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Laser Skin Resurfacing

Aging, sun exposure, heredity and lifestyle factors including nutrition, alcohol consumption and smoking all may contribute to facial wrinkling.

Pigmentary changes of the skin, such as blotchiness or brown spots, may also occur with age or as a result of birth control pills, pregnancy or genetic factors. Prior acne may have made the surface of your skin uneven. These problems, as well as certain other skin conditions, may be improved by skin resurfacing.

Lasers are the most effective tools available today for eliminating wrinkles. Unlike other resurfacing methods, lasers not only exfoliate the surface of the skin, but they also tighten the skin`s collagen fibers, thereby restoring some of the skin`s elasticity. After laser skin resurfacing many patients look 10 to 20 years younger, and results last about 10 years.

Laser skin resurfacing may also be used to remove abnormalities in the skin such as pigmented lesions or acne scars.

Laser pulses target the surface layer of the skin, vaporizing water and the skin`s surface without affecting deeper layers. A new surface layer will then grow back - a layer that is soft, wrinkle-free, and younger looking. The heat generated during the process also shortens the collagen fibers in the skin, which restores some of its elasticity.

As laser resurfacing has evolved over the past several years, one thing remains the same: CO2 is the most effective modality for ablative resurfacing, and UltraPulse is the CO2 laser technology of choice.

The UltraPulse Encore provides the same patented features that earned UltraPulse its accolades - such as the UltraScan CPG for computerized scanning with uniform and consistent results and its unique high-energy, short-pulsed output for a predictably safe tissue response. The UltraPulse Encore also offers the versatility of the reduced downtime with the ActiveFX treatment for an "erbium-like" peel and short healing time. Or the deeper peel of MaxFX, which treats heavier lines, wrinkles, acne scars and deeper dyschromias, and significantly tightens the skin.