Melanie Schulz: Are There Satisfying Long-term Effects After Laser Treatments?
The demand for treatments that are effective, with minimal or no downtime and long-lasting results has become the focus of attraction among the public.
Fotona Lasers offer a wide spectrum of treatment options for skin.
Classic invasive laser resurfacing (Er:YAG) has proven to be highly effective for deep skin imperfections, but is linked with a long downtime due to the prolonged healing process. The option of using fractional ablation shortens the downtime dramatically and opens the window for a new field of treatment, transdermal drug delivery of topically applied substances.
Sub-ablative laser treatments with the Er:YAG Fotona SMOOTH® mode are requested frequently. It works by heat transduction from the epidermis into deeper structures up to 500 micro-meters depth. The main focus is on skin tightening and fine-lines.
Nd:YAG lasers can be used not only at nano/pico-seconds for pigment removal, but also at sub-/milliseconds for vessels and collagen remodelling.
Interestingly, the skin of long-term patients tends to have a more youthful appearance after many years of continuous treatments. It seems that the repetition of laser therapies and therefore continuous collagen stimulation leads to a thicker and healthier looking skin. Significant changes, i.e. after an ablative skin resurfacing, are still obvious after many years off treatment, despite skin-aging.
