The best laser skin treatment depends on your specific concern, such as acne scars, sun damage, wrinkles, or redness, as well as your skin type, tolerance for downtime, and desired results. We offer a wide range of laser treatments for our patients who want to refresh and rejuvenate their skin without surgery.
In this post, we’ll explore some popular laser options to help you choose the best laser resurfacing treatment for your specific skin concern.
How Do Laser Skin Treatments Work?
Laser treatments target specific skin concerns with focused laser or light energy to trigger the skin’s natural healing process, which produces collagen and elastin. A laser treatment can be either ablative or non-ablative. Ablative devices remove the skin’s outer layer, while non-ablative lasers target the skin’s deeper layers without damaging the surface.
Fractional ablative lasers create pinpoint holes in the skin, leaving surrounding tissue intact.
Fine Lines, Wrinkles, and Scars: Cutera® Ablative Laser Treatments
Cutera laser treatments are ablative, meaning they essentially vaporize the outer layer of skin to reveal fresh, new skin underneath. They also improve the skin’s texture and tone by stimulating the production of collagen and elastin. Your provider can adjust the intensity of your treatment to address the specific skin concerns you want to improve.
What To Expect After Your Treatment
Cutera laser treatments can be adjusted to various depths, ranging from superficial to deep. At the more superficial level, you may experience redness, swelling, or a sunburn-like sensation. A deeper treatment may cause crusting, oozing, and flaking, and require a few days of downtime. Your provider will design a personalized treatment plan to help you achieve your optimal results.
Freckles, Sun Damage, Texture Irregularities: Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Photofacial
If you want to improve aging-related concerns and sun damage on your skin without the intensity and downtime of an ablative laser, IPL may be a good choice. During your IPL treatment, a device is used to deliver pulses of light that are absorbed by the melanin in your skin. The heat breaks down excess pigmentation, which is gradually cleared away by your body’s natural processes. The heat stimulates the production of collagen and elastin without damaging the skin’s surface.
This treatment targets discolored skin cells, allowing you to improve the tone and texture of your skin and achieve a more evenly pigmented complexion. IPL can also address acne-causing bacteria to reduce breakouts, redness, inflammation, and acne scarring.
What To Expect After Your Treatment
A major benefit of IPL is that it penetrates the deeper layers of the skin without requiring lengthy downtime. Most of our patients resume their regular activities immediately after their session and can even wear makeup right away. Although you may experience mild redness and sensitivity, you will not need to take time away from your busy life.
Skin Laxity, Volume Loss, Fine Lines, and Wrinkles: Fotona4D Laser
The Fotona4D laser uses a unique combination of 2 complementary laser wavelengths to tighten and rejuvenate the skin from the inside out. The 4D Fotona Laser can improve multiple facets of skin appearance, including skin laxity, sagging, fine lines and wrinkles, volume loss, and lackluster skin tone. This device delivers laser energy to precise depths without harming the skin’s surface.
What To Expect After Your Treatment
Despite all the benefits this laser delivers, it requires no downtime, allowing you to continue your regular daily activities immediately after treatment. You may experience some mild redness & swelling that only lasts 1 or 2 days. Your provider will help you determine the number of treatments you need to achieve your desired results.
Cutera laser treatments, IPL photofacial, and Fotona4D laser treatments offer safe, customizable, and effective skin rejuvenation for all skin types. If you are ready to see the difference these laser treatments can achieve in your skin, request a consultation or call us at (859) 277-9435 to schedule an appointment.
Updated December 2025
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