Laser Resurfacing on Asian Patients

Laser resurfacing for Asian patients can be very difficult and should only be performed by trained laser specialists. The darker the complexion, the more risk for hypopigmentation and other adverse reactions.  Fractional Co2 Laser resurfacing has proven to provide great results but the physician has to be very careful to ensure the correct settings are used.  As with most lasers, the physician will need to be more conservative in the treatment and will probably recommend multiple laser procedures.  Fraxel has been used for years now and has provided great results to patients that may not have been eligible for laser treatments in the past.   The only issue with Fraxel is that you will need multiple treatments to receive the desired outcome and with most asian patients the physician has to be more conservative with settings thus requiring even more treatments.  With the new fractional co2 laser, many patients in countries like the Phillipines are seeing dramatic results when the laser is in the right hands. Filipinos and other patients of Asian decent are excited about this new technology because of the skin conditions in times past were only treatable by cosmetic

products. There is still a place for bleaching creams and the various facial creams out there but they can compete with the efficacy of the fractional co2 laser or fractional resurfacing for many common skin conditions.

The most common conditions treated by fractional laser resurfacing are:

Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Acne Scarring, Melasma, Pore Size, and it can even help with your skins pigmentation.Fractional Laser resurfacing could be the procedure that you have been looking for but you have to be sure to see someone who is qualified to use it or you will be left with less than desirable outcomes.