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Treat Your Skin With a Dermatologist
Since our skin is the largest visible organ on our body, we want healthy looking skin. A dermatologist is a medical doctor that treats various skin conditions. A dermatologist focuses on the cause of skin problems, solutions for cosmetic and functional purposes, and assists with long-term skin health.
Dermatologists that specialize in laser surgery understand the importance of healthy skin.
Do I need Laser Surgery by a Dermatologist?
· Fraxel Cosmetic Laser Treatment replaces skin imperfections, regenerating skin tissue.
· V-Beam Perfecta disperses light to red and blue veins destroying the blood vessels.
· Smoothbeam Acne Laser Therapy addressed the underlying cause of acne.
· Q-Switched Ruby/Nd:Yag Laser Treatment reduces or eliminates brown pigment spots.
· CO2/Erbium offers controlled resurfacing that removes wrinkles, sun damage and scars.
· XTRAC ® Excimer is a new technology that deals with psoriasis plaques.
Mohs Micrographic Surgery, a curing procedure, is a highly effective form of laser surgery that removes cancerous tumors. The surgery results in smaller defects and less noticeable scarring. According to the Laser and Skin Therapy Center of New York, when treating skin with Mohs Micrographic Surgery skin with no prior treatment has under a one percent probability of tumor reoccurrence, and skin areas with prior treatment have under a four percent probability of tumor reoccurrence.
Mohs Micrographic Surgery Process
Consult your dermatologist and advise your dermatologist of any medications you are taking. If your dermatologist thinks you are a match for Mohs Micrographic Surgery, prepare for the surgery the day before your appointment. Get plenty of sleep and eat a well-balanced breakfast.
On the day of the surgery, the area of skin will be numbed with an injection. Cancerous skin layers are removed one at a time during several stages and examined with a microscope while you are at the office. The removed tissue is placed on micrographic slides. The dermatologist decides when the malignant cells are exterminated. Remaining cancerous tumors are located based on a previous diagram. The remaining area is removed by examining another layer of tissue. In some cases you may spend the majority of a day in the office.
About the Author
If you are displeased about your skin or desire removal of a cancerous tumor, consult a dermatologist to diagnose and treat your skin. Please visit the website of Paul M. Friedman, MD, a board-certified dermatologist serving patients in the Houston, Texas area.
Beautiful Skin with the Help of Laser Technologies
By Richard Eisen, M.D. and Ramzi Saad, M.D.
Get rid of unwanted hair, zap those spider veins and eliminate common skin disorders with the best laser technologies available today that will help you look your best. Throw away those razors and forego the wax. Laser hair removal provides a safe, fast and extremely effective method for long-term reduction of unwanted hair.
Laser hair removal works by heating the pigment present in the hair follicle. Active hair growth is eliminated when the pigment at the base of the hair follicle absorbs the light emitted by the lasers. Hair removal sessions may last from a few minutes up to an hour depending on the size of the area being treated. Because lasers treat hair in active growth phase, multiple treatments are required.
The most effective lasers for removing unwanted hair for both light and dark skinned patients are known as GentleLASE and GentleYAG. The exact laser used will depend on the color of the hair to be removed.
The benefits of laser hair removal in Plymouth MA at South Shore Skin Center are numerous:
• Saves time. There’s no need to shave, wax, tweeze or use other hair removal methods ever again.
• Laser hair removal is a permanent solution for getting rid of unwanted hair.
• In general, the overall cost is lower than the alternative electrolysis or waxing repeatedly.
Those Dreaded Spider Veins
Worried about unsightly spider veins? In addition to hair removal, Gentle YAG effectively treats spider veins in one to three sessions. Gentle YAG is ideal for treating spider veins on the legs, where sclerotherapy was previously the only option available. With Gentle YAG, healing times are quicker; there is little discoloration at the treatment site and fewer treatments are needed than with traditional laser therapy. Treatment of spider veins with Gentle YAG can even be performed during the summer months on darker and tanned skin because the laser light is not absorbed by the pigment in the skin.
Cure for Common Skin Disorders
One of the newest laser treatments available specifically treats the skin disorders of persistent psoriasis (thick, red scaly patches on the skin) and vitiligo (pigmentation changes in the skin). The XTRAC Excimer Laser is a hand-held laser that we have been utilizing at our offices in the treatment of stubborn psoriasis and vitiligo. The XTRAC laser delivers an intense beam of focused laser light to the affected area, leaving the surrounding healthy tissue alone. This particular laser treatment is highly effective and is typically used on less than 10 percent of the body area.
The benefits of using the XTRAC laser include:
• An effective clearing of the skin in 10 or fewer sessions
• Long lasting relief for months
• Treatment sessions that last only a few minutes.
Patients do not need to follow a special skin care regimen or use special creams following treatment.
An added benefit of XTRAC laser treatments is the fact that these treatments are considered medical treatments and are therefore covered by most major medical insurance companies.
The use of laser technologies for cosmetic purposes has grown exponentially over the past few years and for good reason. Healing times are quicker; fewer treatments are typically required and the results are exceptional.
About the Author
Dr. Eisen is a Board Certified Dermatologist and Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Ramzi Saad is a Board Certified Dermatologist at South Shore Skin Center. Founded in 1984, South Shore Skin Center the best Massachusetts’ dermatology practices offering a wide range of medical, surgical and cosmetic laser services to thousands of clients south of Boston.
