Skin Care Treatment
Cosmetic Surgery for Skin Treatments
While cosmetic surgery can involve major operations, there is also certain skin
treatments that are less invasive and most useful for removing scarring and
certain types of wrinkles not always caused by age.
Chemical peel is a
treatment that uses chemicals to peel the surface layer of the skin. This is not
as horrible as it sounds, the amount ‘peeled’ being so minute that it can hardly
be seen, but it certainly improves the skin it has been damaged due to certain
conditions.
Pre-cancerous keratoses is one condition that may improve
with the use of the chemical peel. Irregular skin pigmentation is another.
Wrinkles due to age or heredity or sun damage can be smoothed out and the skin’s
tolerance to acne and external irritations can be increased.
Chemical
peel treatments may be purchased over the counter, but if this course of action
is followed, make sure you read the label carefully and start with the weakest
mixture first. There is no point treating your skin harshly if it’s not
necessary.
Dermabrasion is similar to chemical peeling in the results,
but fine diamond tipped rotary instruments are used to ‘sand’ the skin to a
certain depth, much like a carpenter sands his new furniture smooth with
glasspaper. After the skin is healed, fewer irregularities are found and the
surface is much smoother. A surgeon must perform this procedure. A light
sedative and local anaesthetic are used.
Sometimes dermabrasion in used
in conjunction with chemical peeling in order to treat deeper wrinkles or
scarring. Cold packs are often used before the dermabrasion and very little
discomfort should be felt during the procedure, though the skin is often swollen
and tender afterwards. Some redness may persist for several months, while small
white dots can be a side effect, but will disappear shortly. Make-up can be used
after about a week. Other side effects of the treatment may be a darkening or
lightening of the skin. The darker areas can be successfully treated with
special creams, while the lighter area is untreatable, but mostly hardly
noticeable.
Laser resurfacing surgery is sometimes used to minimize
facial wrinkles. A special beam of light energy can be used to make precise
surgical incisions or to significantly improve the lines of the face. It is done
under sedation and local anaesthesia and redness persists for several weeks, but
make-up may be used to camouflage it seven to ten days.
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