Laser Treatment for Wrinkles Removal

Laser Treatment for Wrinkles

The cause of facial wrinkling varies from exposure to the sun's UV rays, aging skin, hereditary factors, and unhealthy lifestyle choices. Birth control pills, pregnancy, genetics, and prior acne may also cause changes to the skin's pigmentation. This can appear as blotchiness or brown spots.

Skin resurfacing or exfoliation, involves peeling off dead skin cells. An effective method of exfoliation is laser resurfacing, a type cosmetic laser treatment. This procedure greatly tightens the skin, shaving off 10-20 years from the patient's looks. Laser treatments can also be maintained for up to a decade. Laser resurfacing improves the skin's appearance and is done with the following types of lasers…

Ablative Laser - this involves very powerful wavelengths of light designed to remove just outer layers of damaged skin. As the ablated skin heals, newer fresh skin forms which is both tighter and smoother that the skin it is replacing.

Non-ablative Laser - this laser tightens the underlying skin because of stimulating collagen growth. The procedure is less invasive compared to the ablative laser and takes less time to recover, but is slightly inferior in its effectiveness on facialwrinkles. Skin Treatment Procedures can offer a reduction of fine lines around the cheeks, eyes, and mouth.  Improvement in the skin tone that may be damaged by over exposure to the sun.

Growth of collagen through gentle stimulation also improves the thinner skin around the neck. Other skin resurfacing treatments, such as the standard dermabrasion can be too harsh for the gentler areas around the eyes.

Ulthera (ultrasound technology)

There may be some adverse effects to be aware of when choosing a laser facial. Ablative lasers if over used in a specific area may cause a hypopigmentation of the skin. That would be a darkening of certain skin cells. There have been cases when the patient experiences an ectropion or a turning out of the eyelid.

Non-ablative lasers have been known to cause a mild to moderate redness or swelling and in some cases resulted in more sever blisters and scars. So if you are seeking cosmetic laser treatments in New Holland PA, be sure to ask about the details of the skin resurfacing treatment you are receiving. When choosing a doctor that uses an IPL laser for skin lesions in Hempfield to get rid of deep wrinkles, spend some quality time understanding all the pros and cons. Most fractional CO2 lasers in Strasburg use a very powerful frequency of light.