Acne
Scarring Treatment at The Skin Centre
 
Before
After Erb Yag Watch a video of the procedure : Click the play
button in the lower box.
Fractionated Erbium Yag laser
The fractionated erbium yag laser removes minute columns of
tissue to stimulate the skin to remodel with new collagen and elastin. This
evens out the surface of the skin. A single treatment will achieve between 15%
to 25 % improvement. A number of treatments is required to treat most patients.
The most important advance with this technology is the preservation of skin
colour. This enables treatment of any skin type.
There is swelling redness and weeping for two days. The redness dissipates over
a few weeks. Staying at home for the first 3 days is recommended.
Fractionated Erbium Glass laser
The Erbium Glass laser: 1550-nm
The primary effect of this laser is the micro thermal
stimulation of the dermis
(the second layer of the skin), inducing your body to remodel and form
new collagen and elastin, which
results in tighter, fresher, more youthful-looking skin. The
resultant remodelling or toning evens out scars, wrinkles and
improves stretch marks.
Pigmentation can be evened out even the stubborn pigmentation
from the pill.
The skin is not broken during the procedure. This allows
normal activities as there is no down time other than a light
pinkness. Because the treatment is so precise, the laser
columns target only a fraction of skin at a time, leaving the
surrounding tissue intact. This allows your body to heal the
skin much faster than if the entire area were treated at once.
Interestingly, all the improvement does not occur immediately;
instead, over
several months.
When the scarring is more severe the erbium Yag Laser is used
which has
more down time.
The real advance that these lasers have is the ability to only
treat microscopically with pin point laser beams but leaving
the surrounding islands of tissue undamaged avoiding unwanted
side effects especially with skin colour. Compared with
traditional resurfacing lasers the advantages are the much
shorter healing time and the greatly reduced risk of
complications. In addition, the treatment can be performed
using local anaesthetic cream rather than under a general
anaesthetic. The Erbium Glass Laser is also safe to use in
patients with darker skin types, and on sensitive areas such
as the neck and chest. However, as the treatment is gentler
than the traditional resurfacing lasers, multiple treatments
are usually required.
The Erbium Glass laser can be used for:
►Acne scarring
►Age and sun spots
►Fine lines and wrinkles (including around the eyes)
►Improving skin tone and texture on the face, neck, chest and hands
►'Open pores'
►Surgical scars
►Stretch marks
►Resistant melasma (Facial Pigmentation associated with the
pill)
Contact Us at The Skin Centre.
By Telephone: +61 7 5597 7170
By Fax: +61 7 5597 7370
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