The ageing skin suffers from
- age-spots (also called sun freckles, liver spots, and lentigines)
- fine lines
- wrinkles
- scarring
- uneven coloration
- skin laxity
- textural irregularities
- dull tone
- thinned collagen layer of the face, neck, and chest.
Frcational CO2 LASER is the ultimate modality to address all the afore mentioned problems. It is like using multiple different modalities all at once.
Carbon Dioxide (C02) Fractional Laser Resurfacing removes layers of skin tissue in a fractionated method (columns of skin are removed), leaving the skin surrounding each column intact to aid in healing. In this process of healing new skin is laid down thus reducing spots, wrinkles, pores, etc and improving the overall quality of skin drastically. Skin after healing feels fresh, tight, bright, with a more even skin tone.
The whole treatment for the face usually takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to complete. A numbing cream is first applied over the areas to be treated and then after a waiting period of about 40-45 minutes, the actual LASER treatment commences, which takes about 20 minutes to complete.
Immediately after the procedure the face looks like it has been burned. Over the next few days the redness and crusting improves and skin sheds off the dead layers of skin and after about 7 days the skin clears off. The results of the LASER continue to improve for the next 3-6 months as new cells and collagen develop under the skin.
Is the procedure painful?
Yes, but with proper preparation and application of numbing cream the procedure becomes much less painful.
Are there any side effects of the LASER treatment?
Yes sometimes pigment changes, wound infection and scarring can occur in the treated areas but these can be very easily avoided by following the instructions given to you after the procedure has been done.
How long do the results last?
With proper maintenance regime, the results of this treatment last for quite a long time but as we understand the signs of ageing can be slowed down and reversed to a certain extent but not stopped. With maintenance treatments done regularly the results can be enjoyed for a very long time.