Dr. Teo Soleymani

That's one realm of things that you can do to absolutely improve the quality of your skin, long-term health, appearance, actually revitalize the skin. Then there's a whole set of procedures that can be done that have been shown to improve not only the appearance, but actual biologic health. So that's where we fall into the laser world. And somebody who's been in photobiology

albeit a slightly different realm, you know the effects of light and the incredible changes that it can have in biology. Most of what we understand for lasers in medicine came out of dermatology studies. A lot of the understanding of laser biology came out of the Wellman Institute over at Harvard, where many of my colleagues are.

albeit a slightly different realm, you know the effects of light and the incredible changes that it can have in biology. Most of what we understand for lasers in medicine came out of dermatology studies. A lot of the understanding of laser biology came out of the Wellman Institute over at Harvard, where many of my colleagues are.

albeit a slightly different realm, you know the effects of light and the incredible changes that it can have in biology. Most of what we understand for lasers in medicine came out of dermatology studies. A lot of the understanding of laser biology came out of the Wellman Institute over at Harvard, where many of my colleagues are.

And we now know that certain laser devices, certain resurfacing devices, not only improve the appearance of your skin, clinically they reduce your risk of skin cancer by 20%, maybe greater. And even more amazingly is when you do microarray gene studies, they actually activate the genes of more youthful, healthy skin cells that were quiescent as we age.

And we now know that certain laser devices, certain resurfacing devices, not only improve the appearance of your skin, clinically they reduce your risk of skin cancer by 20%, maybe greater. And even more amazingly is when you do microarray gene studies, they actually activate the genes of more youthful, healthy skin cells that were quiescent as we age.

And we now know that certain laser devices, certain resurfacing devices, not only improve the appearance of your skin, clinically they reduce your risk of skin cancer by 20%, maybe greater. And even more amazingly is when you do microarray gene studies, they actually activate the genes of more youthful, healthy skin cells that were quiescent as we age.

So there's genetic verification, clinical verification, and aesthetic verification. These things are awesome. Laser is a big umbrella term. Some of the devices we use are not lasers. They're actually light, broadband light or intense pulse light. Some of them are lasers. Some of them are ablative. Some of them are non-ablative. And we get into the nuances of these things.

So there's genetic verification, clinical verification, and aesthetic verification. These things are awesome. Laser is a big umbrella term. Some of the devices we use are not lasers. They're actually light, broadband light or intense pulse light. Some of them are lasers. Some of them are ablative. Some of them are non-ablative. And we get into the nuances of these things.

So there's genetic verification, clinical verification, and aesthetic verification. These things are awesome. Laser is a big umbrella term. Some of the devices we use are not lasers. They're actually light, broadband light or intense pulse light. Some of them are lasers. Some of them are ablative. Some of them are non-ablative. And we get into the nuances of these things.

But there are a few lasers that have been shown to make these dramatic differences. So if you're interested, I mean, see an expert.

But there are a few lasers that have been shown to make these dramatic differences. So if you're interested, I mean, see an expert.

But there are a few lasers that have been shown to make these dramatic differences. So if you're interested, I mean, see an expert.

Yeah, yeah. So laser resurfacing, it tends to be. And what's really popular, there's two forms of laser resurfacing. There's what we call non-ablative, meaning it doesn't burn or vaporize the top layer of skin. And then there's ablative resurfacing, which vaporizes the top layer of skin.

Yeah, yeah. So laser resurfacing, it tends to be. And what's really popular, there's two forms of laser resurfacing. There's what we call non-ablative, meaning it doesn't burn or vaporize the top layer of skin. And then there's ablative resurfacing, which vaporizes the top layer of skin.

Yeah, yeah. So laser resurfacing, it tends to be. And what's really popular, there's two forms of laser resurfacing. There's what we call non-ablative, meaning it doesn't burn or vaporize the top layer of skin. And then there's ablative resurfacing, which vaporizes the top layer of skin.

Obviously, ablative ones are much more aggressive, much more effective, a lot more downtime and a lot of riskier because you're literally peeling the face off or any part of the body. And it regrows without any scarring. That's also another beauty of the skin is you can literally peel it off entirely and have it regrow as if nothing ever happened.

Obviously, ablative ones are much more aggressive, much more effective, a lot more downtime and a lot of riskier because you're literally peeling the face off or any part of the body. And it regrows without any scarring. That's also another beauty of the skin is you can literally peel it off entirely and have it regrow as if nothing ever happened.

Obviously, ablative ones are much more aggressive, much more effective, a lot more downtime and a lot of riskier because you're literally peeling the face off or any part of the body. And it regrows without any scarring. That's also another beauty of the skin is you can literally peel it off entirely and have it regrow as if nothing ever happened.

Yeah. For ablative resurfacing, it's like once every five years or so on. It's pretty dramatic. And how long is the downtime? For ablative resurfacing, two weeks. Usually two weeks, you're pretty raw and sore. It's fallen out of favor in most big cities because of the downtime and the inherent risks, but it's still used in the right patient.