Sit on the desk of a doctor with an embarrassed cream that spreads on your face like the ice ice in a cake. Prepare to have a laser beam penetrates your skin at the same temperature that boils the water. Thinking of your face look like tuna tartar for at least one week.
Does it sound scary? For a long time, this may have been the reality for those looking for laser treatment to tighten or accentuate the skin. Today’s lasers, however, are much less harsh, reducing pain and stopping time for many patients – and can be even more effective for lifting and brilliance. These next generation options are also safer in all skin tones. “Host [older lasers] easily absorb melanin, so [people with darker complexions] can really get significant burns, ”he says Michelle Henry, MDDermatologist in New York. Now, many of the lasers she has today in her office is safe for dark skin.
Perhaps as a result, lasers are thriving: there were over 3.5 million skin reconnection procedures in 2023, an increase of 5 % compared to 2022, according to The Annual Statistical Report American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Here are some of the best lasers who do not belong to The substance.
The laser tightening
According to Eunice Park, MDA Plastic Face Surgeon in New York, a method called “sculpture pico”, which is popular in South Korea to tighten the skin, gains ground in the US using hyper-barren energy pulses at different depths, the Laser Picosecond It can target its effects: it can sink to deep levels, such as a diver, tighten without disturbing the outer layer. It can wipe through the middle layers, such as a respirator, to rejuvenate. And it can be removed from the surface, such as a surfer, to smooth the texture. Although the skin may be slightly red or swollen for a few days, the minimum interruption time has results that start within a week.
The laser again
Lasers are an excellent tool for reappearance, but they can also make you look solar for up to a month. Undue It is the first cold fiber blockage laser that stimulates collagen without causing excessive redness. (“Cold” does not refer to temperatures, but for how laser uses a unique wavelength of 2,910 nanometers for skin treatment, according to Arielle Kauvar, MD, Dermatologist in New York. Unlike other abstract lasers, 3DMiracl treatment Smaller interruption time, although there may be a little redness or swelling.
All-in-one laser
3D mosaic It works well for over -coloring, acne scars and wrinkles. It is a non-remarkable laser (which means it does not disturb the surface of the skin), which Henry says makes it ideal for all skin tones. But accuracy is what this laser does a secret weapon: has a cold sapphire for cooling the skin? An air refrigerant system for even coverage. And an algorithm called 3D controlled chaos technology to control the space and depth where the beams enter the skin. These features allow laser to wipe over difficult areas, such as around the eyes and mouth. The skin may be slightly red for up to 48 hours, but the stop time is only two to five days.
A version of this story appears in Elle’s April 2025 issue.
