Laser Procedures & Resurfacing

Surgery using lasers includes many procedures that can vaporize tumors, close blood vessels, reduce pigmentation, and treat skin wrinkles for smoother, fresher skin. Lasers make it possible to change tissue without making an incision.

Laser surgery uses lasers to resurface sun damaged skin to reduce wrinkles around the lips, eyes, or the entire face, softening fine wrinkles, removing certain blemishes and smoothing the skin. Lasers work by producing a beam of energy that gently removes the skin tissue. The depth of laser resurfacing is dependent upon the type of laser, wavelength, power utilized, and pulse direction.

Lasers have been used in cosmetic surgery for more than 20 years and have been proven to provide safe, predictable results. Alternative treatments such as deep chemical peels and dermabrasion have largely been replaced by laser procedures due to the precision and uniformity that laser resurfacing provides.

Because laser resurfacing is so precise, Dr. Bukachevsky can tailor treatment according to the nature and extent of skin damage, skin type and your individual requirements for recovery time. Some patients may choose deeper resurfacing for its maximum effect, while others need only light resurfacing or desire a faster recovery.

Whether you treat the whole face or specific areas, laser resurfacing does more than soften the appearance of imperfections. It can actually eliminate evidence or sun damage such as wrinkles and discoloration, and it can significantly improve depressions in the skin, such as acne scarring. If you have less photo damage, or if you desire a faster recuperation time, you may choose Fractional Resurfacing.

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Types of laser treatments

CO₂ Laser Resurfacing

CO₂ Laser Resurfacing is a high-energy beam of CO₂ light used to vaporize lines, wrinkles, scars, dark spots and other irregularities, layer by layer. This process also stimulates the formation over time of new, underlying collagen to provide better elasticity and support for the skin.

The Bukachevsky Center uses the UltraPulse CO₂ laser made by Lumenis, Inc., the world leader in lasers for 30 years. No other treatment option, including other types of lasers, surpasses the CO₂ laser in its ability to diminish deep wrinkles. UltraPulse lasers have been used in over 400,000 procedures worldwide and are considered the gold standard in the industry.

Active FX™

Active FX™ is an effective single treatment fractional laser resurfacing procedure using CO₂ laser energy to treat fine lines, wrinkles, acne scars, and depressions, freckles and age spots. The treatment’s results are smoother, tighter, younger-looking skin, without patients undergoing the deep redness, general anesthesia, and lengthy downtime of traditional CO₂ laser skin resurfacing. Compared to other laser skin resurfacing “fractional” technologies, Active FX cuts procedure time in half; can treat the eye area; requires only one treatment; is less costly; and uses “established” CO₂ laser technology. A complete face can be treated in a single treatment in less than 30 minutes, and the required downtime can be as short as four days, essentially a long weekend.

DeepFX Fractional Laser treatments

DeepFX Fractional Laser treatments treat the deep layers of skin, but keep downtime to a minimum. With DeepFX Fractional treatments, deep wrinkles, skin texture and scars are dramatically improved after just one treatment. DeepFX is commonly used on the face, around the lips, for crows feet, the neck, upper chest, hands and arms.

DeepFX procedures involve treating only a fraction of the skin’s surface, leaving bridges of untouched skin to aid in the regeneration process. Each laser pulse removes a narrow column of tissue while simultaneously treating surrounding skin. This deep heating causes immediate collagen contraction and long-term collagen remodeling. The result is softening and smoothing of wrinkles and scars, and improved skin texture.

DeepFX is typically performed in the doctor’s office and lasts for about 20 minutes. An anesthetic cream may be used prior to treatment to aid with comfort. Immediately following the treatment, treated skin will feel warm and will be similar in appearance to a deep sunburn. Over the next several days, a gentle washing and moisturizing regimen is prescribed. As the skin heals, it will begin to flake and there will be noticeable improvement in wrinkles, fine lines and scars.