Laser Skin Rejuvenation

If you want your appearance of your skin, to improve your skin, then skin rejuvenation or resurfacing is the right thing for you.

Laser skin rejuvenation , can be achieved in a number of way, which range from laser, light and other energy-based treatments, to chemical peels and other non-ablative methods, the results of skin rejuvenation are smoother, clearer and leave a more youthful look to the skin.

What can skin rejuvenation treat?

This treatment, can help resurface your skin and also improve the texture , clarity and overall appearance of your skin.

Conditions that can be treated include:

Static wrinkles: These wrinkles do not change in appearance, with facial movements and are visible at all times.

Dynamic wrinkles: When the skin is not moving, these expression lines appear as folds, and deepen with facial movements or expressions.

Pigmentation: As a result of acne or injury to the skin, there are scars , which may roll a wavy appearance to the skin, and the skin looks pitted discoloured or have raised borders. As an exposure to the sun , freckles, sun spots, melasma, or other darkened patches of the skin would result mainly from sun exposure.

Vascular conditions: Like blood vessels, which are visible on the surface of the skin, and vascular lesions which appear as tiny blood filled blisters, or a constant flush of facial redness.

Loss of skin tone: When the skin looses its firmness, or the development of cellulite, and the weakening of supportive skin structure(collagen and elastin fibers)

Is it right for me?

  • Skin rejuvenation is a medical procedure,rather than a surgical or a cosmetic procedure.
  • You would need to be healthy
  • You should not smoke
  • You need to have a positive outlook, and specific, but realistic goals in mind for the appearance of your face.

Treatment risks,and safety information

As it is one's own decision, to go ahead with the skin rejuvenation procedure, keeping the benefits in mind, that you would receive from this, as well as the risks and potential complications. The plastic surgeon/staff will explain in detail the risks associated with the procedure. You would be asked to sign a consent form to ensure that you have fully understood the procedures, and you will undergo, and the risks .

The risks include:

  • Infection
  • Skin surface irregularities
  • Textural changes
  • Burns and scarring

Skin rejuvenation procedural steps

What happens during skin rejuvenation?

It improves the texture of your skin, and appearance, of the fine lines,wrinkles of the entire face, which develops in certain areas of the face, such as the upper lip and around the eyes.

Light treatments, and laser procedures, are specifically formulated, like chemical peels , which help to resurface the skin and to treat, pigmentation disorders, such as sun and age spots.

Treatments, like laser and fractional resurfacing, or mechanical resurfacing, such as dermabrasion, or derma planning, can help improve the skin's appearance, of any kind of acne scars as well as other conditions. The plastic surgeon,would determine the treatment options available to you, considering the degree of scarring, your skin type and colour.

What about my long-term recovery?

There are series of treatments, which are required to achieve improvement with skin texture and, the clarity and repeated treatments, would be essential, to maintain results.