Does a micro laser peel treatment produce collagen?

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Hi there, I was wondering if a micro laser peel promotes production of collagen or if it only sheds the outer most layer of the skin? Thanks

A. David Rahimi, MD · Answer

Microlaser peel is  abroad term and used loosely by many practitioners.  For a laser to be effective, in not only taking brown spots off but also to tighten the skin, it needs to penetrate deeper than just the top corneal layer of the skin. Very superficial laser peels result in only a temporary improvement. They are still the treatment iof choice for patients with little or no downtime. Deeper laser peels penetrate 50-150 Microns into the kin and result in tightening and removal of brown spots. Discuss your options with your doctor and consider doing a test spot behind the ear to find out what level of lase rtherapy is appropriate for you.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Laser peeling is an excellent method of building collagen in the skin. Combine with Melapeels every other month. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianLos Angeles

Francis Johns, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.Microlaser peels do not penetrate deep enough to stimulate collagen production. A deeper resurfacing can be done with a Profractional laser which goes into the dermis of the skin and stimulates collagen.  Good luck with your decision.

Ajaya Kashyap, MD · Answer

Thanks for your query. Micro peel do not penetrate deep enough to stimulate collagen. For collagen remodeling radio frequency or ultrasound treatments work better. Hope it helps.All The Best

James R. Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAO · Answer

Thank you for sharing your question. In order to stimulate collagen production, increase elasticity of the skin, remove wrinkles and tighten the skin a certain depth of treatment is required. Superficial treatments will give minimal and temporary improvements. Consider having your procedure performed with an erbium laser. The results are usually excellent and downtime is not long. Good luck,

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