Healite II is a proven light-based therapy to improve lines and wrinkles and other signs of photo ageing – with no downtime and no side effects.
Healite II is a therapeutic system that boosts skin health, heightens cellular activity, increases blood flow and stimulates collagen production in the dermis. It calls upon light energy to kick-start cellular processes in the skin and underlying tissue. It is effective in facial rejuvenation and commonly used to optimise healing following more invasive procedures.
The system, by medical device company Lutronic and distributed by Advanced Cosmeceuticals, harnesses light energy at a certain wavelength to stimulate cellular activity and enhance microcirculation. Blood, oxygen and nutrients flood the treatment area, increasing cellular activity for non-ablative, and painless, skin rejuvenation. Healite II is used to help treat active acne, reduce the appearance of wrinkles, scarring and photoageing, and improve skin tone, texture and luminosity.
It bio-stimulates the skin at subcellular, cellular and tissue levels to help existing cells work better, repair damaged ones and stimulate collagen production. As well as skin rejuvenation to address lines and wrinkles and other signs of photo-ageing, it is well recognised for its ability to improve wound and soft tissue healing and reduce inflammation as well as treat acne, chronic pain such as arthritis, muscle spasm, superficial skin lesions and more.
Treatment with Healite II
Rejuvenation with Healite II uses both yellow and near-infrared light. The yellow light, at 590nm, is designed to ‘precondition’ the tissue before treatment with near-infrared, at 830nm. This ‘preconditioning’ enhances dermal responsiveness and maximises treatment efficacy.
During treatment, the first minute involves only yellow light, which targets the epidermis. Following this, near-infrared is introduced to afford deeper penetration. Total treatment time with Healite II is 11 minutes.
‘Yellow light is delivered at a low intensity and low dose to activate cells in the epidermis,’ explains Dr Glen Calderhead, director of scientific affairs at Lutronic. ‘We aim for keratinocytes and merkel cells, as both of these are highly endowed with mitochondria – which release energy. Following this, the near-infrared at 830nm is introduced. This penetrates the deeper dermis and beyond.’
Healite II uses a system called ‘optical lens array technology’ to concentrate the light energy and achieve faster, effective and consistent results.
‘Optical lens array technology allows us to achieve the optimum level for tissue regeneration, which is 60 joules per square centimetre, more quickly,’ Dr Calderhead says. ‘Studies have shown greater light concentration, over a shorter time period, induces a significantly higher increase in cell activity compared with other systems. Eleven minutes with Healite II, compared with 20 minutes with another system, is good for the patient and for the doctor.’
Each wavelength targets various different indications. Patients of all ages and skin types can benefit from the athermal and easy to apply Healite II treatments. It is a painless and well-tolerated treatment, with no side effects or downtime.
Healing benefits
Because Healite II is considered a therapeutic and healing treatment, it is commonly used following more invasive procedures such as laser treatment or cosmetic surgery. It assists in reducing post-procedure bruising, swelling and redness and can help prevent scar formation. Because of its regenerative properties, Healite II can help maximise results and minimise recovery time after certain procedures.
Yet the benefits of Healite don’t end at the treatment site. Dr Calderhead explains Healite II has a systemic effect that can impact the body as a whole.
‘Healite II incurs a larger systemic effect due to blood flow,’ he says. ‘During treatment, all sorts of interesting photoproducts, such as growth factors, are produced. These get picked up in the blood and carried throughout the body. Patients leave a treatment feeling revitalised
and relaxed.’
What Healite II is proven to do:
• Encourages wound and cellular healing post laser or post surgery
• Reduces pain, swelling and redness
• Increases blood flow to the wound
• Decreases the risk of bruising
• Decreases recovery time
• Offers prophylaxis against scar formation
• Reduces post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
• Improves clinical results of cosmetic procedures
Long-term results
Arguably, one of the most remarkable results of treatment with Healite II is the way it boosts the body’s natural reservoirs of anti-ageing constituents. When it targets fibroblasts (which produce collagen and elastin), Healite II doesn’t just improve skin structure but also boosts the reservoir of collagen-producing stem cells. Similarly, the near-infrared light triggers the release of antioxidants in the dermis, which provide protection against UV stress.
‘When the near-infrared light hits mast cells in the dermis, they release a product called Superoxide dismutase (SOD),’ Dr Calderhead says. ‘This is a super antioxidant that remains in the tissue for up to six months. The minute you’re exposed to some UV oxidative stress, the damaging effect is quenched because the SODs are waiting.’
Treatment with Healite II improves skin radiance and fuels the body with energising cellular activity. By targeting the body’s natural regenerative processes, Healite II enhances skin structure, texture and resilience. ‘Healite II improves skin health, stimulates collagen production and increases cellular activity. The great thing is the skin is doing it naturally, and Healite II just accelerates the process,’ Dr Calderhead concludes.
