Los Angeles Laser Treatment doctors

Aaron Stone, MD Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
120 South Spalding suite 330, Beverly Hills
27 answers
Michael A. Persky, MD Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
16311 Ventura Blvd Ste 600, Encino
9 answers
Harold J. Kaplan, MD Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
23211 Hawthorne Blvd. Suite 200, Torrance
4 answers
Brent Moelleken, MD Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
120 S Spalding Dr Suite 110, Beverly Hills
4 answers
Raffy Karamanoukian, MD Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
1301 20th St St. Johns Medical Plaza - Suite 240, Santa Monica
2 answers

Recent Answers

Will Yag or Yolo Curve Get Rid of Wrinkles/loose Skin on my Stomach?

i am 44 and after 5 children have the WORST looking stomach. i went for a consult with a dr that uses 'yolo curve' $2500 for 6 sessions and he told me this would improve my stomach alot. i have another consult with a dr that uses 'yag' laser who assured me this would help too but he has not seen my 'situation' yet! from reading other questions and answers i'm thinking only a tummy tuck would help me. i am 5ft 1 and 128 pounds. please give your advice. thank you very much!

A: mommy makeover - abdominoplasty

Your photo shows a lot of loose excess abdominal skin.I doubt that any laser or other skin treatment available can shrink that amount of extra skin. I think you would be better off saving your money for the definitive surgery, an abdominoplasty.

I hope you realize that this format of posting questions and receiving answers lacks the face to face direct communication required for you to make an informed decision regarding your surgery.

My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or constitute a doctor patient relationship. You need to consult with i.e. personally see a board certified plastic surgeon in order to receive a formal evaluation and develop a doctor patient relationship.

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Can Receiving A Laser Treatment Cause Damage to my Eyes?

Yesterday I got my first BBL treatment. She placed some plastic goggles over my eyes and I kept them closed the entire time. Each flash caused them to water excessively. I could still see the flashes especially when it was directly above or below my eyes. Today I am still seeing the spots from the flashes. Did the laser cause damage and will it get better? Also, what if I need another treatment, how should I protect my eyes better?

A: laser safety precautions

Different wavelengths of light penetrate to different depths below the skin surface and are absorbed by different skin or tissue components. For example CO2 and Erbium laser light is absorbed by the water in cells exposed to it. Flahslamp laser light is absorbed by red blood cells. Nd:Yag laser light is absorbed by skin pigment cell melanin and tattoo pigment. Since the eyes contain water, pigment cells, red blood cells etc they can be damaged if exposed to most laser lights either directly or indirectly (from reflected laser light). Even the laser pointers used by lecturers can damage the eye if pointed directly into the eye. Some lasers such as the CO2 have a beam whose wavelength is not visible by the human eye but they can still cause damage to the eye. The CO2 and Erbium will damage the cornea and surface of the eyeball first. Flashlamp and vascular lasers are absorbed by red blood cells and are the most damaging to the eye as they are absorbed by and damage the retina.

For safe laser use one should never look directly into the laser light source or scattered laser light from reflected surfaces. All laser treatments should be performed in treatment rooms or operating rooms that are not open to the public. All persons in the treatment area must wear protective goggles or glasses with side shields. A laser safety sign should be placed outside the door of these treatment rooms so that nobody inadvertently opens the door and gets eye exposure to the lasers being used. Because of the wide variety of wavelengths used in laser treatments today the goggles have to block the specific wavelengths employed. Goggles that block 1064nm wavelength light used to remove black tatoos will usually not block out 532nm wavelength light used to remove red tattoos. All laser safety goggles have the wavelengths they block written on the edge of the lenses. Whenever I use a laser facility for the first time I check the numbers on the goggles before I give them to the patient or put them on myself. If the laser treatment is applied directly to the eyelids metallic dulled eye shields that look like large contact lenses should be placed directly on the eyeball surface.

In your case the broadband light (BBL), which is a flashlamp laser, was used. The wavelengths of this machine are in the 500 to 600nm range that are particularly damaging to the eye. You need to have your eyes evaluated by an Opthalmologist before your undergo any further treatments at that facility. If the Ophthalmologist finds laser damage do not go back to that laser facility.

My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or constitute a doctor patient relationship. You need to consult with i.e. personally see a board certified plastic surgeon in order to receive a formal evaluation and develop a doctor patient relationship.

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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