Laser skin treatments involve techniques that target blemishes and wrinkles on facial or neck skin. There are two types of laser skin therapies: ablative, which wounds the skin, and nonablative, which does not. Recovery from ablative techniques involves feeling as if you have a sunburn. This could last a few hours to a few days. You should use facial cream to moisten the skin. Also, no laser skin treatments are permanent. In Auburn, California, the full range of laser skin therapies are available.
Skin Tightening
Skin tightening is most often performed on the neck and jowl areas. It works by burning away the top layer of skin, then burning and stimulating the collagen of the layer below, thereby tightening the skin. It aims to tighten the whole skin area. Nancy Shibayama, M.D., features a Palomar Deep IR laser in her practice. It cools the surface of the skin, allowing for deeper penetration into the collagen below.
Fractional Laser Resurfacing
Fractional laser resurfacing reduces acne and chickenpox scars in addition to wrinkles by focusing only on the blemishes and leaving the rest of the skin intact. It creates microscopic, but deep, holes where the blemishes are. As the new skin heals around the holes, the scars and wrinkles disappear. Jonathan Freed, M.D., of Auburn, "targets exact facial areas and skin depth in a safe, controlled procedure."
Ablative Therapy for Facial Redness, Vessels and Rosacea
Treatment for facial redness, vessels, or rosacea involves passing the laser over your face for about 15 minutes. The goal is similar to that in skin tightening: to stimulate the collagen in your subcutaneous layer. The process will need to be repeated three to five times, with a period of four weeks between each. Timothy Rosio, M.D., uses a "CO2 laser to eliminate and improve visible scars."
Laser Hair Removal
One of the first things to check before you have unwanted hair removed is that the laser used is appropriate for your skin type. Some lasers work best with darker skin, others with fairer skin. During the procedure, a laser light passes through the skin to a hair follicle and damages it. In order to complete the procedure, multiple visits may be in order. The hair will probably grow back in a matter of months or years.
Nonablative Therapy
A very new type of therapy involves little to no wounding to the skin. Its most pronounced benefit is that there is very little downtime after the procedure. However, it is not yet known how effective it is in the long run.
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