What Can Laser Treatments Do for You?

Laser treatments can be an effective way of maintaining a beautiful, youthful-looking face. There are a variety of laser treatments available that help reduce aging, get rid of spots and scars, and produce smooth skin. Laser treatments are often an efficient and non-invasive way to rejuvenate your appearance without the need for surgery.

In addition, laser treatments have proven to be an extremely effective method for hair removal, and surgeons are now using laser treatments for lipolysis, a form of fat reduction, to smooth and sculpt body contours.

Laser Treatment Candidates

Piedmont Plastic Surgery offers several kinds of laser treatments that all address different concerns. Most candidates looking to get laser treatments are searching for non-invasive methods to target their areas of concern without the need to go under the knife.

Laser treatments for the face can be used to:

• Tighten and tone skin
• Remove dark spots, scars, and other irregularities
• Reduce fine lines and wrinkles
• Treat skin discoloration
• Remove acne and acne scars
• Treat rosacea or other skin conditions
• Treat sun damage

Laser treatments for the body can be used to:

• Remove hair
• Remove or reduce scars, stretch marks, and other irregularities
• Reduce fat
• Tighten loose skin

How Laser Treatment Works

There are a variety of laser treatments available, all uniquely designed to meet and address certain needs. At the core of most laser treatments, however, is light—ultra-concentrated beams that are used to penetrate the skin to lift and tighten tissue, remove blemishes, and smooth skin.

Piedmont Plastic Surgery offers two types of laser treatments for the face:

Photo Rejuvenation Laser: This treatment uses a type of high-intensity light designed to deeply penetrate skin tissue, treating various skin conditions and leading to brighter, smoother-looking skin. Despite the powerful light beam, the therapeutic heat is controlled and targeted to be gentle and efficient.

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Laser: This type of treatment uses multiple wavelengths to deliver treatment powerfully and effectively. It is especially helpful for hyperpigmentation, or age spots, and can be useful for any body part, including the face. IPL laser treatments are also effective at stimulating the production of new collagen, leading to healthier-looking skin in the long term.

Laser treatments can also be used for hair removal and fat reduction. With laser hair removal, the laser beams penetrate the hair follicle to weaken it and hamper future growth. It will usually take at least a few treatments to effectively remove all hair, but results are typically long-lasting. Laser hair removal can be used to target especially coarse or dark body hair.

Fat reduction with laser treatments is also known as laser lipolysis. This treatment uses the laser beams to heat and remove fat cells, helping to reduce the volume bulges of fat in certain body areas.

Laser Treatment Recovery

One great benefit to laser treatment is that most require little to no downtime. While there will be some minor pain and discomfort during the treatment, there should be no lasting discomfort. Laser treatments can be completed in about an hour and patients can immediately go back to their usual activities with no side effects.

Patients who use laser treatments for skin issues may need to take some caution with sun exposure.

Interesting in seeing what laser treatment can do for you? Schedule a consultation at Piedmont Plastic Surgery by calling our office at 336-886-1667.