Are You a Candidate For Laser Resurfacing?

[mybodyparts]

Not everyone is a candidate for laser resurfacing. If you are prone to keloids, hyper or hypo pigmentation or do not react well to burns or excessive scarring due to minor cuts and abrasions, laser resurfacing is not such a good idea. The laser is a type of burn as it literally evaporates the top layers of skin to reveal younger-looking, fresh skin beneath. If you scar badly when you are burned, the results of laser resurfacing could be disastrous. Also, if you have ethnicity (i.e. Greek, Italian or African-American, etc.) in your biological family, you may be prone to hyper or hypopigmentation resulting from the procedure. An "ideal" patient would be of white European descent with elastic, non-oily skin.

For some ethnic patients, The Erbium, pulsed dye, Depilase YAGLASE and NLite laser may be a safer choice although every case is individual and only a qualified surgeon who is very skilled with a LASER can make this diagnosis.

Communication is crucial in reaching one's goals. You must be able to voice your desires to your surgeon if he/she is to understand what your desired results are. Discuss you goals with your surgeon so that you may reach an understanding with what can realistically be achieved.

You must be mentally and emotionally stable to undergo an cosmetic procedure. This is an operation which requires patience and stability in dealing with the healing period. There is sometimes a lull or depression after surgery and if there is already a pre-existing emotional problem, this low period can develop into a more serious issue. Please consider this before committing to a procedure.

[dani1]

Thanks for the tips, mybodyparts. Can I ask you, what is "hyper or hypo pigmentation"?