Wrinkles Reduced by Laser Surgery Using Carbon Dioxide
A new study has reported that laser procedures could be used for effective reduction of wrinkles on the face.
Experts at the University of Michigan claim that the solution to effective, long-lasting cosmetic procedure results is carbon dioxide laser resurfacing. 47 patients have been treated from wrinkles in the recent study.
The treatment is performed with a carbon dioxide laser which vaporises water molecules inside and outside cells, damaging the surrounding tissue and prompting the skin to produce more collagen protein which smoothes out the fine lines.
Volunteers underwent carbon dioxide laser resurfacing on their entire face and analysis revealed that their facial wrinkles improved by an average of 45 per cent.
Publishing their findings in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, the researchers wrote: “The efficacy of treating facial rhytids [wrinkles] with the carbon dioxide laser is well established, and the short and long term utility of the carbon dioxide laser in treating solar facial ageing has previously been documented.
“Our results verify those of previous studies that found that carbon dioxide laser resurfacing leads to long-term improvement in facial rhytidosism,” they concluded. A Dr Paul Carnoil of New Jersey has described carbon dioxide laser resurfacing as the “gold standard”.
