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Understanding Traditional and Advanced Aesthetics Facials

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What are Traditional Facials?

Traditional facials are a staple in skincare routines, typically involving a series of steps including cleansing, exfoliation, extraction, massage, and mask application. These facials aim to improve skin texture, hydrate, and provide a temporary glow. Spas typically offer a variety of facials and skin treatments.

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What are Advanced Aesthetics Facials?

Recently, there has been a surge in advanced aesthetics facials come on the market, often offered by both spas and aesthetics clinics. You may have heard of some of these most popular options:  

• HydraFacial: This treatment involves cleansing, exfoliating, and infusing the skin with intensive serums for hydration and radiance. It's suitable for various skin types and addresses issues like dryness, fine lines, and wrinkles.
• Morpheus 8: Morpheus 8 is a cutting-edge treatment that combines microneedling with radiofrequency energy to deeply penetrate the skin, stimulating collagen production and tightening the skin for a smoother, more youthful appearance, can be effective for treating wrinkles and sagging skin.
• JetPeel: JetPeel is a non-invasive treatment that uses a high-pressure jet of air and saline to deeply cleanse, exfoliate, and infuse the skin with customized serums, promoting hydration and rejuvenation without any downtime​.
• OxyGeneo 3-in-1: OxyGeneo 3-in-1 combines exfoliation, infusion, and oxygenation in one treatment to enhance skin texture and tone, providing the benefits of microdermabrasion along with deep facial rejuvenation using nutrient-rich gels​.
• ProCell Microchanneling: ProCell Microchanneling uses tiny needles to create micro-injuries in the skin, stimulating collagen production and enhancing the delivery of growth factors and serums to improve skin texture, reduce wrinkles, and promote healing​.

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Limitations of Traditional and Advanced Aesthetics Facials

Traditional facials can offer a relaxing experience and some immediate benefits, but they often fall short in addressing deeper skin concerns. And while advanced aesthetics facials go deeper than traditional options, they do not offer the same level of treatment that a medical aesthetics facial, like the Jessner Peel and Aqua Gold can.  

Medical aesthetics facials are designed to target deeper layers of the skin, promoting significant improvements in skin texture, tone, and overall appearance through clinically proven techniques. These treatments are typically administered by trained medical professionals and often involve stronger active ingredients or more advanced delivery systems, resulting in more dramatic and long-lasting results. Both types of facials can offer benefits, but medical aesthetics facials are particularly beneficial for individuals seeking profound skin rejuvenation and targeted treatment for specific skin concerns.

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Unveiling the Jessner Peel – Our “Red Carpet” Facial

The Jessner Peel is our “Red Carpet” facial because it is perfect to get done before a special event to look your best. It transforms your skin by improving skin texture, reducing fine lines, and revealing a clearer complexion. The Jessner Peel can address age spots, dullness, uneven skin tone, enlarged pores, fine lines and wrinkles, and acne.  

The Jessner Peel is a type of chemical peel that combines three solutions:

• Salicylic Acid: A beta hydroxy acid (BHA) exfoliant that helps to shed dead skin cells and reduce inflammation.
• Lactic Acid: An alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that exfoliates the skin, improves hydration, and promotes collagen production.
• Resorcinol: An antiseptic and disinfectant that helps to break down hardened skin cells and encourage healthy skin cell renewal.

This medium-depth peel begins with first cleansing the skin to remove oils and impurities. Then the Jessner solution is applied in layers, usually 1 to 3 layers depending on the skin type and desired depth of the peel. The solution is left on the skin for a specific duration, during which the acids penetrate and exfoliate the skin.

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Benefits of Jessner Peel

• Effective Exfoliation: Jessner Peel provides a deeper exfoliation compared to traditional facials, helping to clear out clogged pores and remove dead skin cells.
• Improved Skin Tone and Texture: By promoting cell turnover, these Peels can significantly improve skin tone and texture, reducing the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and pigmentation.
• Acne Treatment: The salicylic acid in Jessner Peel is particularly effective in treating acne, as it helps to reduce oil production and prevent future breakouts.

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When to Book

Book an initial consultation a minimum of 1 month prior to your special event but booking 3 months is not too far in advance. Jessner Peels are typically recommended to be done every 4 weeks until the desired effect is reached.

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Exploring Aqua Gold

What is Aqua Gold?

Aqua Gold is a revolutionary treatment that uses a 24k gold single-use, sterile, microinjecting device sold only to medical professionals. This is medicalized skincare that infuses a customized cocktail of skin-enhancing ingredients directly into the skin, including hyaluronic acid, vitamins, peptides, and Botox.

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Benefits of Aqua Gold

• Customized Treatment: Aqua Gold allows for a personalized approach to skincare, with the ability to tailor the solution to address specific skin concerns such as hydration, fine lines, and pigmentation.
• Minimally Invasive: This treatment is minimally invasive, offering the benefits of microinjecting without significant discomfort or downtime.
• Enhanced Absorption: The gold-plated hollow-bore microneedles create microchannels in the skin, enhancing the absorption of the active ingredients and ensuring deeper penetration compared to traditional facials. The microinjections also stimulate collagen production.
• Immediate Glow: Aqua Gold treatments provide an immediate glow, making it an excellent choice for special occasions or events.
• Comprehensive Skin Rejuvenation: By combining multiple active ingredients, Aqua Gold treatments offer comprehensive skin rejuvenation, improving overall skin health and appearance. Your skin will have an airbrushed appearance with a dewy quality that beautifully reflects light.

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When to Book

Book an initial consultation a minimum of 1 month prior to your special event but booking 3 months is not too far in advance. Some results can be seen immediately, and best results can be expected in 2 weeks and last from 2-4 months.  

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Traditional vs. Advanced vs. Medical Aesthetics Facials

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Facials: Depth of Treatment

• Traditional Facials: Primarily focus on the surface layer of the skin, offering superficial benefits such as cleansing and temporary hydration. These facials are ideal for regular maintenance but may lack the intensity needed for more profound skin concerns.
• Advanced Aesthetics Facials: Combine innovative technologies like microneedling, radiofrequency, and hydradermabrasion to penetrate deeper than traditional facials. These treatments provide enhanced exfoliation, hydration, and collagen stimulation, resulting in more noticeable and longer-lasting results.
• Medical Aesthetics Facials: Represent the pinnacle of skin rejuvenation, utilizing clinical-grade treatments that target deeper layers of the skin. Medical aesthetics facials, such as Jessner Peel and Aqua Gold, offer significant cell turnover, enhanced absorption of active ingredients, and long-lasting improvements in skin texture, tone, and clarity. These facials are the best choice for those seeking dramatic and enduring results.

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Customization and Personalization

• Traditional Facials: Generally, these facials follow a one-size-fits-all approach with limited customization.
• Advanced Aesthetics Facials: Offer a high degree of customization, allowing practitioners to adjust settings and tailor serums or treatments to address specific skin concerns and types, providing a personalized experience for each client.
• Medical Aesthetics Facials: Provide the highest level of personalization, with treatments tailored to individual skin concerns and types, offering targeted benefits through advanced techniques and medical-grade ingredients.

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Results and Longevity

• Traditional Facials: Some provide temporary benefits, with results lasting a few days to a week.
• Advanced Aesthetics Facials: Deliver more enduring results by promoting deeper skin rejuvenation and collagen production, with benefits often lasting several weeks to months, depending on the specific treatment and individual skin response.
• Medical Aesthetics Facials: Offer the longest-lasting improvements, with treatments designed to produce significant and sustained enhancements in skin texture, tone, and overall appearance. The results from medical aesthetics facials often outlast those of traditional and advanced aesthetics facials, making them the superior choice for long-term skin health.

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Addressing Specific Skin Concerns

• Traditional Facials: Limited in addressing deeper skin concerns like acne scars, pigmentation, and fine lines.
• Advanced Aesthetics Facials: Highly effective at treating a variety of skin concerns, including acne scars, pigmentation, fine lines, and texture irregularities, by employing advanced techniques like microneedling and radiofrequency to stimulate deeper healing and regeneration.
• Medical Aesthetics Facials: Excel in treating a wide range of skin issues, such as acne, pigmentation, and signs of aging, by utilizing potent, clinically proven ingredients and methods that penetrate deeper and offer comprehensive rejuvenation and hydration. These facials ensure that specific skin concerns are addressed at their root, providing the most thorough and effective treatment available.

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Why Choose JECT Medical Aesthetics?

Choosing JECT Medical Aesthetics for your medical aesthetics facials ensures top-tier care from highly skilled practitioners dedicated to enhancing your natural beauty. Our team, led by Registered Nurse Injectors Sarah Frank and Natalie Huffman, and Medical Director Dr. Ryan Frank, combines extensive expertise with a personalized approach to deliver remarkable, lasting results.

At JECT, we prioritize safety, comfort, and client satisfaction, using the latest medical-grade techniques and products to achieve optimal skin health and rejuvenation. Our clients consistently praise our natural approach and youthful results, making JECT the premier choice for advanced skin treatments in Calgary.

Our luxury facials are the perfect choice before a special event or anytime when you want to feel your best.

Ready to see the difference JECT Medical Aesthetics can make for your skin?

Book your consultation today and let Sarah and Natalie create a personalized treatment plan just for you.