Can Laser resurfacing cause facial fat loss? I am reading stories online where people report aging 10 years in appearance after a treatment secondary to facial fat loss. Are there some lasers that are considered to be safer than others regarding fat loss? Any concerns with facial fat loss and Halo laser treatment? Treatment goals = fine lines around mouth and eyes. No other skin concerns. Caucasian women in mid 30s. Thank you in advance!
November 20, 2018
Answer: NO Laser resurfacing, by design, treats the upper and mid layers of your skin. It does not penetrate below the skin sufficiently to cause any damage to deeper structures. Laser skin treatments are designed to stay superficial enough so that they do not injure the deeper dermal layer (reticular dermis). If this layer is injured from laser treatment, the patient may have scar formation of their skin. In order to injure the fat layers beneath the dermis, a laser treatment would have to go even deeper than that. I suspect that the concerns voiced by other patients you are reading are either misguided, or they did not have a laser skin treatment. Other treatments like RF, CoolSculpting etc are designed to address the fat beneath the skin but do so in a controlled fashion. Warm regards.
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November 20, 2018
Answer: NO Laser resurfacing, by design, treats the upper and mid layers of your skin. It does not penetrate below the skin sufficiently to cause any damage to deeper structures. Laser skin treatments are designed to stay superficial enough so that they do not injure the deeper dermal layer (reticular dermis). If this layer is injured from laser treatment, the patient may have scar formation of their skin. In order to injure the fat layers beneath the dermis, a laser treatment would have to go even deeper than that. I suspect that the concerns voiced by other patients you are reading are either misguided, or they did not have a laser skin treatment. Other treatments like RF, CoolSculpting etc are designed to address the fat beneath the skin but do so in a controlled fashion. Warm regards.
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March 22, 2019
Answer: Laser Resurfacing Hello and thank you for the question. No. Laser resurfacing with CO2 or other typeslike erbium are safe, both fractionated and full CO2.
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March 22, 2019
Answer: Laser Resurfacing Hello and thank you for the question. No. Laser resurfacing with CO2 or other typeslike erbium are safe, both fractionated and full CO2.
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