DOES LASER SKIN RESURFACING ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO SKIN REJUVENATION & ANTI-AGING?

If you are an enthusiast with cosmetic procedures, you may already be familiar with laser treatments. It is a treatment that effectively corrects minor flaws with the use of a high-precision laser device. Since it is a popular treatment administered to multiple skin problems, it may get you to wonder about what it is best used for and how it works on the skin.

For starters, laser skin resurfacing or laser treatment is a skin rejuvenating treatment. Although it deals with signs of aging, it is also an excellent treatment for younger patients who want to improve their skin.

WHAT SIGNS OF AGING DOES IT TARGET?

There are various skin concerns that laser treatment is beneficial. However, the result of laser treatment works best in treating wrinkles, fine lines, and crepey skin.

• Wrinkles

  • Wrinkles are one of the earliest signs of the aging process. Factors such as pollution and smoking can also cause wrinkles, so even younger people are prone to developing them. Wrinkles formation is an indicator of collagen breakdown. It is most prominent on sun-exposed areas such as the face, neck, and chest.

• Finelines

  • Fine lines are smaller lines but appear multiple in one area of the skin. They form mainly in the facial area around the eyes and mouth, where the muscle is most active when we do expressions, thus creating fine lines.

Similar to wrinkles, fine lines are caused by decreasing collagen and elastin in the skin, which both essential in keeping the skin young.

• Crepey Skin

  • Crepey skin is like another version of wrinkles and fine lines. However, it is more severe considering it affects larger areas and relatively changes the skin’s texture. When you feel crepey skin, it is wrinkled as how a crepe paper feels. The affected area also becomes saggy and loose. Aside from aging and collagen reduction, loss of moisture, excessive weight loss, and sun damage causes crepey skin.

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE A CANDIDATE?

Laser skin resurfacing works for aging people with crepey skin, wrinkles, and fine lines around the eyes, mouth, and forehead. It is also administered to non-responsive skin after a facelift. This treatment is also proven to diminish effectively the appearance of scars caused by acne but is not a choice for stretch marks.

Laser treatment is an excellent addition to a skin rejuvenation routine. But it is not for everybody. For instance, a person with active acne and darker skin is not a good candidate for laser treatments.

If you plan to get laser skin resurfacing, make sure that you have not taken isotretinoin as acne medication during the previous year. Previous radiation therapy in the treatment area may also make you not the ideal patient for the treatment. And lastly, if you have a weak immune system that may alter the healing process after the procedure, pregnant, or currently breastfeeding, skin laser resurfacing may not be a good choice.

To know if laser treatment is the proper treatment for you, ask an expert in aesthetic medicine for assessment.

HOW DOES LASER SKIN RESURFACING REJUVENATE THE SKIN?

Laser treatments do good work in addressing various skin conditions. There are two categories of laser treatments, and each uses different methods to rejuvenate the skin. They are Ablative and Nonablative laser treatments.

• Ablative laser

  • A minimally invasive treatment uses an intense wavelength of light to remove the outer layer of the first layer of the skin (epidermis) and heat the underlying skin (dermis) to stimulate collagen to grow newer, healthier, and younger-looking skin.

• Nonablative laser

  • Also known as the non-wounding laser. It is comparatively less invasive than an ablative laser. It uses IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) device to improve the texture and tone of the skin. The device delivers a precise wavelength under the skin to cause a controlled injury that will promote cells renewal and stimulate collagen production for more elastic and firmer skin.

Although ablative and nonablative treatments work differently, both laser treatments are safe and effective in renewing the skin.

DO I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RISKS?

Many patients worry about the risks of laser treatment. Because laser uses methods that destroy the upper layer of the skin structure, they suspect that it may be dangerous and cause more problems in the skin.

It is only natural for patients to have these concerns because a failed treatment may have irreparable results. However, all treatment imposes risks if the wrong hands do them. It is most likely that the non-professional and untrained practitioners administer the failed result of treatments.

The laser treatment itself is a safe and non-invasive procedure. To get the best and safest approach, allow only certified and trained aesthetic practitioners to do the procedure for your skin.

GETTING STARTED WITH LASER SKIN RESURFACING

Laser skin resurfacing is offered by medical aesthetics in different types. One of the most popular and what Robyn Sessler of Everglow Medical Aesthetics recommends is Erbium Skin Resurfacing.

Erbium Skin Resurfacing is an ablative laser treatment that effectively removes the outer layer of the skin to reveal the underlying healthier skin. It is safe and can be administered in different areas such as the face, hands, neck, chest, and legs. In addition to removing the damaged outer skin, it stimulates collagen production for firmer and smoother skin that resembles youthful skin. Erbium skin resurfacing is well known for treating the most common signs of aging with its advanced laser technology.

This laser treatment is the best choice for patients who wants a safe procedure. Not only is it FDA-approved, but it also uses YAG (Yttrium-Aluminum Garnet) to emit infrared energy for an accurate ablation of tissue on the target area without damaging the adjacent portion of the skin. If you want to learn more about Erbium treatment and other services for your skin rejuvenating treatment, our team will assist you with your medical aesthetics journey.