Cosmetic treatments have entered the status quo like smashed avocado and googling restaurant reviews before making a booking. What were once invasive procedures performed in a hospital with weeks of recovery time to follow, has morphed into a highly effective, highly covetable offering of treatments. They cost less, are less invasive, have non-surgical options, and can treat a plethora of skin woes in a walk-in-walk-out clinical fashion. One of the newest additions to these treatment offerings is Tixel.
WHAT IS TIXEL?
Tixel is a highly effective treatment for facial rejuvenation that is useful for acne scarring, skin laxity, skin texture, fine lines and wrinkles. Especially useful for targeting the delicate skin around the eyes, Tixel uses fractional ablation - meaning only small sections of skin are minutely removed to encourage the regrowth of new, superior skin - via a small device that emits thermal heat via a collection of nearly 100 tiny titanium rods. The heated rods transfer the energy to the upper layers of the skin to create micropores via controlled burning that ultimately produces collagen and elastin to then repair the damage and rejuvenate the skin.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Tixel is an elegantly basic treatment that works with natural collagen stores and the bodies innate healing abilities. Healing is stimulated by a minor, controlled wounding of the skin. It is normal however to feel mild discomfort as the Tixel device is applied, as well as a feeling similar to mild sunburn for 2-3 hours afterwards.
The Tixel device is gently touched to the area around the eyes to cause the ablation to stimulate the healing process which lasts approximately a week and involves mild peeling/scabbing similar again to sunburn recovery. The result is a noticeable improvement to skin texture, smaller pores, softening of wrinkles and acne scars, and general rejuvenation.
WHY IS TIXEL SO EFFECTIVE?
The effectiveness of Tixel all comes down to its ability to support existing collagen stores and encourage the production of new collagen, as well as the ability to control the treatment to suit varying conditions - such as controlling the energy output levels and skin exposure times.
Due to the procedure harnessing existing collagen fibres in the dermis, as well as stimulating ongoing collagen production, treatment continues to be effective for up to 12 months post-procedure.