Surgical Procedures

Laser Resurfacing

Smooth and refine your face

Laser Resurfacing can be used on your entire face or on small, specific problem areas of your face and neck. It is a still considered the gold standard of treatment for skin discoloration, acne scars, damaged skin or smoothing lines and wrinkles. Laser resurfacing can also be used with other facial enhancements such as facelifts, eyelid or nose surgery and facial implants to give you a more dramatic, youthful appearance.

If you're considering laser resurfacing...

Laser Resurfacing can be used on your entire face or on small, specific problem areas of your face.

It is a still considered the gold standard of treatment for skin discoloration, acne scars, to repair damaged skin or to smooth lines and wrinkles.

Laser resurfacing can also be used with other facial enhancements such as facelifts, eyelid or nose surgery and facial implants to give you a more dramatic, youthful appearance.

The pulsating light of a small laser beam is used to create a precisely-controlled, layer by layer burn of superficial skin. The healthy new skin below is revealed by removing the outer damaged layers of skin.

This treatment is usually done on an outpatient basis with either general anesthesia or twilight sleep

Following this treatment the skin will be swollen, red and weepy The treated area will take several weeks for the skin to recover.

Normally, two weeks after laser resurfacing any swelling that occurred will be gone and cosmetics should easily cover any remaining redness of the skin. Most patients return to work after 2 weeks with or without camouflage makeup.

For the next six months sun exposure should be avoided and the use of a good sun block and a hat when outdoors recommended. Sunscreens for the face should be rated at an SPF of 30 and should protect against UVA as well as UVB.