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Of course it is normal for people to expect the results instantly. Results after the laser treatment start to appear in 2 weeks when the scabbing or crusting comes away. The treated areas continue to improve gradually for 3-6 months when the final results are generally seen.
The Carbon Dioxide laser [...]

The Erbium laser
It is still advisable to allow at least 1 week recovery time for the Erbium laser. In most cases peeling will take between 3-6 days. This compared to the CO2 peeling (or down time) is quite short and is an alternative for busy people who have a minimum amount of skin damage or [...]

Most patients engage in this form of laser treatment during a 2-3 week break from employment and ensure that no treatment coincides with social engagements.With CO2 laser the peeling process will take between 7-14 days, but will remain red for another number of days, fading to pink over the next few weeks. During this peeling [...]

Carbon dioxide lasers for the treatment of wrinkles, sun-damaged skin and scars
The laser treatment of wrinkles, sun-damaged skin or scarring has been developed over the last few years and is now an internationally recognised treatment. The lasers used for this are the Carbon Dioxide lasers. There are many different laser manufacturers, each claiming their laser [...]

What about cost?
Laser treatment is expensive due to the high cost of equipment and constant servicing required. However, Medicare does provide some relief with rebates for certain conditions, provided they are not purely cosmetic in nature. The consulting doctor will advise you on whether your condition is claimable on Medicare.

What happens after the treatment?
Previously treated areas that have responded only partially should be left to re-absorb for at least 2-3 months and in some cases as long as six months, depending on the condition treated. After this time, treatment can be repeated as long as the blood vessels appear to be responding and there [...]

Does the treatment hurt?
The laser beam is very fine and feels like a hot pin touching the surface of the skin. Adults do not require anaesthetic, however, for extensive treatments, or those that require a higher power, local anaesthetic injections, topical numbing cream or Valium and Pethidine can be used. If Valium and Pethidine are [...]

How does the treatment work?
The laser beam passes through the normal overlying skin and the blood vessels or darker pigmented lesions selectively absorb the laser light and are then damaged or destroyed. Laser light has the unique advantage for being able to destroy the undesirable tissue without excessive burning of the overlying normal skin. Some [...]

What can be treated?

Blood vessels in the skin
Portwine stains
Broken capillaries on the face (Telangiectasia)
Spider naevi - the small ’spider’ vessels mostly on the face, but can occur on any body site.

These conditions are described as superficial blood vessel malformation and are made up of a network of [...]

What is laser?
A laser is an instrument which produces a very intense, powerful beam of light. Different lasers produce different colours of light and are selectively taken up by various tissues. For example, haemoglobin, which gives blood it’s red colour, best absorbs yellow light, whereas melanin, the brown tanning pigment, best absorbs blue or green [...]