Laser Procedures
The application of laser technology has advanced to address a wide range of skin conditions and cosmetic concerns. Our dermatologists are highly trained in the use of lasers to give patients beautiful, healthy skin. Depending on the type of laser used, different skin issues, such as wrinkles, scars, and dark spots, can be treated.
Laser treatments work by using concentrated beams of light to penetrate the skin, targeting selectively structures like vessels or pigmented cells.
Laser technology can be used to treat:
- Age Spots
- Flat brown, tan, or black areas of increased melanin pigment and are typically caused by sun damage. Age spots can occur.
- Hyperpigmentation
- The darkening of an area of skin due to increased melanin pigment. Hyperpigmentation can be caused by sun damage, hormones, or certain medications.
- Rosacea
- A skin condition that causes redness, flushing, and pimples on the face.
- Scars
- Permanent marks on the skin that can be either thicker or thinner and atrophic lesion in skin. Scars can be caused by injury, surgery, or acne.
- Sunspots
- Also called solar lentigines, sunspots are dark spots on the skin that are caused by sun damage.
- Angiomas
- Vascular tumors that form when blood vessels grow in the skin. Angiomas can be red, blue, or purple and are usually benign. These manifest and can occur anywhere on the body, but are most often seen on the face, chest, and legs.
- Birthmarks
- Marked areas of pigmentation that are present at birth or develop shortly after birth. Birthmarks can be brown, tan, black, blue, red, or white and can be either a single growth or in a cluster and can appear as a flat red area of skin or a raised bump.
- Brown Spots
- Flat brown, tan, or black areas of increased melanin pigment. Brown spots can be caused by sun damage, hormones, or certain medications. These can occur on any part of the body but are commonly seen on the face, chest, or hands.
- Dark Spots
- Flat brown, tan, or black areas of increased melanin pigment. Dark spots can be caused by sun damage, hormones, or certain medications. These can occur on any part of the body but are commonly seen on the face, chest, or hands.
- Hair Removal
- A common cosmetic procedure that can be performed with lasers. Laser hair removal works by destroying the hair follicle with heat from a laser.
- Melasma
- A skin condition that causes brown or gray patches on the skin. Melasma can be caused by sun exposure, hormonal changes, certain medications, and more. It can occur on any part of the body but is commonly seen on the face, chest, or hands.
- Port-wine Stains
- Vascular birthmarks caused by dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin. They appear as flat, red, or purple marks on the skin and can occur on any part of the body. They are caused by capillaries that are wider than normal.
- Skin Rejuvenation
- The use of lasers to improve the appearance of the skin. Skin rejuvenation can treat a variety of mature skin concerns such as wrinkles, fine lines, dark spots, and more.
- Wrinkles
- Lines or creases in the skin that can be caused by loss of collagen volume and elasticity in conjunction with sun damage, smoking, and mature age. Wrinkles can occur on any part of the body but are commonly seen on the face, neck, and hands.
- Cherry angiomas
- Vascular lesions that appear as small, red bumps on the skin and are made up of extra blood vessels in the top layer of the skin. They are also sometimes called senile angiomas or Campbell de Morgan spots. Cherry angiomas can appear anywhere on the body, but are most often seen on the trunk, arms, or legs.
- Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra
- A benign skin condition that appears as small, black bumps on the skin. Dermatosis papulosa nigra is more common in people with darker skin tones and usually occurs on the face, neck, and chest.
- Keratosis Pilaris
- A benign skin condition that appears as small, raised bumps on the skin. Keratosis pilaris is more common in people with dry skin and usually occurs on the arms and legs.
- Hyperpigmentation
- An excess of melanin that causes the skin to darken. Hyperpigmentation can be caused by sun damage, hormones, certain medications, and more. It can occur on any part of the body but is commonly seen on the face, chest, or hands.
- Hemangiomas
- Vascular lesions that are growths made up of extra blood vessels in the skin, appearing as raised, red bumps. Hemangiomas can occur anywhere on the body, but are most often seen on the face, chest, or legs. Hemangiomas are also known as “strawberry nevi” and can occur anywhere on the body.
- Lentigines
- Brown spots/flat areas of increased melanin pigment that can be caused by sun damage, hormones, or certain medications. Lentigines can occur on any part of the body.
- Milia
- Small, white bumps that form when dead skin cells become trapped in the pores. Milia can occur on any part of the body, but are most typically seen on the face.
- Spider veins
- Also known as telangiectasias, spider veins are small, red blood vessels that branch out like a spider's web. Spider veins can occur anywhere on the body, but are most frequently seen on the face, neck, or chest.
