Skin care & Beautician

Laser Resurfacing

Laser resurfacing is an option for treating many minor skin problems, including wrinkles, scars, birthmarks, tattoos, age spots and some types of acne scarring.
Laser skin resurfacing can smooth the tone and texture of the skin, making it look more youthful. It can soften the lines around the eyes and mouth, and minimize unevenly pigmented areas of skin and facial scars. It can be used to treat an area of the face or the entire face. Laser treatment is less effective for deep wrinkles. It is often used as an alternative to chemical peel and dermabrasion.

Age, skin color and the extent of skin damage are considerations in determining whether laser skin resurfacing is appropriate.
Lasers produce an intense beam of focused, bright light. The intensity and pulse duration of lasers vary. The kind of light emitted from a laser determines what problems it can treat.
There are two major categories of lasers: ablative and non-ablative. Ablative lasers remove the top layer of the skin (epidermal). The heat also burns the skin layer under the epidermis (the papillary dermis). The skin responds as if it was repairing a wound and regenerates collagen, a protein that gives skin its texture and elasticity. Healing brings about smoother, more even skin. Non-ablative lasers affect only the papillary dermis. Healing time is shortened.