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rid of your wrinkles and sun spots - sans the side-effects Washington:
Zap! Wrinkles and brown sun spots be gone - that's the spirit of a new, non-surgical
skin resurfacing treatment which uses a fractionated carbon dioxide laser. Brainchild
of the University of Michigan Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Center, development
of the new treatment method involved modification of traditional carbon dioxide
lasers into a fractional format. The carbon laser beam is broken into numerous
microscopically thin beams that strike the skin and vaporize sun damaged or scarred
tissue. This causes the skin to tighten, and during healing, produce collagen
- the protein responsible for skin structure and appearance. "The little micro-beams
essentially vaporize small columns of tissue that take about two to three days
to seal back up. During that time, as the skin heals back together, the lost volume
essentially creates a tightening of the skin. In addition, around those columns
of skin where the beam delivers heat, a very reproducible wound healing mechanism
is created, which leads in part to the formation of new collagen in the skin,"
said Jeffrey Orringer, M.D., director of the U-M Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser
Center. "Previous laser treatment for wrinkles and other textural issues like
acne scarring used to create significant wounding," said Orringer. He added: "While
results were terrific, the downtime for patients was substantial, and the risks
were significant. Then, as technology improved, the pendulum swung the other way,
providing lower risks, but with less pronounced results. This new treatment offers
both improved results with much fewer side effects. In addition to smoothing fine
lines and wrinkles, Orringer says patients who undergo fractionated carbon dioxide
laser treatment can expect a more even skin tone, as well as results that last
for years, not weeks or months. "Collagen, the molecule that this procedure is
really trying to get the body to produce, has a half life of about 15 years. We
would expect that, to the extent that patients' improvement is based on collagen
production, their results would last a very long time," he said. The procedure
takes about 45 to 90 minutes. A topical anesthetic cream is applied to the area
being treated and allowed to soak for in for about an hour. Patients are then
given tiny injections of lidocaine to additionally numb the most sensitive parts
of the face. To ensure wrinkles are eliminated as close to the eyes as possible,
patients are given protective eye shields so the laser can be applied to the skin
up to the eyelash line. -June
2, 2009 |
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