Laser Treatment

So you've enjoyed the sun, the beach and the lake for years and now someone finally tells you about the adverse effects of the sun! Don't worry, laser procedures can help to erase time and make your skin appear more youthful with minimal downtime. Whether you suffer with broken blood vessels from rosacea, sunspots from your tanning days that make you appear older or sagging skin on the neck and jaw line that simply must go, the answer is a few short laser pulses away. Sunspots, or lentigines, are the result of many years of sun exposure. They appear on the areas that are most likely to be in the sun like the face, hands, neck, chest and shoulders. Once they appear, they can be difficult to remove. Laser treatments offer the most efficient manner of ridding the skin of these tell tale signs of age and sun damage. The treatment can be completed in an office visit and leaves the skin slightly red and scaly for a few days following. While the procedure is performed, there may be mild discomfort, but it lasts merely minutes and does not linger.

Broken blood vessels on the nose, cheeks, forehead and chin are associated with the end stage of a medical condition called rosacea that causes skin to flush and develop acne-like bumps. Once all of the flushing has disappeared and the bumps treated, the veins are left behind. These veins do not typically respond to topical or oral medications for rosacea. Lasers offer an opportunity to clear the slate and begin anew with a fresh-faced appearance.

Sagging skin from loss of volume is a common complaint for more mature patients. Through a virtually painless technique, laser treatments are available that can tighten that skin by stimulating collagen remodeling. Toning and tightening treatments are performed monthly and offer an opportunity to rejuvenate skin without any downtime. Combined with other topical treatments and dermal fillers, laser treatments to tone and tighten skin are a crucial component to younger looking skin.

Have you noticed a pattern here? All of these laser treatments are geared toward correcting the effects of sun exposure. While there are wonderful ways to correct the damage, prevention is still the best cure. Remember only you can prevent the development of more sun damage...wear your sunscreen! It's never too late.