Facial Wrinkle Resurfacing with the Fractionated Erbium laser at The Skin Centre.

The Skin Centre is located on the Gold Coast in Queensland and offers Facial Wrinkle Resurfacing by Dr Michael Freeman, Dermatologist and Laser Specialist.

Facial wrinkles can now be improved without permanent side effects. These days, the Erbium laser has essentially replaced the CO²  laser for ablative resurfacing. The latest advance in resurfacing is fractionation. The ability to treat only a small fraction of the surface protects the pigment and allows rapid healing while achieving significant improvements in the collagen. The down time is only 3 to 4 days and the procedure is performed under local anaesthesia.

One session of the New Fractionated Erbium

The  micro laser peel also known as the weekend peel has largely taken over from light to medium strength peels as it is more even and safer.

The V Beam the laser light stimulates the skin to make new collagen smoothing out wrinkles over a number of weeks. This Non-ablative resurfacing with the V Beam laser is very useful in improving skin tone and texture when no down time is required.

Resurfacing with the CO² laser usually leads to significant post operative complications including permanent whitening. There is not the same problem of permanent whitening of the treated area with the V beam because the skin is not broken. There is much less down time with the V beam. The improvements are more modest however.

Laser resurfacing has changed significantly over time. The initial treatments with CO2 laser, whilst very effective, were prone to complications, particularly infection, scarring and post treatment whitening of the skin. Whilst the whitening of the skin is acceptable when one is much older, it is not acceptable for younger people, particularly in a climate that has significant ultraviolet radiation.