If you are not happy with the surface of your skin and are looking to improve it by reducing wrinkles and/or fine lines, reduce the signs of scarring, and help with other irregularities of your skin’s surface, there are multiple options available. In the Fort Lauderdale area, the two most popular choices are microdermabrasion and laser skin resurfacing. These two treatments each have their pros and cons for improving the skin surface imperfections of your face. Here are the differences and similarities between these procedures.

LASER SKIN RESURFACING

The first popular type of procedure to get in Fort Lauderdale for skin imperfections is laser skin resurfacing. With this procedure, you are able to help the more serious issues, like crow’s feet, deep wrinkles, scarring, and smoker’s lines above your lip. The main difference between laser skin resurfacing and microdermabrasion is that this helps with these more advanced issues. The ultra-pulse lasers work by going layer to layer and gradually removing the outermost layers of skin in order to repair it. Scarring is nearly non-existent because the blood vessels are sealed from the lasers as it works on your skin. With your new appearance, all you will have is smooth, young, and beautiful skin. You will notice the results after about a week, though you need the full 12 weeks before you can stop wearing camouflage makeup and see the long-term results.

MICRODERMABRASION

One of the other types of resurfacing options you have is microdermabrasion. While it doesn’t help with quite the advanced level of issues that laser skin resurfacing does, it is still more aggressive. It can help with superficial scarring, fine wrinkles, and problems with the texture of your skin. Many patients getting microdermabrasion have scars from childhood or teenage acne and now want to get their skin resurfaced and improved. Microdermabrasion works by sanding the skin using tiny aluminum oxide crystals. It works like typical dermabrasion, but at higher intervals. You will need several sessions in order to get the desired results, though the number of treatment sessions depends on the type of skin issues you want to have treated. Chose microdermabrasion if you want a procedure that is even more minimally invasive for scarring, wrinkles, or texture issues.