Laser resurfacing refreshes your skin by removing damage and stimulating collagen, restoring a smoother, brighter, and more youthful look.
Laser resurfacing is an advanced cosmetic treatment that uses focused beams of light to improve skin tone, texture, and overall appearance. By carefully removing damaged outer layers of skin and stimulating new collagen production, laser resurfacing can smooth wrinkles, soften scars, reduce sun damage, and restore a healthier, more youthful glow. Modern laser technology allows treatments to be tailored—ranging from gentle fractional resurfacing with minimal downtime to deeper resurfacing for more dramatic results.
During treatment, a specialized laser is applied to the skin to precisely target damaged areas. Options include:
Fractional non-ablative lasers (gentler, less downtime, gradual results)
Ablative lasers (more intensive, with greater improvement and longer recovery)
The choice depends on your goals, skin type, and tolerance for downtime. Treatments are typically done in-office with topical numbing for comfort.
Laser resurfacing can dramatically improve wrinkles, acne scars, pigmentation, and overall skin texture, with results that last for years. Risks include redness, swelling, temporary darkening or lightening of skin, scarring, or infection—though these are uncommon when performed by a trained dermatologist.
Most patients return to regular activities within days to weeks, depending on treatment depth. With sun protection and good skincare, results can be long-lasting and continue to improve over time.
If you’re unhappy with skin texture, scars, or fine lines that haven’t improved with topical treatments, laser resurfacing may be the right step.
Lasers are beams of light that vaporize the outer layers of your skin and promote the growth of new collagen fibers. Laser skin resurfacing reduces wrinkles and scars, evens out skin coloring, tightens skin and removes lesions.
Laser resurfacing delivers smoother, younger-looking skin with risks usually limited to short-term redness or sensitivity.
Most patients describe a sensation similar to warmth or snapping rubber bands. Numbing cream is applied beforehand, and cooling devices may be used during treatment to improve comfort.
Downtime depends on the type of laser used:
Lighter, fractional nonablative treatments may cause redness and flaking for a few days.
Deeper, fractional ablative treatments may require weeks of recovery before skin fully heals.
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