NOUVADerm™ Laser Skin Resurfacing in Burnaby, BC

NOUVADerm is an advanced fractional laser that resurfaces the skin to improve tone, texture, pigmentation, and other signs of aging and damage. At Heights Laser Centre in Burnaby, we use this versatile technology to provide customizable skin resurfacing treatments that are safe for all skin types, including darker skin tones, on the face, neck, chest, and body.

Laser Skin Resurfacing Specialists for Vancouver

People seeking laser skin resurfacing to improve their skin’s texture and restore a smoother, more radiant complexion come to us from throughout the area, including:

• Burnaby
• East Vancouver
• Port Moody
• Coquitlam

What Is NOUVADerm Laser Skin Resurfacing?

NOUVADerm is a 1927 nm thulium fractional laser that delivers precise energy to the epidermal and superficial dermal layers of your skin. The laser creates microscopic treatment zones while leaving surrounding tissue intact, triggering a renewal response that includes new collagen and elastin production.

Unlike lasers that offer a single treatment intensity, NOUVADerm offers three levels of skin resurfacing. This flexibility allows us to tailor your treatment to your skin concerns, desired results, and recovery preferences.

• Non-ablative: The gentlest option delivers laser energy without removing the skin’s surface. It’s ideal for refreshing dull skin and improving mild pigmentation and texture concerns, with little to no downtime.
• Sub-ablative: This intermediate treatment provides more intensive resurfacing to address sun damage, fine lines, uneven texture, and other visible imperfections. Patients can expect some redness, dryness, and flaking during a relatively brief recovery.
• Ablative: The most intensive option removes microscopic areas of damaged skin to address more pronounced wrinkles, scarring, and texture irregularities. It offers more significant resurfacing but requires a longer recovery period, which may include several days of redness, peeling, and sensitivity.

We’ll recommend the treatment intensity that best balances your goals with your preferences for downtime.

What Skin Concerns Can NOUVADerm Treat?

NOUVADerm can address multiple aspects of skin quality in a single treatment plan. Depending on your needs, we may recommend it to improve the appearance of:

• Sun damage and sunspots
• Brown spots
• Uneven pigmentation and blotchy skin
• Melasma
• Fine lines, wrinkles, and crepey skin
• Aging skin
• Rough or uneven texture
• Large pores
• Acne scarring and other scars
• Stretch marks

Rather than treating a single spot or line in isolation, laser resurfacing can improve how your skin looks and feels overall.

Where Can NOUVADerm Be Used?

NOUVADerm can resurface skin on the face, neck, chest, and throughout the body. In addition to addressing facial concerns, it can improve crepey skin around the knees and on the upper arms, sun damage on the shoulders and décolletage, and uneven texture or pigmentation on the legs and other areas. Its technology allows precise treatment of smaller areas while efficiently covering larger portions of the body.

During your consultation, we’ll consider what you’d like to improve and where those concerns appear to determine whether NOUVADerm is an appropriate treatment.

What Is a NOUVADerm Treatment Like?

Adjustable treatment modes let us customize the intensity and depth of your NOUVADerm treatment based on your skin type, treatment area, and goals. Because NOUVADerm delivers energy fractionally, adjacent pinpoint areas of skin remain untreated to support the healing process as the treated skin renews itself.

Before your appointment, your provider will review pretreatment instructions, which may include temporarily discontinuing certain skincare products, such as retinoids and exfoliating acids. To help keep you comfortable during your procedure, we may apply a topical numbing cream before beginning treatment. The intensity of your treatment will influence both your experience and the recovery you can expect.

Financing Options

To put your aesthetic goals within reach, we accept Medicard, which offers a variety of financing terms with convenient monthly payments.

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Am I a Candidate for NOUVADerm?

NOUVADerm may be appropriate for people who want to improve skin tone, texture, pigmentation, signs of aging, or other concerns that fractional laser resurfacing can address. Its customizable settings make it suitable for a range of skin types and treatment areas, including certain patients with rosacea.

During your consultation, we’ll evaluate your skin, discuss what you’d like to improve, and determine whether NOUVADerm or another treatment available at Heights Laser Centre is the best fit for you.

Laser Skin Resurfacing for All Skin Tones

NOUVADerm offers a powerful skin resurfacing option for all skin tones, including darker complexions that may not be suitable for some traditional laser treatments. For patients who’ve struggled to find an effective laser treatment for their skin color, this advanced technology offers exciting possibilities. Its customizable settings allow us to deliver intensive skin rejuvenation while tailoring treatment to each patient’s skin type, concerns, and goals.

At Heights Laser Centre, we carefully evaluate your skin type and individual concerns to select treatment settings that prioritize both safety and results.

Why Choose Heights Laser Centre for Laser Skin Resurfacing?

Technology matters, but so does the expertise behind it. Heights Laser Centre has provided physician-led aesthetic care in Burnaby since 2005, with all treatments performed under the supervision of a licensed physician.

We don’t add new technology simply because it’s new. We carefully evaluate the science, capabilities, versatility, and potential patient outcomes behind aesthetic devices before bringing them into our practice.

NOUVADerm earned its place among our advanced technologies because of its proven effectiveness, strong safety profile, and ability to deliver meaningful improvements in skin quality.

That same philosophy guides your treatment plan. We determine which of our treatment options best fits you, rather than making you fit a technology.