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The laser skin resurfacing procedure while still fairly new is one of the most effective treatments available for many issues that can not be fixed with surgery alone. These issues include things like acne scars, sin damage, wrinkles, fine lines, pigment discolorations and more. The process of the laser skin resurfacing includes the use of short bursts of high intensity laser light at the skin irregularities as a means to remove them. Layer by layer, the old dead skin cells are removed until such a point that the procedure has penetrated deep enough to fix most of the issues. Unlike a chemical peel there is no chance of having a chemical burn and disfiguring scars associated with the laser skin resurfacing treatment.
In general, the laser skin resurfacing procedure can be done in 2 major groups which fall under ablative or non-ablative laser skin resurfacing. One of the most common forms of the laser skin resurfacing is that of the CO2 laser skin resurfacing procedure. In this particular procedure the CO2 is used as a means of absorbing the heat generated by the laser so that the skin does not have to. This is important as the CO2 ensures that the laser will not actually burn the skin that is not being treated.
The laser skin resurfacing procedure uses both short pulses of laser light as well as continuous laser light emissions as a means to remove the outer layers of skin with precision so as not to affect the areas of skin that are not part of the treatment. The laser skin resurfacing technique is considered to be far more superior to that of the microdermabrasion or even the chemical peel sue to the precision element associated with this procedure.
The costs associated with a laser skin resurfacing procedure can be expected to exceed $2,000 and of course in general fashion the medical insurance companies will not foot the bill for this procedure unless it is of a medical necessity. In most cases the only real medical necessity that will get the insurance companies to pay for the laser skin resurfacing is that of the formation of nacreous cells on the epidermis. |
