Laser Resurfacing

The energy of a laser beam is used to burn off the surface cells of the skin, which gives a smoother and rejuvenated skin. This helps remove wrinkles and flatten creases.

While the procedure works well to resurface, I just do not like the end result.

The problems with laser resurfacing are mostly to do with the fact that the laser wound is still a burn wound, and the skin can too often look like a burn wound after it has healed. That is, if the laser has been deep enough to effectively remove wrinkles, it may leave the skin shiny as well as smooth; there is too often residual redness, or redness for too long; there may be more pigmentation, which can be permanent.

For me, these risks are not worth the benefit of the resurfacing.