Laser resurfacing vs chemical peels

Theodore Katz, MD answers: Chemical Peel vs Laser resurfacing for various facial folds?

Chemical peel or Laser resurfacing for severe perioral lines, nasolabial folds and folds under mouth corners? Which technology is best? The surgeon said Facelift won't help, suggested Chemical peel, he doesn't use laser.

I’m willing to do both. Research has confused me. I am 60, have 15 facial age spots, and years of sun exposure. Don't tend to scar, but recently hyperpigmented after using Efudex on 2 pre-cancer cheek spots, VERY slowly fading. On my nose it healed quickly.


Theodore Katz, MD
5 months ago
By Theodore Katz, MD - Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

I agree completely with Dr. Groff.  The fractional CO2 lasers in the proper hands are much safer and more predictable than either a completely ablative CO2 laser or deeper chemical peels. In fact, I have abandoned deeper chemical peels in favor of the Fraxel RePair laser. This laser allows customizable treatment levels for various types of skin as well as the physiologic damage to skin (age and sun spots, finer wrinkles, deeper wrinkles and furrows, etc.). 

The Fraxel RePair laser also gives a samll amount of skin tightening and can softer nasolabial folds and jowls and decrease the need for or the amount of fillers necessar for any residual.

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