Can Pixel Laser Be Used for Under Eye Wrinkles?

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Can a Pixel laser be used on lines under the eyes to diminish them? I have a very delicate skin--will the laser just burn up my skin completely?

Daniel J. Givens, MD · Answer

A pixel laser can be used under the eyes.  Laser brandnames can be dizzying to try to figure out, so it is helpful to know what kind of laser you are talking about.  "pixel" usually refers to an Alma brand fractionated erbium 2940 nm laser.  This is an ablative laser, meaning that it vaporizes tiny columns within the skin.  There is not much heating of the skin with an erbium laser, which can be good or bad.  The good is that it is a fast recovery, the bad is that the tightening effects are not as dramatic as a fractional CO2 laser which has more heating.  We recently upgraded to a fractional CO2 laser in our office because I was not happy with the level of tightening I was seeing in my patients.  With the CO2 laser I can perform a "heavy" treatment with about 5 days of downtime but requiring only one treatment, or a series of lower downtime treatments with additive resultss.  That being said, the quality of the treatment depends highly on the skill of your doctor, so make sure to ask for some before and afters, understand what kind of laser they are using, and how long they have been using this particular laser.  Best wishes!

Jonathan Sonne, MD (retired) · Answer

Pixel laser works well for the fine lines of the eyelids. Althought the skin in this area is thin, the laser is precise in its depth of treatment and will not "burn up" the skin. Because the skin of the lower lid is delicate, it actually tends to heal faster than skin in other areas of the body. Most people find that more than one treatment is needed to give the best result.

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