What is Laser Skin Resurfacing?

Laser skin resurfacing is one of the most popular anti-aging remedies, and can be used for treatments of acne scars, wrinkles, solar lentigenes, sun damage, spider veins, stretch marks and other skin problems. As liposuction from the chin and jaw area can leave skin wrinkled after removal of excess fat, laser skin resurfacing can also be use to tighten and re-smoothen the skin.

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons there were over 400,000 laser skin resurfacing procedures performed in America in 2008, which is 134% more than in 2000. There are many different types of lasers that work at various layers of the skin to treat different problems. The treatment time ranges from a few minutes to an hour and a half, depending on the amount of resurfacing the patient needs.