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You may have heard of people using peels and lasers to resurface their skin, but there's a new treatment that's uses a combination of both.

This new cosmetic treatment is called a MicroLaser Peel. “This laser goes deep like having 10 microdermabrasions at one time”, said Jackie Jones, an aesthetician and laser specialist at Paradise Valley Skin Clinic in Phoenix, AZ.

The MicroLaser Peel is a unique laser treatment that was developed specifically for busy individuals who are seeking fast improvement in skin texture and tone. It is a laser resurfacing device that precisely removes the outermost layers of the skin. The procedure is individually tailored to each individual and the specific skin conditions to be corrected.

The treatment is known in some medical circles as the “weekend” peel or weekend laser peel, since the down time associated with the procedure is minimal. The healing process varies from patient to patient but will generally take from two to four days. The procedure can be performed on Thursday or Friday and you can return to work the following Monday.

One of the most sweeping trends in plastic and cosmetic surgery is the shorter procedure that does not require much time out for recovery or healing. It’s because busy consumers just can’t take weeks away from jobs, family and other activities for healing. So, plastic and cosmetic surgeons are more than happy to please and are constantly coming up with new ways to provide a minimally invasive surgical rejuvenation that does not require a lot of the dreaded “downtime.

A newer facial resurfacing procedure, MicroLaser Peel is considered a-partial-to-full epidermal peel that removes 20 to 50 microns of facial skin or about the thickness of a piece of notebook paper. The laser treatment is a step between traditional microdermabrasion and the stronger procedures

Before the MicroLaser Peel, doctors & plastic surgeons used deep chemical peels and CO2 laser treatments. These cosmetic procedures take off as much as 130 microns of skin meaning a recovery period as long as two weeks was required. Moreover, the patient often had to be put to sleep under a general anesthesia.

The treatment will remove a thin layer of skin, which is then replaced by younger skin growth. Wrinkles and scars will soften; or disappear completely. Pigmented lesions, such as age spots will greatly improve. Fine wrinkles, sun damaged skin, and lines around the eyes, forehead and lips, have been successfully treated with the MicroLaser Peel.

A number of doctors, clinics and plastic surgeons in the Los Angeles & Irvine areas are offering the MicroLaser Peel. In Orange Hills, CA, Dr. Melissa Hawkins of the Ageless Skin Enhancement Center is offering the treatment to reverse the signs of aging. The center specializes in advanced treatment options with proven scientific results.

In Irvine, CA, Dr. Nissan Pilet of the Total Dermatology offers the MicroLaser Peel. Total Dermatology is one of Southern California's top laser dermatology centers offering laser treatments for sundamage, pigmentation, acne and acne scars and deep wrinkles.

In Los Angeles county, two doctors in Torrance, CA offer the treatment. Celibré is a medspa located on Hawthorne Blvd in Torrance, CA. In addition to the MicroLaser Peel, Celibre offers a number of other FDA approved lasers for facial and skin resurfacing.

Dr. Harold Kaplan is another doctor in Torrance that offers MicroLaser Peel Treatments. In addition to his practice, Dr. Kaplan is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at UCLA, where he has taught facial plastic surgery to resident physicians for over 20 years.