Q. What is the purpose of Reveal?
A. Reveal is a powerful visual consultation tool which is used to engage clients in evidence based discussions about planned aesthetic treatments. It is an excellent first step for new or prospective clients which allows the skin care professional to clearly demonstrate areas for treatment. Reveal also includes a compelling product recommendations tool which generates printed reports with the client photographs and descriptions of products and treatments recommended during the consultation process.
Reveal can also be used to document the progress of skin care treatments, providing clients with an extra level of assurance that their skin conditions have improved.

Q. Why does Reveal take two photographs?
A. The first picture uses standard flash lighting, and depicts how you look in normal everyday situations. A second picture is taken through crossed polarizing filters, which eliminates surface reflections from your skin. This enables Reveal to see beneath the skin’s surface. It is this view which is processed into Red and Brown by Reveal’s RBX software.

Q. What do the Brown and Red images show?
A. There are five different views available in the Reveal consultation screens:

Standard lighting represents how the complexion typically looks in normal daylight. You can view visible features and coloration on the surface of the skin. The standard lighting image provides a good reference and comparison for the other image types.

Cross-polarized illumination is used to detect sub-surface skin details. By eliminating surface reflections, the underlying structure of the skin is revealed and can be analyzed by Reveal’s RBX software. The cross-polarized image is used by Reveal’s RBX processing to display both Red and Brown conditions.

Brown Spots are lesions on and deeper within the skin such as hyperpigmentation, freckles, lentigines, and melasma. Brown Spots occur from an excess of melanin, often associated with sun damage. Melanin is produced by melanocytes in the bottom layer of the epidermis. Brown Spots produce an uneven appearance to the skin, and are visualized by RBX Technology using cross-polarized imaging.

Red Areas can represent a variety of conditions, such as acne, inflammation, rosacea or spider veins. Blood vessels and hemoglobin contained in the papillary dermis, a sub-layer of skin, give these structures their red color, which is visualized by the RBX Technology. Acne spots and inflammation vary in size but are generally round in shape. Rosacea is usually larger and diffuse compared to acne, and spider veins typically are short, thin and can be interconnected in a dense network.

A 3D Viewer in Reveal helps identify fine lines and wrinkles, and displays them in either natural color, gray scale or color relief. This view is useful in isolating areas for topical or injectable wrinkle treatments.

Q. Why do the subjects have to close their eyes?
A. It is more important for Reveal to see the skin on the eyelids than the eyes themselves. Keep in mind also that the subject is very close to the flash. While this could cause temporary discomfort if the eyes were kept open, there would be no harm to the subject.

Q. Can the subject have make-up on for the Reveal photography?
A. For the best results, the subject’s face should be completely clean. Makeup is formulated to conceal skin problems, and this will greatly reduce Reveal’s effectiveness.

Q. Can Reveal screen for skin cancer?
A. Reveal is not intended as a diagnostic instrument. If you have a suspicious area on your face, or anywhere on your skin, see a Dermatologist.