Learn About Our Skin Lasers
At Profile MD, we use laser treatments to improve your skin in several different areas, such as lessening the appearance of scars and stretch marks.
Our laser treatments have many uses like flattening scars, lightening any discoloration, and evening your skin tone and texture. We use a variety of lasers depending on your skin type, the thickness of the scar or other skin issues, and its age.
Skin Treatments That Use Lasers
Scar Removal
Our expertise with lasers pays off for scar removal. Lasers used for laser scar removal are anything but a one-size-fits-all type of instrument.
Stretch Mark Removal
For stretch marks from pregnancy, we flatten and improve their color with either the PulseDye Laser, the CoolTouch Laser, or with fractional laser resurfacing.
The Types of Lasers We Offer
PulseDye Laser
We usually begin a scar treatment with the PulseDye Laser. This laser flattens the scar because it eliminates the enlarged, trapped blood vessels within the scar itself. A series of adjacent nonoverlapping laser pulses are delivered across the entire scar breadth. The scar’s size, thickness, location, and color, as well as the patient’s skin type, determine the energy density that we use during the session.
Er:YAG lasers
We use Er:YAG lasers to effectively vaporize scar tissue. We find this option to be much more precise than dermabrasion, a common alternative. In this vaporization of the scar tissue, the epidermis and a portion of the dermis may be removed. We generally match the depth of the laser penetration to the approximate depth of the scar. The skin that grows back to replace the vaporized tissue will be less red and raised than that of the initial scar.
Fractional Lasers
Fractional resurfacing, where we penetrate the skin with thousands of microscopic holes, leaving the skin surrounding those holes intact, is also effective for a variety of scars. It not only breaks down the tissues that are creating binding, but fractional resurfacing encourages the body to produce new collagen in the treatment area.
Laser Treatment Add-Ons
For an additional discounted rate, Profile MD post-surgical patients are offered treatment of their incisions with laser treatment. Choosing this option reduces the appearance of surgical scars.
Get a Free Consultation at Profile MD
Interested in addressing a scar? Contact Profile MD and ask us about our laser treatments to take care of your scars.
