The Role of Laser Resurfacing in Treating Sun Damage

When the weather warms up, more people are out enjoying the sunshine. But, even if you’re wearing sunscreen adamantly and not getting burnt, those sun rays are taking their toll on your skin. Fortunately, Saddleback Dermatology and Laser Center, serving Lake Forest, CA, and the nearby region, offers laser resurfacing to remove the damage and reveal a healthier layer of skin.

How the Sun Damages Your Skin

 Interestingly, sunburn becomes red and inflamed because your body’s immune system is trying to repair the damage. Moreover, it’s essential to understand how the sun damages your skin, even if you’re not sunburned.

The sun gives off ultraviolet radiation, commonly referred to as UV rays. When the sun is most potent (during summer months), it emits more radiation, which is what contributes to you getting a tan.

Getting a tan means you’re damaging your skin. Melanin is the substance that causes that tan, and the UV rays stimulate it to occur. But, it’s a defense mechanism to protect against further damage from the sun. 

Sometimes, the tan you receive is uneven, and you have hyperpigmentation (a darker color) in certain areas, causing your skin to be patchy. The UV rays may also stretch your blood vessels, giving it a blotchy appearance.

How Laser Resurfacing Helps

 Visiting our dermatology practice in Lake Forest, CA, for laser resurfacing means you receive a treatment that safely removes the outer layer of damaged skin to reveal a smoother, more even layer. It may also eliminate sunspots in the process, as it takes away this layer.

First and foremost, the laser used in the treatment destroys the first layer of damaged or aged skin by heating it. Your body naturally shifts into healing mode and sends therapeutic factors. Therefore, a new layer of firmer, smoother, more even skin will be exposed.

Deep-penetrating lasers also stimulate collagen production, the protein that gives your skin elasticity and firmness. By encouraging it, the new layer of skin will look and feel more youthful and healthier. 

This treatment may also help shrink stretched blood vessels to reduce blotchy patches. The vessels absorb specific light wavelengths from a laser, which causes them to decrease in size and become less visible.

Get Healthy Skin Now

 Though you want to prevent as much UV radiation as possible from reaching your skin, the team at Saddleback Dermatology and Laser Center, serving Lake Forest, CA, and the surrounding communities, can reduce the appearance of its effects.

Make use of these contact methods and get help today:

Call: (949) 770-8115.