Anti Aging Skin Care Mag

A new type of laser that goes deeper into the skin to help reduce wrinkles, tighten surface structures and treat pigmentation differences is now available. The technology potentially could be one of the last decade’s biggest advancements in laser skin firming and laser wrinkle treatment.

A scientific approach is taken to investigate this new type of laser as with all other new laser devices. The lasers are evaluated on tissue that has either been removed from patients or that are planned on removing so that its effect can be determined before using them to treating patients clinically.

The new carbon dioxide-based fractional laser, combines minute focused columns of laser-induced injury with heat deposition for less skin damage and quicker recovery time. Fractional lasers are like aerating your lawn, but you have normal lawn in between. This allows for more rapid healing because intact, normal skin bridges the gap between the laser-induced injured skin. Varying the distance between the holes, has an effect on the amount of tissues treated. The treatment parameters are determined by what is to be accomplished for each patient. What’s appealing about carbon dioxide lasers is that not only can you get surface and deeper skin changes, but you get heat that’s deposited into the skin resulting in improvement in wrinkles and skin tightening,

The new laser treatments are office-based procedures done on an out-patient basis, but may require some local or regional anesthetic, with recovery time related to the type of procedure. In most instances recovery is between three and five days. Depending on what’s required, procedure costs can range from $500 to $3,000 and are usually considered cosmetic. The popularity of out-patient, office-based laser procedures, have been rising as lasers have improved.

Americans spent more than $12 billion last year on cosmetic procedures, involving 11.5 million surgical and non-surgical procedures. Non-surgical procedures, which include laser treatments, accounted for about 83 percent of those procedures.

Source: New laser for wrinkle removal, acne scarring and tattoo removal