Laser Resurfacing – A type of facial plastic surgery
High-Tech laser resurfacing
Lets look at a new, “high-Tech” method of resurfacing the skin. A laser products a very thin high powered beam of energy that actually vaporizes the skin’s surface tissue to remove surface wrinkles and dark spots. Recently developed lasers can deliver this energy pulse in an incredibly short time – in fat one-two thousandths of a second! The laser's advantages over chemical peeling or dermabrasion are precision and accuracy. The laser can control depth of treatment with great precision. Although previous lasers risked scarring when heat was conducted to secondary skin tissue, modern “ultra-pulse” lasers minimize such risk of thermal burn and so are ideal for eliminating wrinkles on sensitive areas. The surgeon can operate that laser with magnifying instruments, targeting each wrinkle very accurately.
laser resurfacing can be performed on specific wrinkles and scars, on limited areas of the face, or on the entire face. The method is excellent for dealing with superficial wrinkles and scars but its not effective for deep wrinkles such as those between eyebrows or the furrows at the side of the mouth (for which implants such as collagen are best). The laser’s precision is ideal for people with more pigments skin as there is less uneven, splotchy pigmentation after healing.
The down side of laser resurfacing
There are disadvantages to this High-Tech laser resurfacing . Most significantly, the skin’s healing times is longer than for a chemical peel or dermabrasion of comparable depth. After a laser abrasion, there is so much swelling and redness that most patients avoid leaving home for at least 10 days. Redness can persist for up to 2 to 3 months and, in rare cases, for even longer! After 2 weeks, it is safe to apply make up over the affected area. But treatments by laser can increase the skin’s sensitivity to many makeups or creams, and anything that irritates the skin must be discontinued.
Other disadvantages are similar to those that occur after chemical peels and dermabrasion : mottled dark spots can appear, a visible line between laser abraded and untreated skin might show and herpes virus can be activated if preventative medication is not taken. This procedure is usually more expensive than a comparable chemical peel, reflecting the cost of the sophisticated laser equipments.
Great skin for life – Karen Burke
Laser Resurfacing – A type of facial plastic surgery
Laser Resurfacing – A type of facial plastic surgery
