You’ve probably heard a lot about Laser skin treatment and are seriously considering
spending some money on having it done.
When factoring into your budget the cost of laser skin treatment, you have to consider
a number of things.
To understand your options I would recommend you set up a consultation with a professional
laser surgeon and go from there.
There are three main types of laser treatments for the skin that are the most widely
used.
CO2 Lasers - These lasers are recognised as having the highest intensity laser in
the skin treatment sector. Its use is effective in reducing the appearance of wrinkles,
scars, birthmarks and skin growths such as warts or moles. Sometimes it is actually
used in the early stages of skin cancer.
Erbium lasers - These lasers are used in the treatment of the much finer skin layers
on the outside as the CO2 lasers tend to be too powerful for this. Mostly used on
healthy skin that requires light touch ups and for darker skin types, a short healing
time afterwards makes these lasers excellent for minimum line and wrinkle skin treatment.
Fraxel® Laser Skin Resurfacing - Very popular for its non-invasive ability to carry
out laser treatment and with the little or no post treatment side effects which often
include sensitive to touch skin and downtime needed afterwards, Fraxel® Laser Skin
Resurfacing is facing the demand of fast paced lives.
However, many treatments are required taking up to
