Cosmetic Surgery - Laser Resurfacing

By James P Wilkinson

There are many skin conditions that you can do little about and it may be necessary to seek a good cosmetic surgeon to provide a solution. Just what intermediate options are available?

One of the newest non surgical treatments, and certainly one that is proving to be effective, is laser resurfacing. The treatment is useful for treating minor skin defects such as; Pigmentation caused by aging (age spots), scarring, birthmarks, hair in undesired locations, warts, tattoos and of course the one we all worry about - wrinkles.

Due to its non surgical nature, laser resurfacing needs very little recovery time compared to the usual 2 weeks of recovery you experience with many other procedures such as heavy acid peels and minor cosmetic facial surgery.

There are still of course some conditions that need to be met before you can undergo this treatment and they are as follows; if you are a smoker you will need to ensure you do not smoke for at least one month before the procedure and will need to give up completely if you want to benefit from the laser treatment in the long term. This is because smoking robs the skin of precious moisture and weakens the elasticity by depleting collagen stores. Also smoking can worsen the appearance of thread veins and indeed cause them in the first place.

You cannot undergo the procedure if you are suffering from any serious health condition or if you suffer from severe allergies. Likewise, if you are pregnant you will not be able to undergo this procedure.

This procedure is usually applied over several sessions to ensure that the chances of any adverse reaction or scarring is minimal. The results can be striking and the procedure is definitely a good precursor to cosmetic surgery procedures such as facelift surgery or eye bag removal (blepharoplasty).

This type of non surgical procedure is a good stop gap before moving on to cosmetic surgery procedures at a later age. Once you decide to do so you should look for an accredited surgeon for your plastic surgery procedures. This is especially important when considering facelift surgery.