What are soft laser facelifts?
The use of soft of cool beam lasers has received some publicity. There is, however, no evidence to show that soft beam lasers permanently reduce wrinkles, as do surgical facelifts. Medical lasers, such as carbon dioxide laser, are surgical tools used to alter the skin by cutting or vaporizing. Soft lasers, which include gallium- arsenide and helium- neon, are not surgical lasers. They are light beams that enter the superficial layers of the skin causing some mild changes. Inflammation and subsequent edema (accumulation of fluid in the tissue) may actually make wrinkles temporarily less obvious because the fluid puffs them up. It is debatable whether the soft laser light enters the second layer of the skin to alter tissue it would be considered a medical instrument and cosmetic salons could no longer use them. The soft laser light is often accompanied by an electrical impulse that contributes to further inflammation and a accumulation of fluid in the tissue. It may also cause a temporar
