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Skin Rejuvenation with Laser
People undergo skin rejuvenation to improve the appearance of their skin by reducing signs of aging such as wrinkles, fine lines, age spots, or redness.
This treatment enhances skin texture, tone, and overall radiance, allowing them to achieve a more youthful look. Various techniques are available, including botulinum toxin, hyaluronic acid injections, autologous blood therapy, or biostimulants. However, laser therapy is also a popular option.
Why Skin Rejuvenation with Laser?
Lasers are preferred for skin rejuvenation because they can precisely target specific skin issues such as wrinkles, age spots, acne scars, or redness. They stimulate collagen production, improve skin texture, and have less downtime compared to more invasive procedures. Thus, lasers offer versatile options for skin treatment. For deeper volume deficits, other procedures should also be combined.
How Does Skin Rejuvenation with Laser Work?
The laser’s light energy stimulates collagen production and promotes skin renewal, resulting in smoother texture and more even skin tone without damaging the surrounding tissue. This goal can be achieved with various devices. It is crucial to analyze the skin and skin type precisely to offer a personalized therapy.
Essentially, ablative and non-ablative procedures are available. The former penetrates the skin surface with the laser beam, while the latter’s energy effect occurs only in the deeper layers. These small micro-injuries stimulate the body to produce collagen and elastin, which the body urgently needs.
However, signs of skin aging also include pigment spots, seborrheic keratoses, redness, and scars. It is therefore obvious that after a thorough dermatological analysis, the therapy should address the exact target structures that contribute to the impression of skin aging.
Again, there is no standard recipe, but rather individual therapy planning is essential. Particularly pigment spots require a very precise analysis before therapy, as malignant skin tumors can rarely be hidden behind them. This is purely a dermatological task, which is why these types of therapies should never be left to medical laypersons. In this regard, Dr. Stephan Grosse-Buening is your contact for skin health and rejuvenation.
Which Device is Recommended?
There are devices such as the CO2 laser or Nd:YAG-laser that have proven very effective. However, even here, it is not just a single device that is recommended, but rather exactly what the individual skin type needs. Laserdermatology Portugal has a selection of different devices to offer patient-oriented and individualized therapy.
These devices are effective in treating wrinkles, pigment spots, and scars because they can precisely and controlled treat the skin to stimulate collagen and improve skin texture. It is important that the treatment is carried out by an experienced specialist to ensure optimal results and minimal risks.
How Long is the Downtime?
The downtime for skin rejuvenation procedures varies depending on the type of treatment:
Laser therapy
Depending on the intensity and type of laser, the downtime can vary. For less intensive treatments such as fractional laser therapy, downtime can range from a few days to a week.
Chemical peels
Light peels can have very little downtime from a few hours to a day, while deeper peels may require several days to a week for the skin to fully heal.
Microdermabrasion and dermarolling
These methods usually have very short downtime from a few hours to a day, as they only lightly affect the upper skin layers.
Injection treatments (e.g., botulinum toxin and fillers)
Typically, these treatments have no downtime or only a very short one, as they are minimally invasive and usually leave no visible marks.
The exact downtime, however, can vary from person to person and also depends on the individual skin response to the treatment. It is important to follow postoperative care instructions to promote healing and avoid complications. All this will be discussed with you, and you will usually be given products to take home for aftercare.
Are you interested in a laser treatment for skin rejuvenation in the Margem Sul / Setubal / Grande Lisboa area? Then get in touch with us. We will be happy to advise you.