LASER SKIN RESURFACING

Laser Skin Resurfacing in Gainesville, Texas

Glowing skin is always in! Show your skin some love with Laser skin resurfacing at Vitality Women’s Healthcare in Gainesville, Texas. Laser resurfacing is a great option to renew your skin after years of sun damage, and brighten up your complexion! Bringing dramatic improvements in the texture and tone of the skin, you will be left with a youthful and radiant glow. This treatment also has the ability to address and remove scars and warts, smooth out wrinkles, and stimulate collagen production!

Here at Vitality Women’s Healthcare in Gainesville, Texas, we offer two types of laser treatments: Erbium and CO2! Depending on your skin concerns and goals, your treatment provider will discuss which is the best option for you!

Erbium

If you’re concerned about finer lines and wrinkles, the erbium laser may be the best choice for you! This laser effectively treats superficial skin concerns, removing the outside layer of the skin while not being as intensive of a procedure as the CO2 laser.A great benefit of this, is that there is minimal chance of burning in surrounding tissues! Because this laser addresses more superficial concerns, naturally it is more gentle, and requires a shorter recovery time compared to the CO2 laser. Erbium is among the most popular laser skin resurfacing treatments.

CO2 

Similar to the Erbium laser, fractional CO2 laser skin resurfacing strips away the old damaged top layers of the skin! However, the CO2 laser is best used for those who have more severe discoloration and deeper wrinkles they would like to address. Done in a fractionated method, columns of skin are left intact surrounding the treated areas, helping the healing process. The CO2 laser is a more intensive laser resurfacing method, and generates more heat when compared to erbium laser. You will benefit from an increased tightening of the skin with CO2. There is a downtime of 7-14 days, however, with this treatment!

How is Laser Skin Resurfacing performed?

A numbing cream is first applied to ensure your comfort during the procedure. After your skin is cleansed of oil, dirt, and bacteria, your treatment provider will then continue to send controlled pulses of laser to remove the top damaged layers of your skin! The heat produced within the skin from the laser energy stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, the proteins responsible for maintaining the elasticity and structure of your skin!

With laser skin resurfacing at Vitality Women’s Health in Gainesville, Texas, you will strip away your damaged skin, and receive continual improvements from the collagen stimulation!

Recovery and Downtime

The length of recovery and downtime will dependent on the laser treatment you undergo! There will be moderate redness that will that will subside after a few days. Additionally, there will be some scabbing and blisters and you will need to refrain from picking at your skin to ensure proper healing.