Skin is the largest organ you have and the one that takes the most weather. Years of Oklahoma sun, wind and central heating show up as rough texture, enlarged pores, uneven pigment, old acne scarring and fine lines — the things that make skin look tired regardless of how rested you actually are.
Resurfacing treats those by making a controlled injury to the skin so that the body repairs it with new collagen. We use nano-fractional radiofrequency, delivered with the Venus Viva system, which passes energy through the surface into the dermis through an array of very small points, leaving healthy skin in between to drive the healing. Because it is energy rather than light, it is suitable across the full range of skin tones, which is not true of every resurfacing technology.
And, just as usefully, what it is not. Volume loss and heavy sagging are a different problem, and dynamic expression lines belong to Botox.
Roughness and the dull, grainy look that comes with sun exposure.
Patchy pigment and the marks of years outdoors.
Pores that have stretched over time, particularly across the cheeks and nose.
Older pitted and textural scarring, improved over a course rather than in one visit.
Treated on the body as well as the face.
The fine crepey lines that are about skin quality rather than muscle movement.
Resurfacing is a course, not a single appointment. Most patients have a series of treatments spaced a few weeks apart, because collagen remodelling is slow — the visible change keeps developing for weeks after the last session. We will tell you at the consultation roughly how many you are likely to need and what each costs, so you can decide on the whole thing rather than one at a time.
A session takes under an hour including numbing. Afterwards the skin looks and feels like mild sunburn for a day or two, and a fine grid pattern may be visible while it settles. Most patients are comfortable in public the next day with makeup. Sun protection afterwards is not optional — treated skin burns easily and pigment can rebound if it is not protected.
The page for the device itself goes into more detail about the session: see Venus Viva treatment in Tulsa. If your main concern is lines that only appear when your face moves, Botox Cosmetic is the better tool, and many patients combine the two.
We stay current with the research and the technology so that every patient is offered care we would want for our own families, with a plan built around your medical history and your goals.
When you become our patient you are treated like family. You are never a number, and you will always be told plainly what a treatment can and cannot do for you.
Modern, evidence-based methods and high-quality products.
We review your full history and build the plan around you.
Nano-fractional radiofrequency works by energy rather than by targeting pigment, which is why it is used across the full range of skin tones. We still assess your skin and adjust settings, and we will discuss the small risk of pigment change with you.
Expect redness and a sunburn-like feeling for a day or two, sometimes with a fine visible grid pattern. Most patients are back to normal with makeup the next day.
It depends on what is being treated. Texture and tone often respond in a short course; older acne scarring usually takes more. We will give you a realistic number at the consultation.
It is warm and prickly rather than sharp. We use topical numbing, and the treatment itself is short.
Skin looks fresher within a couple of weeks, but collagen remodelling continues for months, so the honest answer is that the result keeps improving after the course ends.
Yes, but sun protection matters more. If you are about to spend a fortnight on a lake, we would rather schedule around it.
Come in for an assessment and we will tell you which treatment — if any — is likely to help.