As we age, those little lines become more prominent, and it can start to weigh on us. As the years go by, our mind feels like 25 years old but our body and skin is saying something different. Laser treatment can be a tool for us to diminish or totally get rid of those lines that are written on our face for everyone to know we’re over 40 or 50. Revitalizing Your Skin is Possible with These Laser and Non-Laser Options!

You might assume the skin you have is the skin you are stuck with, and you are right, to a degree. Your skin is a fixed part of your body that does not change. But many of the problems it may develop during your lifetime are completely changeable, especially when you understand and take advantage of all of the skincare options available to you. Yet, understanding those options can be difficult, especially since new ones are popping up all the time. Which one is best for your skin? Here are some of the top options you need to know about before making up your mind.

 

Why Lasers Are Popular for Skin Revitalization

You may think you know all about lasers. After all, they are wildly popular skincare tools and have been for decades. What you may not realize is how they work or how versatile they are. Lasers can serve many purposes in the skincare industry. For example, they can perform precision treatments on minor scars or wrinkles. You can also use them to trigger body responses that repair your skin by encouraging collagen increases in your cells. Collagen helps to keep cells from drifting apart, which is what eventually leads to wrinkles and sags.

 

Types of Skincare Lasers and Their Purposes

You may also be unaware that lasers come in many forms. Each type has unique purposes. For example, you may know someone who has used cosmetic-laser devices called ablative lasers for skin peel procedures in the past. Laser peels are one of the most popular forms of laser treatment. Ablative lasers are lasers that cause changes to the outermost skin layer. They can also impact other layers.

 

An ablative laser peel procedure smooths out the surface of your skin and gets rid of debris. A non-ablative laser treatment does not do that, but it can be equally effective at revitalizing your skin, eventually. The reason is it heats up and slightly damages your skin cells. By doing so, it triggers collagen to react. The collagen already present moves towards other collagen, in a similar way to pulling a drawstring. That creates a skin tightening effect. In the meantime, additional collagen is made by your body to combat the perceived attack caused by the laser and repair new and old damage.

You Can Also Revitalize Your Skin with Light and Sound Therapies

Laser procedures can be quite beneficial, but they are not always necessary or totally desirable. For example, if your skin is only mildly damaged, there may be no need for such a strong treatment. Also, your clinician may recommend against laser treatment, if you have certain specific skin conditions or complications. In such cases, milder therapies like sound wave and light treatments may be excellent substitutes.

 

Sound wave treatments, such as ultrasound or radio frequency, cause vibrations in skin cells. That triggers collagen activity, eventually leading to stronger cellular bonds. Light treatments like LED therapy can accomplish a similar goal in terms of getting your body to make more collagen. They can also help strengthen the barriers of your skin cells.

 

Keeping Your Skin Healthy Using Peptides and Other Agents

There are several skin-strengthening substances you can use to keep your skin healthy once you have undergone a clinical skin revitalization procedure. Among them are amino acids and copper peptides. They are often found in creams and lotions you can use at home. However, not every lotion contains the same ingredients, so you must look for one with a good reputation and an appropriate ingredient list for the best chance of maintaining your skin health for as long as possible.

 

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