Lazer Treatment - Best New Technology

As a patient, you may hear that the CO2 laser causes whiteness, that it causes a prolonged healing time and that the fractionated CO2 laser systems give similar results with no down time or minimal down time, and therefore fractionated laser is superior to the "old" CO2 laser. You will get white from the "old CO2 laser". These statements are false. Here is why. Fractionated laser with the CO2 laser works by giving small pulses of light to the skin, causing injury to... more

Undoubtedly, the latest and really exciting trend in skin laser treatment is the development of fractional laser technology, in particular fractional CO2 resurfacing. CO2 lasers have been around for a long time and have proved to be a fantastic tool for facial skin resurfacing - removing lines, wrinkles, pigmentation, and skin tightening. Unfortunately, sometimes patients took months to recover, and sometimes removing too much pigment left obvious "laser stigmata". The new technology has... more

The latest trend in laser treatment is fractionation of the laser beam, which delivers the laser on the skin in a pixel-like fashion allowing for minimal downtime, rapid healing, and now with CO2 fractionation, maximum results. Fraxel re: pair has been the leader in developing this technology. Good luck, and be well.

One of the most exciting technological advancements in the treatment of not only crow’s feet, but also deeper lines, pigmentation abnormalities, textural problems, acne scarring, sun damage and pre-cancerous skin lesions has been the use of Plasma technology. Portrait PSR (Plasma Skin Regeneration) is not a laser, radio frequency or light–based treatment. It works both on the surface as well as below the skin surface to generate new collagen. Portrait PSR is clinically proven to... more

We have recently added one of the newest and most exciting lasers that is on the market. Pearl Laser by Cutera. The Pearl laser is excellent for treating modest sun damage including dark spots, freckles, delicate wrinkling and large pore size. I have found that the Pearl Laser (unlike the Fraxel) is less painful during the treatment process. The Pearl Laser on a scale of 1 to 10 is about a 2 to 3 for the majority of my patients. A full Pearl Laser treatment for the face takes only... more

While laser technology continually changes, the two most significant trends are: Less intense treatments that shorten healing time and make it more convenient/less painful for patients to have treatments. The combination of modalities to provide optimal treatment.