Skin Resurfacing

Skin rejuvenation and resurfacing can be achieved in a number of ways, ranging from laser, light and other energy-based treatments to chemical peels and other non-ablative methods.

If you would like to improve the surface and appearance of your skin, reduce fine lines, surface irregularities such as scarring, uneven pigmentation and sun damage, then skin resurfacing may be right for you.

Procedural steps: A variety of lasers and intense pulsed light devices achieve a wide range of benefits.

Chemical solutions of varying types and concentrations are applied to peel the skin surface allowing new skin to form.

Your results: Any flaking or crusting should resolve in 5-10 days. Results may appear in 10-14 days. Skin is most likely pink or flush for 1-6 months.

For less severe problems, mechanical resurfacing devices like microderm abrasion performed by our esthetician, use a fine abrasive to scrape the skin surface to a controlled depth; generally used to improve the surface of the skin.

Enhancing your appearance with skin rejuvenation and resurfacing

If you want to improve the appearance of your skin, skin rejuvenation or resurfacing may be right for you.

Skin rejuvenation can be achieved in a number of ways, ranging from laser, light and other energy-based treatments to chemical peels and other non-ablative methods. The result is a smoother, clearer and more youthful appearance to your skin.

What can skin rejuvenation treat?

Skin rejuvenation is a treatment to resurface your skin, or to improve the texture, clarity and overall appearance of your skin.

Conditions that can be treated include:

·   Static wrinkles: These wrinkles are visible at all times and do not change in appearance with facial movements.

·   Dynamic wrinkles: These are expression lines that may appear as folds when the skin is not moving, and deepen with facial movements or expressions.

·   Pigmentation: Freckles, sun spots, melasma, or other darkened patches of skin result mainly from sun exposure.

·   Scars: As the result of acne or injury to the skin, scars may be rolling (a wavy appearance to the skin), pitted, discolored, or have raised borders.

·   Vascular conditions: Blood vessels visible on the surface of the skin, vascular lesions that appear as tiny blood filled blisters or even a constant flush of facial redness.

·   Loss of skin tone: Weakening of the supportive skin structure (collagen and elastin fibers) that results in a loss of skin firmness, or the development of cellulite.

Is it right for me?

While not as involved as surgical cosmetic procedures, skin rejuvenation is a medical procedure. You should do it for yourself, not to fulfill someone else’s desires or to try to fit any sort of ideal image.

Skin rejuvenation is an option for you if:

·   You are physically healthy

·   You don’t smoke

·   You have a positive outlook and specific, but realistic goals in mind for the improvement of your appearance.

Be prepared to discuss:

·   Why you want the procedure, your expectations and desired outcome

·   Medical conditions, drug allergies and medical treatments

·   Use of current medications, vitamins, herbal supplements, alcohol, tobacco and drugs

·   Past cosmetic treatments

Dr. Feldman may also:

·   Evaluate your general health status and any pre-existing health conditions or risk factors

·   Discuss the options available to you for facial rejuvenation

·   Examine and measure your face

·   Take photographs for your medical record

·   Discuss your options and recommend a course of treatment

·   Discuss likely outcomes of a skin rejuvenation and any risks or potential complications

Important facts about the safety and risks of skin rejuvenation treatment

The decision to have a skin rejuvenation treatment is extremely personal and you’ll have to decide if the benefits will achieve your goals and if the risks and potential complications are acceptable.

Dr. Feldman and staff will explain in detail the risks associated with your procedure. You will be asked to sign consent forms to ensure that you fully understand the procedure you will undergo and any risks and potential complications.

The risks include:

·   Infection

·   Pigmentation irregularities

·   Textural changes

·   Skin surface irregularities

·   Burns and scarring