I have some crinkly skin on the outer corners of my upper eyelids. I really don't want to cut it all off, especially the area in the middle of the upper eye-lid. I literally only want the appearance of airbrushing that small piece of crinkly skin. I like the over-all hooding on my eye, as I feel this looks natural. Would an extremely conservative upper eyelid surgery or a CO2 laser best address this small outer corner area?
Answer: CO2 Laser or Surgery Hello Lessismore. This is one of the few questions we've seen where surgery and laser resurfacing may be used to achieve the same goal. Although our preference is for an Erbium resurfacing (see photo at link below) rather than CO2, either one can provide the desired result when done correctly. We would not suggest fractional resurfacing but full field. 1 Treatment should do the trick - again if done correctly.
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Answer: CO2 Laser or Surgery Hello Lessismore. This is one of the few questions we've seen where surgery and laser resurfacing may be used to achieve the same goal. Although our preference is for an Erbium resurfacing (see photo at link below) rather than CO2, either one can provide the desired result when done correctly. We would not suggest fractional resurfacing but full field. 1 Treatment should do the trick - again if done correctly.
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December 3, 2020
Answer: Dark Circles/Eye Bags/Wrinkles -- Fillers Belotero, Volbella; Fraxel/Halo; emeragecosmetics ENLIGHTEN/AERIFY/COSMELAN this needs weekly dermarolling and peeels at home (aerify). but in office co2 laser and plasma pen. thermage yearly. otherwise you need an upper blepharoplasty.
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December 3, 2020
Answer: Dark Circles/Eye Bags/Wrinkles -- Fillers Belotero, Volbella; Fraxel/Halo; emeragecosmetics ENLIGHTEN/AERIFY/COSMELAN this needs weekly dermarolling and peeels at home (aerify). but in office co2 laser and plasma pen. thermage yearly. otherwise you need an upper blepharoplasty.
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December 2, 2020
Answer: Treatment of crinkly upper eyelids If you didn't want to have surgery to address the crinkly skin of your upper eyelids, I think that a CO2 laser treatment could provide some improvement.
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December 2, 2020
Answer: Treatment of crinkly upper eyelids If you didn't want to have surgery to address the crinkly skin of your upper eyelids, I think that a CO2 laser treatment could provide some improvement.
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Answer: Fractional or ablative CO2 for upper eye lid When it comes to hooding that you have, surgery or low level skin tightening energy based devices such as thermage or high frequency focused ultra sound are really the best answers however you have expressed that the hooding does not concern you and it is really the wrinkles and textural change that seems to be more of an issue.
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Answer: Fractional or ablative CO2 for upper eye lid When it comes to hooding that you have, surgery or low level skin tightening energy based devices such as thermage or high frequency focused ultra sound are really the best answers however you have expressed that the hooding does not concern you and it is really the wrinkles and textural change that seems to be more of an issue.
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December 4, 2020
Answer: Skin in the eye area Thanks for your question and photo. Yes, CO2 laser would probably help tighten that up somewhat, but you can't get too close to the eyes unless you have internal eye shields (like thick contacts placed on the eyes when they are numbed with drops). I would have an oculoplastic surgeon do a procedure like that, and only someone very experienced with lasers. Another less risky procedure that can yield nice tightening around the eyes is RF Microneedling, like the Legend Pro. Your laser specialist, dermatologist, or aesthetician trained in the procedure can get quite close to the eye with no shields needed, since it is more of a deep heating procedure and collagen stimulation without the risk of light energy damaging the eyes. You would want to do a series of treatments, but can get really nice results from RF Microneedling. Please see an expert, and best of luck!
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December 4, 2020
Answer: Skin in the eye area Thanks for your question and photo. Yes, CO2 laser would probably help tighten that up somewhat, but you can't get too close to the eyes unless you have internal eye shields (like thick contacts placed on the eyes when they are numbed with drops). I would have an oculoplastic surgeon do a procedure like that, and only someone very experienced with lasers. Another less risky procedure that can yield nice tightening around the eyes is RF Microneedling, like the Legend Pro. Your laser specialist, dermatologist, or aesthetician trained in the procedure can get quite close to the eye with no shields needed, since it is more of a deep heating procedure and collagen stimulation without the risk of light energy damaging the eyes. You would want to do a series of treatments, but can get really nice results from RF Microneedling. Please see an expert, and best of luck!
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