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If you’ve finally beat your fight with acne or are still fighting the battle with your past mistakes in the sun, chances are your skin shows reminders of those times. Our skin is resilient, but it does tend to hold on to things we’d rather it not. Tanning on the beach without sunscreen, or those spots that plagued your cheeks for years are not welcome. So, if you’re ready to rid yourself of those reminders, keep reading to learn about laser skin resurfacing.
What Is Laser Skin Resurfacing?
Laser skin resurfacing, sometimes called laser skin tightening, is a treatment that uses pulsating laser lights to tighten and correct irregularities on the skin’s surface. Using beams of light, the top skin is removed layer by layer. This approach heats the dermis and stimulates collagen growth. By removing the dead and damaged skin layers, new, more healthy skin is revealed. Once the new skin is healed, it will fill in the wrinkles, creating smoother and more radiant-looking skin. Laser skin resurfacing is similar to microdermabrasion and chemical peels. However, chemical peels and microdermabrasion only treat a thin layer of skin on the surface, whereas lasers can treat much deeper layers of skin, giving you more dramatic results.
