Joel A. Sabean, M.D. Dermatology Center of Southern Maine

Dr. Sabean, a highly qualified physician with excellent credentials and more than twenty-five years of solo practice in South Portland, Maine.

We offer diagnosis and treatment of the whole gamut of skin diseases and conditions based on the most current research, including but not limited to skin cancer; psoriasis; warts; eczema; contact dermatitis; fungal, bacterial and viral skin infections; difficult to treat acne; benign tumors and many other conditions.

LASER SURGERY - Pulsed-Dye, ND:YAG, Alexandrite, NLite, Titan, Laser Genesis, ProWave 770, Photogenesis IPL and CO2 lasers for skin cancers, vascular and pigmented lesions, spider veins (face and legs), sun damage, benign lesions, scars, stretch marks, warts, Fotofacials, acne, rosacea, tissue tightening, wrinkle reduction etc.
INJECTION SCLEROTHERAPY AND LASER - for spider and varicose veins. For additional information about the medical services and conditions we treat, please click PATIENT EDUCATION LINKS.
TITAN LASER LIFT - an exciting new laser system for tightening the neck, jowls, face, décolleté, abdomen, back of the arms. It works by heating the collagen in the mid and lower dermis causing an immediate contraction and a slower tightening as well by stimulating the formation of new collagen. The results are similar or superior to Thermage, but less uncomfortable and much more affordable. Get “Uptight” with us today! Most people need one to three treatments for long term results.
LASER GENESIS - a truly painless way to shrink pores, improve skin tone and texture, reduce rosacea flushing, redness, minor photodamage, wrinkles, improve acne scars, other scars and even acute rosacea and acne. The micro-second ND:YAG laser gently heats the mid portion of the lower layer of the skin with each treatment. Within a few treatments, results may become quite dramatic. This is the best system we have found for shrinking pores.
PHOTOGENESIS IPL - Of the newest Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) systems for treating blotchy, irregular skin tone, red blood vessels, brown sunspots, age spots and photodamage. It features built in cooling in the light delivery head, making treatments much more comfortable than most other IPL systems. It is also the most efficacious IPL system we have tried.
3-D FACIAL AND NECK REJUVENATION - When we combine the three treatments above, we can offer an unprecedented laser/photo-regeneration process to tighten, tone, retexture and firm facial and neck skin by heating the deeper parts of the lower layer of the skin with Titan, the mid portion of the lower layer of the skin with Laser Genesis and the superficial layer of the skin and upper portion of the lower layer. No other laser system can offer the comprehensive, global approach to facial and neck rejuvenation ours can!
PROWAVE 770 IPL/LASER HAIR REMOVAL - This is one of the fastest and most effective hair removal systems available anywhere. It is uniquely tunable to individual skin types by changing wavelengths. In a recent study by Dr. Christine Lee, patients received three treatments and six months later had an 83% average hair reduction. She also compared ProWave to other IPL systems, Alexandrite, Diode and ND:YAG laser hair removal systems and the ProWave had more success in hair reduction than all the other systems. Until now, laser systems have been superior to IPL systems.
NLITE - WRINKLE REDUCTION LASER - the painless, private, no down-time way to improve the appearance of wrinkles (face, neck and other areas); also improves appearance of acne scars, scars and stretch marks. Now FDA approved for treating acne. The laser naturally and painlessly stimulates your skin to produce more of its own collagen.
BOTOX COSMETIC TREATMENT - We were honored to recently be named a “National Training Center” for Botox instruction by Allergan Pharmaceuticals, the only site in Maine. We offer treatment in many areas that other local physicians do not. Botox offers temporary and very quick improvement in wrinkles of the forehead, eyes, mid-face areas, brow lift, lip lines, “jelly rolls” under the eyes, bunny lines, nose bobs, melo-mental folds, masseter hypertrophy, neck cords, horizontal neck lines, wrinkles in the décolleté and other areas. Now, Botox is also approved for treating hyperhidrosis. We treat excessive sweating of the axillae (armpits), hands, face and scalp. Treatment success is long lasting and can significantly improve the quality of life.
SCULPTRA THE "LIQUID FACELIFT" - Sculptra is a very impressive injectable volumizer that can help restore a youthful fullness to the face like no other filler currently available. It stimulates your collagen to restore areas of fat loss in the face, neck and décolleté that come with aging, photodamage and genetics. The Vega study showed a three-fold increase in dermal thickness (the lower layer of the skin.) with Sculptra treatments. Usually two to three treatments are needed and cosmetic touch-ups needed every two years. Look at the Before and After pictures and you will be as impressed as we have been.
MESOTHERAPY - For the treatment of localized fat, the appearance of cellulite, Anti-Aging facial rejuvenation injections, Anti-Aging vaccine (Placenta Compositum and Hepar Compositum) injections into Chakra points and more.
LASER TISSUE TIGHTENING - Dr. Mark Taylor from Salt Lake City’s Gateway Aesthetic Center has recently shown in a split face and neck single treatment study done with Thermage and ND:Yag lasers, that the ND:YAG treated side showed equal or superior tissue tightening over six months compared to Thermage treatment, in every patient, with much less pain, expense and no downtime. We offer this exciting new option in tissue tightening for the face and neck.
MEDICAL ESTHETICIAN SERVICES - a very extensive menu of esthetic services provided by our licensed Medical Esthetician Priscilla Luce Schuyler - please click the link to see what she can do for you.
MEDICAL GRADE MICRODERMABRASION - Exclusive to physicians' offices for treating fine wrinkles, photoaging, uneven skin tone, acne, acne scarring, chicken pox scars, age spots and more on the face, neck, arms, chest, back or legs.
ALEXANDRITE LASER HAIR REMOVAL - for guaranteed long-term hair removal.
FOTONA ND:YAG LASER HAIR REMOVAL - We now also offer a laser alternative for hair removal that will work for any skin type or even if you have inadvertently been tanning prior to your treatment. Results are similar to the Alexandrite laser, among the best of any hair removal system and clearly superior to IPL hair removal.
RESTYLANE AND PERLANE HYALURONAN INJECTION ENHANCEMENT - DR. SABEAN’S FAVORITE FILLER - In our experience, Restylane and Perlane offer much more effective and longer lasting correction for wrinkles and facial contour defects than collagen fillers.
RADIESSE - A NEWER CALCIUM HYDROXYL APATITE FILLER - a recently approved filler for deeper wrinkles and volume replacement that lasts12-15 months, between Restylane and Sculptra. It is compatible for use with other fillers, lasers and tissue tightening procedures. Unlike Sculptra, the correction is immediate. It is made up of very small particles of the material that comprises human bone and a gel and as the body reabsorbs the gel, the particles stimulate collagen formation to replace it, producing the prolonged effect.
FOTONA ND:YAG LASER TREATMENT OF FACIAL SPIDER VEINS AND LEG VEINS UP TO 4MM IN DIAMETER - Finally there is an alternative to sclerotherapy injection for the treatment of leg veins that is as effective. Until now, sclerotherapy of leg veins has been the benchmark for efficacy of treatment of leg veins. No longer! Facial spider veins or telangiectases can be effectively treated without bruising. Many of the veins disappear at the time of treatment. Even many of the larger bluish face veins that do not respond well to pulsed dye, KTP lasers or IPLs respond well to the ND:YAG laser!
SILHOUETTE/SILKLIGHT Liponic Sculpting TREATMENTS FOR CELLULITE - a great way to reduce the appearance of your cellulite and enhance your exercise and diet programs.
LASER TREATMENT FOR ACNE AND ACNE SCARRING - The NLite laser recently received FDA approval for treatment of acne. The initial studies show a 50% reduction for mild to moderate acne with a single 5 minute treatment and 75% reduction with two treatments. The Fotona ND:YAG laser also offers another very successful option to treat active acne and acne scarring. Laser Genesis laser treatments are the latest laser treatment options for acne, acne scarring, with the added benefit of pore size reduction that is real.
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR FOTOFACIAL, CHEST OR HAND REJUVENATION, SUN DAMAGE, SUPERFICIAL SKIN CANCER AND ACNE - Levulan is applied to the areas to be treated and an hour later the area is treated with an IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) Photoderm VL/PL or Pulsed Dye Laser (NLite or Photogenica V Laser) to activate the Levulan. It very successfully treats sun damage, including even more advanced pre-malignant sun damage, brown age spots, red veins due to photodamage or rosacea, superficial skin cancers, minor wrinkling, diminishes pore size. It can reduce even cystic acne 80-90% for up to two years. A successful program usually requires two to three treatments. This is the latest and most globally effective treatment for Facial Photorejuvenation. The average reduction in brown blotches is 75%, red blood vessels 75%, pre-malignant sun damage 90%, Acne 80-90%. When the NLite is used, it effectively reduces acne scarring and peri-orbital and peri-oral wrinkling.
PHOTOFACIALS - PHOTOREJUVENATION - a series of painless laser treatments for facial redness, blotchy, uneven skin tone, sun damage and pore reduction with PhotoGenesis IPL, Laser Genesis, 3-D Facial and Neck Rejuvenation or Photodynamic Therapy These procedures provide nice adjunctive treatment to fillers like Restylane, Perlane, Radiesse and Sculptra and Titan Lifts for the face, neck, brows, decolette, arms and abdomen.
PHOTODERM VL/PL/HR IPL (INTENSE PULSED LIGHT ) TREATMENT - a major alternative to lasers for doing Fotofacials, red facial veins, Rosacea, brown age and sun spots, vascular birth anomalies, leg veins and to activate Levulan for Photodynamic Therapy. It is an effective alternative to Alexandrite Laser for hair removal.
COSMETIC PEELS - such as including Alpha (glycolic) Hydroxy, Beta-Hydroxy, Jessner, Pumpkin, and Oxygen Peels for skin rejuvenation and maintenance, age and sun spot removal, milia etc.
HAND REJUVENATION - for sun damaged skin on the backs of the hands we offer IPL and Photodynamic IPL treatments to restore a more youthful appearance. For “large” veins on the back of the hands, we offer sotradechol sclerotherapy.
CANFIELD SCIENTIFIC UV (ULTRAVIOLET) LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY - evaluation which shows sun damage you cannot see with the naked eye.

Contact us at: info@cyberderm.com