results in the areas of the face, lips and skin surrounding the mouth. It's made of smaller, smoother particles than those used in other similar filler products.

Conditions treated:

  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Facial volume loss
  • Smile lines
  • Frown lines

Sculpting Aesthetic

Sculping Aesthetics work to replace lost collagen in a series. These kind of injectables work deep within the skin to reinforce and replace lost collagen. Three injection sessions are needed over a period of a few months on average. The number of injection sessions and injections vary depending on the person.

Conditions treated:

  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Facial volume loss
  • Smile lines
  • Frown lines

Body Contouring

Shave Excision

Shave excision is a simple procedure done to remove growths on the skin, like lesions or moles. The growth is removed with a sharp razor and soothed with antibiotic ointment to stimulate the development of healing.

Conditions treated:

  • Moles
  • Skin tags
  • Cysts

Professional Depilatories

Want to remove annoying facial hair? There are FDA-approved treatments for women that reduces unwanted facial hair within the hair follicle. It results in slower growth and improved appearance where it is applied.

Conditions treated:

  • Unwanted facial hair

Aesthetician Services

Acne Extraction

There is a way to rid yourself of problematic acne breakouts. Acne extraction is an acne treatment procedure that is done using sterile tools to get rid of problem pimples in a specific manner. The acne extractor is used to pull out the fluids or solids that are inside the pimple.

Conditions treated:

  • Acne
  • Blackheads

DermaSweep Microdermabrasion

If you are suffering from a red or uneven skin tone, or you face is looking sallow, DermaSweep Microdermabrasion can help fix that. The DermaSweep system combines exfoliation and oxygen driven circulation for luminous and supple skin that is even-toned.

Conditions treated:

  • Premature aging
  • Saggy skin
  • Jawline sagging
  • Jowls sagging

Facials

For those needing a way to revive their skin, facials may be just the thing to do just that. A facial cleans, exfoliates and revitalizes the skin. It promotes a clear, well-hydrated complexion. Another great benefit is that it can even help your skin look younger.

Conditions treated:

  • Acne
  • Rosacea
  • Blackheads
  • Oily skin

Glycol Acid Peel

A chemical peel involves using toxic chemicals to the skin in a controlled way to produce controlled death of the tissue. The condition to be treated will determine the depth of the wound. After the peel, the skin repairs and heals the area affected to create a new layer of skin.

Conditions treated:

  • Sun damaged skin (Sun spots)
  • Uneven pigmentation
  • Acne scars

Microdermabrasion

Microdermabrasion is one of the easiest and most effective ways to treat signs of aging. This treatment makes it easier to penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and help build collagen. This will ultimately give skin a youthful and vibrant appearance.

Conditions treated:

  • Aging skin
  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Crow’s feet
  • Thinning lips
  • Enlarged pores
  • Acne scars
  • Scars
  • Age spots

Skin Care Routine

It’s important to have a safe and effective skin care routine that is specifically catered to your skin type. Not understanding your skin type will only cause more problems with your skin if a skin care routine does not work well with your skin type.

Conditions treated:

  • Acne
  • Aging
  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines

TCA Peel

Trichloroacetic (TCA) peel is a light chemical peel that is less drastic than many other treatments available. When TCA is applied to the skin, it causes the cells of the top layer to dry up and peel off. When the old skin is peeled off, it will expose a new layer of undamaged skin. This skin will be smoother in texture and more even in tone.

Conditions treated:

  • Brown spots
  • Age spots
  • Leathery skin texture
  • Sun damage
  • Acne
  • Fine lines