Bring youth back to your skin!
What is skin rejuvenation?
Skin rejuvenation is the improvement of the tone, texture and coloration of the skin, usually the facial skin. When I think of skin rejuvenation techniques, I think of a variety of methods starting with ‘cosmeceuticals’ and progressing to prescription creams, glycolic acid peels, TCA (trichloroacetic) peels, Fraxel laser treatments, fractional CO2 laser peels, and finally to ablative CO2 laser resurfacing.”
How did I become an expert at facial skin rejuvenation?
“Ophthalmic plastic surgeons (oculoplastic) surgeons are the experts at cosmetic eyelid surgery, so I am always interested in learning about any technique that improves the appearance around the eyes (such as Botox, cosmetic fillers and skin rejuvenation). It was while on the faculty of Beckman Laser Institute at UCI that I was present at the birth of the modern era of laser skin rejuvenation in 1995 and became one of the first laser surgeons in the country trained in a new technology: CO2 laser skin rejuvenation. It is still the gold standard after all these years.
A little more about my laser skin rejuvenation expertise
So I was on hand when the CO2 laser was approved in the U.S. and was among the first physicians trained in its use and having access to these state-of-the-art lasers. My main motivation was feeling that I needed to become an expert in any procedure that was best at improving the appearance around the eyes – my chosen neighborhood. Most things come and go, but I’m happy to say that the CO2 laser not only gives the best, safest and long-lasting improvement for facial wrinkles (and that it works best around the eyes) but it is still the gold standard even after all these years. And it’s really very reassuring to have a standard that passes the test of time!
