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Cosmetic Surgery for Skin Treatments
TWhile
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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