subject: Skin Tightening By Laser: Younger In Minutes [print this page] One of the first things that age takes away from us, along with the health of our prime years, is the fresh, youthful looks we so envy in younger people. It is only typical, thus, that science has been always looking for some kind of surgical, chemical, or technological solution that could return our looks to what they were in former years - and one perfect example of this is skin tightening, a treatment which we now administer with laser technology, thus striking a balance between outstanding results and, at the same time, an exceedingly low level of invasiveness and stress, as made possible by the peculiarities of laser methods.
When we speak of laser skin tightening, we refer to a revolutionary new procedure in the treatment of skin which was made to sag and lose suppleness by the action of advancing age. In comparison to the other most known and applied approach to treating such skin aging problems - which is the application of chemical peels - laser skin tightening is absolutely safer and yields far better results, which last a longer time as well.
The real trouble with skin aging is that it hits everyone - completely different people, with different medical backgrounds, different desires, different surroundings, and very different levels of the issue. The benefit of laser is that it can be used on the widest possible spectrum of subjects, thereby becoming a useful weapon against skin aging in most cases. Such versatility allows it to solve the situation in many areas of the body: around the eyes, on the brow, on the throat and the neck, the jowls, and even in eliminating stretch marks from abdomens, or lines and wrinkles from the face.
This therapy is based on what is actually a very simple principle. Laser beams are used to heat the collagen proteins in the patient's skin; such heating causes a general tightening of the proteins, and thus, of the skin itself. One remarkable fact is that , although improvements keep happening for up to three months before reaching the complete benefit of the treatment, the first results are already evident instantly after the application.
A laser machine is not, unquestionably, something that anyone can use in safety: the many settings and the power of the laser beam itself necessitate that it is only used by a qualified cosmetic dermatologist, which must prepare a specific therapy and application strategy as best suits the actual needs of each and every particular patient, both in number and strength of the applications. Once this is insured, one great advantage of laser starts to shine - the total absence of post-intervention scarring and of unpleasant incisions on the area undergoing treatment, such as the face. Being operated on by a beam of light is the very idea of non-intrusiveness. At most, some patients declare, as the only aftereffect, a light reddening, lasting a short time and disappearing without trace.
Although they are not irreversible per se, the results of the laser skin tightening process usually last around 24 months. This time is of course not fixed, and it is dependent upon many factors, ranging from the patient's general state of health to the particular type of skin care that he or she makes use of. Proper care of the skin is critical to keep the results fresh and long-lasting, so that no need arises for an extra treatment in shorter times, and the newly found freshness and youthfulness of the skin can be enjoyed much longer.
