At BeachGlo Aesthetics, we offer a variety of options for facial rejuvenation near Kill Devil Hills—from facials to chemical peels and more!
We enjoy offering many different treatments because it allows us to personalize our treatment plans to each patient’s specific needs and goals, ensuring they achieve success in their own way. But this can also leave interested patients struggling to choose the right option on their own.
While our experts can help you best understand your options and the best treatments for you, we don’t keep our reasons a secret. We emphasize education in our practice for both our providers and our patients.
In this blog, we explain the pros and cons of each facial rejuvenation treatment. We talk about what factors help our providers determine the best treatments for each patient, and which treatments certain patients should avoid.
Our Facial Rejuvenation Treatments
For facial rejuvenation near Kill Devil Hills, you have a variety of options that address a wide array of concerns.
Facials
Facials are among the most relaxing ways to rejuvenate and revitalize your skin. Many people consider facials a luxurious treatment that you only get once in a while, but when you include them as a part of your regular skincare routine, they can deliver long-lasting improvements.
When you get facials on a monthly basis, you provide your skin with the nutrients and hydration it needs to stay healthy and beautiful. Regular facials also help keep your pores clean, allowing your skin to properly regulate oil production, maintain temperature, and more.
If you can’t schedule facials on a monthly basis, then we recommend getting a facial at least once per season. This can clear your pores of pollutants like pollen, dirt, and other debris, and it prepares your skin for changes in temperature, sun intensity, humidity, and more.
Facial Pros
- Noninvasive and comfortable treatment that doesn’t require downtime
- Safe for all skin types and tones
- Large selection of types for different skin concerns
Facial Cons
- Needs regular sessions for lasting improvement
- Only addresses mild surface-level concerns
Emface
Emface, another treatment for facial rejuvenation near Kill Devil Hills, simultaneously creates volume by increasing muscle mass and improves the signs of aging by stimulating collagen and elastin production for tighter skin.
Emface uses noninvasive applicators that emit HIFES (high-intensity facial electrical stimulation) to create thousands of contractions within the “lifting” muscles of the face. This provides an intense “workout” for those muscles, contracting and strengthening the lifting muscles to add volume to your features and build a stronger structure to support your skin.
According to studies, this treatment can reduce wrinkles by 37%, increase muscle tone by 30%, and create a facial lifting effect of 22%, for an overall more youthful, refined appearance.
At the same time, the applicators emit radiofrequency (RF) energy to gently heat the skin. This causes your body to believe it has sustained an injury, which increases your natural production of collagen and elastin to “heal” you.
These 2 essential proteins keep your muscles, organs, and ligaments flexible. They work together to repair and strengthen the cellular structure of your skin, correcting issues like wrinkles, fine lines, and more.
Emface Pros
- Noninvasive and comfortable treatment
- Lifts features and tightens skin
- Quick treatment time of 30 minutes
- Safe for all skin types and tones
Emface Cons
- Only addresses mild to moderate concerns
- Does not help with issues like scarring, hyperpigmentation, or dull skin tone
- Requires occasional maintenance treatments to keep up results
HydraFacial
The HydraFacial is a medical-grade facial that enhances the exfoliation and cleansing steps of a regular facial with unique vortex-fusion technology. This treatment for facial rejuvenation near Kill Devil Hills still uses noninvasive technology while delivering more effective and noticeable results.
With its patented gentle vacuum suction, the HydraFacial reaches deep into your pores and removes dirt, debris, and other pollutants that prevent your skin from being healthy.
This also helps remove dead and damaged skin cells within your epidermis that can contribute to issues like hyperpigmentation, poor skin tone, acne, and more.
After the device cleanses your skin, your provider applies serums, moisturizers, and other products to deliver nutrients that optimize your skin’s overall health and appearance.
Hydrafacial Pros
- Safe for all skin types and tones
- Cleans more deeply than typical facials
- Great for those with acne
Hydrafacial Cons
- Only addresses mild, surface-level concerns
- Needs regular sessions for lasting improvements
IPL Photofacial
IPL, or “intense pulsed light,” uses intense pulses of broad spectrum light to generate heat within the skin. This process targets pigment that causes hyperpigmentation, sun spots, rosacea, spider veins, and more.
The heat breaks down the pigmentation and superficial blood vessels within the skin, destroying them so your body can remove them through your lymphatic system.
What makes the IPL photofacial great for facial rejuvenation near Kill Devil Hills? It uses a gentle heat to target those common skin concerns, making treatment comfortable while delivering effective and lasting results.
IPL Pros
- Can be used on the face, hands, arms, legs, neck, and chest
- Results last about a year (can last longer with proper skincare)
- Gentler on the skin than laser treatments, making it a great alternative for those with more sensitive skin
IPL Cons
- Can reduce hair, so should only be used on areas where hair is unwanted
- Only recommended for those with lighter skin tones
- Targets skin tone and pigmentation concerns, but not texture issues like wrinkles or fine lines
- Can cause side effects in patients who take medications that make their skin photosensitive
Fortunately, with a proper consultation, our team members can tailor your results to you, helping you avoid these cons.
VI Peel
The VI Peel, a medium-depth chemical peel, uses a custom combination of chemical compounds to create a reaction within your skin that removes the uppermost layer of your skin, also known as your epidermis. The skin dries out and flakes away, removing the damaged and dead cells that cause scarring, wrinkles, and more.
With this peel, you can expect your damaged skin to take about a week to completely flake away. As this flaking or “peeling” process occurs, your body naturally increases production of collagen and elastin proteins to repair the cellular structure of your skin. This process reduces hyperpigmentation, poor skin tone, scarring, and other common concerns.
VI Peel Pros
- Addresses mild-to-moderate concerns
- Can target a variety of issues with just 1 treatment
- Noninvasive and fairly comfortable process
VI Peel Cons
- Requires multiple sessions to see lasting improvements
- Can be uncomfortable if you do not follow aftercare instructions
- Requires a few days of social downtime as your skin flakes away
CoolPeel
Another option we offer for facial rejuvenation near Kill Devil Hills is the CoolPeel laser treatment. Our SmartXide Tetra CO2 CoolPeel laser uses the energy generated by CO2 to create short, quick pulses that target the epidermis, addressing concerns like scarring, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation.
Unlike some traditional lasers, The SmartXide Tetra CO2 Laser delivers concentrated light energy in a “fractional” pattern, creating microscopic channels of controlled injury in the superficial skin. Healthy, untreated tissue is left intact around these channels to accelerate the healing process.
This treatment also uses controlled ablation. High energy, delivered in extremely short pulses, vaporizes the outermost layers of damaged skin without the extensive, lingering heat of older CO2 lasers. This precision is the “cool” aspect of the treatment, as it avoids thermal damage to the deeper skin layers.
The controlled micro-injuries triggers the body’s natural wound-healing response. As the skin repairs itself, it removes the old, damaged skin cells and stimulates the production of new, healthy collagen and elastin. This process is what leads to skin tightening and improved texture. As the treated tissue heals, the superficial layer gently peels away over the next few days, revealing smoother, more even-toned, and younger-looking skin underneath.
CoolPeel is different from traditional CO2 lasers because of its minimal downtime. Traditional CO2 lasers use more aggressive heat, which can lead to significant redness, swelling, and peeling that may last for weeks. CoolPeel’s controlled energy delivery allows for a much faster recovery, often leaving patients with only mild redness, similar to a sunburn, that lasts for one to three days.
By minimizing heat trauma to the skin, CoolPeel also reduces the risk of side effects such as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (dark spots). CoolPeel is most effective for superficial concerns like fine lines, uneven skin tone and texture, sun damage, and enlarged pores. Traditional CO2 lasers, which penetrate deeper, are often reserved for more pronounced concerns.
CoolPeel Pros
- Addresses moderate skin concerns
- Feels more comfortable that other laser treatments, especially with topical numbing cream
- Targets a wide variety of skin concerns
CoolPeel Cons
- Requires 2 to 5 days of downtime while your skin heals
- Does cause redness and swelling that lasts for a few days after treatment
- While it can help with hyperpigmentation, it might make discoloration worse if used for melasma
- Can reduce scars, but cannot be used to treat keloid scarring
RF Microneedling
RF microneedling is one of our most popular treatments for facial rejuvenation near Kill Devil Hills because it effectively improves a wide variety of skin issues. This treatment combines the benefits of both radiofrequency and microneedling technologies to multiply the benefits for your skin.
This treatment uses small needles to create microchannels within your epidermis. These channels are small—reaching 4mm deep at most. This allows the heat generated by the radiofrequency energy to penetrate deep into your skin, stimulating the body to create additional collagen and elastin to improve the cellular structure of your skin.
With multiple sessions of RF microneedling, you can see texture and wrinkles smooth away, your skin tone even out, and your overall complexion become brighter and more glowy.
RF Microneedling Pros
- Can be used on the face, arms, legs, abdomen, chest, and flanks (love handles)
- Addresses many common and moderate concerns like wrinkles, fine lines, scarring, and hyperpigmentation
- Does not require patients to take downtime after treatment
RF Microneedling Cons
- Can be uncomfortable (we use either topical numbing or PRONOX to reduce discomfort)
- Requires occasional maintenance sessions to keep up results
- Cannot be used on those with a history of keloid scarring or those who used Accutane within the last 6 months
Exion Clear RF
Exion Clear is one of the latest developments in skin rejuvenation technology. This non-invasive skin rejuvenation treatment uses AI-driven, microablative radiofrequency (RF) energy to improve skin tone, texture, and clarity.
Exion Clear combines tiny, abrasive pins and the heat generated from radiofrequency to deliver the same resurfacing results as laser treatments.
The pins move along your epidermis, helping gently ablate (or remove) the damaged uppermost layer of skin. Then, the heat from the radiofrequency penetrates deeper into your dermis to increase collagen and elastin production.
Clear RF Pros
- Minimally invasive treatment process
- Feels more comfortable that traditional lasers while delivering similar results
- Results can last for years if you use proper skincare
Clear RF Cons
- Still can be an uncomfortable treatment that requires topical numbing at the beginning of your appointment
- Requires at least 24 to 48 hours of downtime
Create Your Treatment Plan
Still unsure about which treatment is right for you? That’s okay—our team can help. Simply book an appointment with one of our experts at BeachGlo, and we help you find the right treatments to include in your care plan.
And if you still need time to think about it, then we can help you with our complimentary treatment planning tool. Simply input your specific concerns, and we send you personalized recommendations about your best options for facial rejuvenation near Kill Devil Hills.
