Who is a Good Candidate For Laser Skin Resurfacing? Before After Laser Skin Resurfacing
A person who has fine lines or wrinkles around or under the eyes, the forehead or mouth or has scars from acne, or has had a non-responsive face lift, then he can be a good candidate for laser skin resurfacing.
He should not have skin problems or skin allergies, be prone to scarring or is taking some medicines or has some skin disorders. Such a person should not go in for laser skin resurfacing.
If the person has active acne or has a dark skin color, he is not eligible. Also he should not be tanned or have olive colored skin. This procedure is also not recommended for stretch marks.
The laser treatment is a special treatment, which works precisely on the layers of the skin. Laser removes the upper skin layer, which has the wrinkles, scars, pigmentation or discoloration, and fresh skin grows in its place, which does not have all these problems. The treatment takes a few minutes to a couple of hours depending on the area to be treated. The patient is given a local anesthesia, which means that he is aware of what is happening but will be able to feel any pain or sensation in the area being treated. The upper layer of the skin which is treated, later peels off and a new skin is born in its place. The patient has to take care in choosing a good doctor to whom he can hand over his face without tension or worry.
Once the procedure is done, the patient has to follow the doctor’s advice absolutely. He has to keep his face covered with sterile gauze of bandage and not expose it to the sun or other elements. He has to keep it moist to avoid scab formation. He has to see that it is washed three or four times a day with mild vinegar or saline and kept moist with Vaseline or some similar medicine. The face may drip liquid or feel swollen or be red and tender. In a couple of days these problems will be cured and the fresh and new skin will look almost perfect. It may even look too good to be true. Make up can bring it to a normal color.
Within a few weeks the skin will get its original color without the blemishes, the wrinkles and the lines. Most patients are happy with the treatment, which needs to be done just once. Of course it does not prevent fresh wrinkles from appearing but the face after treatment remains rejuvenated for four to five years, according to patients who have undergone the treatment.
