What is the difference between ablative and nonablative laser resurfacing?
Ablative laser resurfacing, also called a LaserPeel, vaporizes the top layer of skin. When your new skin heals, lines and wrinkles are dramatically reduced. Nonablative laser resurfacing, also called laser toning or subsurface resurfacing, uses a minimally invasive laser to directly target water and collagen in the deeper layer of the skin without any wounding, burning, or peeling of the overlying skin. The results are more subtle than ablative laser resurfacing, but the downtime is markedly less.
