INDIVIDUAL ARTICLE: Real-World Patient Cases Using Botanical Serum-Containing Corrective Gel as an Adjunct to Aesthetic Facial Laser or Microneedling Radiofrequency (MRF) Treatment

March 2024 | Volume 23 | Issue 3 | SF400676s3 | Copyright © March 2024


Published online February 29, 2024

Michael Gold MD FAADa, Sonya Abdulla MD FAADb, Anneke Andriessen PhDc, Vivian Bucay MD FAADd, Ariel Haus MDe, Qin Xiaolei MDf, Todd Schlesinger MD FAADg, Weimin Song MDh, Hua Zhong MDi

aGold Skin Care Center, Nashville, TN
bDermatology on Bloor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
cUMC Radboud, Nijmegen, Andriessen Consultants, Malden, the Netherlands
dBucay Dermatology and Aesthetics, San Antonio, TX
eDr Haus Dermatology, London, UK
fDEYI SKIN Dermatology Clinic, Shenzhen, China  
gClinical Research Center of the Carolinas, Charleston, SC
hYes Skin Clinic Chain, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China  
iDermatology and Aesthetics Center of Distinct Health Care, China 

along with a cold compress. Within 20 minutes, the patient's redness and swelling had resolved and the patient returned to work. The patient reported no downtime and had fully resolved erythema by day 2. The treatment was successful in brightening her skin and stimulating collagenases for facial rejuvenation. The procedure had no impact on her daily activities and the patient reported complete satisfaction with her integrated skincare plan. Combined use of the botanical corrective gel after IPL greatly helped relieve post-treatment erythema and edema and helped the patient feel more comfortable returning to work and her usual activities.

CASE 8

Laser/Energy-Based Procedure
Reverso Fractional RF Device Skin Care Complement: Botanical Corrective Gel
A 29-year-old patient of Cherokee heritage, Fitzpatrick Skin Type IV, presented to the clinic for treatment of her uneven, scarred skin secondary to a history of acne. She was significantly impacted by the scarring in her daily life and expressed that she felt "unable to do her daily activities such as working out." In a joint decision-making process, the treating dermatologist decided to implement integrated skin care with the Reverso Fractional RF device and twice-daily