What are the types of lasers available?
Presently, there are two types of lasers. The Erbium laser will remove superficial wrinkles and improve moderate and severe wrinkles with a healing time of several days. For the more established wrinkles, a carbon dioxide super-pulsed laser is used. This process requires one week healing time and leaves a residual redness that disappears after several weeks. Often, we combine both lasers as the clinical situation permits so that redness lasts only a couple of weeks and wrinkles are treated most effectively. What are my alternatives to laser treatment? For years, chemical peels and dermabrasion have been the mainstays of therapy for wrinkles and sun-damaged skin. But the results are hard to predict. The newer alpha-hydroxy acids and retinoids are just too mild to improve wrinkled or sun-damaged skin to any degree. How effective is laser wrinkle removal? In a recent study, we found that wrinkles can be divided into three groups. Mild superficial wrinkles can disappear completely. Moderat
