There are two very significant factors that rob us of valuable collagen, hyaluronic acid, elastin, and more: time and the sun. Aging and ultraviolet radiation both cause beneficial molecules to break down in the skin, leading to wrinkles, spots, laxity, and other cosmetic problems. Laser energy from a fractional resurfacing treatment is ideal for improving tone and texture by reducing the appearance of pores, smoothing fine lines, treating sun damage, fading acne scars and other scars, evening out discolorations, and even causing some tightening effects—all without significant down time.
Click here to schedule an appointment for CO2 fractional laser skin resurfacing in Thousand Oaks. You can also call Pierre Skin Care Institute at or send an message online today. As the name implies, laser skin resurfacing creates a new surface for your skin. The treatment is ablative, meaning that it physically removes cells. The laser energy rapidly heats up water in the skin, which vaporizes thin layers of tissue.
This exposes younger cells beneath, as well as triggers a natural healing response. Years ago, patients who wanted to encourage new cell and collagen production would head to a dermatologist for the carbon dioxide laser skin resurfacing treatments available at the time.
Essentially, this laser skin resurfacing was a controlled burn. Over time, patients began to see that although the skin on the face improved, the treatment left a noticeable difference in the texture of facial skin compared to the neck and chest. This difference could actually accentuate signs of aging by calling more attention to the areas that looked older than neighboring regions. Today, patients get optimal results from DOT dermal optical thermolysis therapy.
This improved laser skin resurfacing treatment makes use of fractionated light. Instead of the steady skin-burning light beams of the past, DOT therapy breaks up the beam to create microscopic holes surrounded by healthy tissue. Since healing begins with healthy skin, the new laser skin resurfacing strategy carries less risk of side effects and requires far less down time. Because DOT therapy does not require sedation, the procedure is much safer than older methods of laser skin resurfacing.
