subject: Laser Dermabrasion for Wrinkles [print this page] Laser Dermabrasion for Wrinkles Laser Dermabrasion for Wrinkles
This process utilizes a motor-driven burr to get rid off superficial skin; something like sandpapering your face! When his superficial skin is removed, new healthy skin cells grow in its place giving you a new smooth skin texture as well as tight skin. So here are the details regarding this process that you should know about:
How It's Done
You may be under conscious sedation or let your surgeon numb the treatment area with cold numbing spray or local anesthetic while undergoing laser dermabrasion. A hand-held tool, that has thousands of tiny bits of diamonds in it, is used by the surgeon during the treatment process. This device is used for sanding down the areas of your skin that has wrinkles. More than one layer of skin may be removed depending on how deep your wrinkles are.
Desired Outcome
As your face heals itself from this traumatic sanding down, a new skin appears. This skin is undamaged by the pollution in the environment as well as harmful effect of sun exposure. So you get a fresh and smooth skin that looks youthful as the desired outcome of laser dermabrasion.
Recovery and Pain Management
Pain is something you have to anticipate following the treatment for several days. Your doctor will prescribe your pain medications for three to seven days after the treatment; but you may not need all of it. For the next seven to fourteen days, swelling will last and you will have to wash the face daily and put on ointment until those scabby, red areas have healed themselves. If layers of skin have been removes, recovery period will be longer, nearly few months in some cases, till it has completely healed itself.
Costs
The cost of dermabrasion depends on various factors like how much area is to be treated, the fee of the surgeon, operation facility fees and the fee of the anesthesia.
Advantages
One reason people choose this skin treatment is because dermabrasion does not involve getting the skin ready for the preparation. It is also way cheaper than laser resurfacing and for people who don't want to go under the knife for wrinkle removal, this is the best option.
Disadvantages
It is effective in removing appearance of winkles but deep chemical peel is more effective. Also you have more chance of getting a permanently pale skin in the areas undergoing treatment in case of laser dermabrasion than laser resurfacing.
Long-Term Results
Dermabrasion will give a younger-looking skin, but those wrinkles that are formed due to repetitive muscle activity probably going to come back after a year or five.
