http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/11/21/are-photofacials-worth-the-cost/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/11/21/are-photofacials-worth-the-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-75507 Photofacials Los Angeles Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:06:58 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/05/29/are-photofacials-worth-the-cost/#comment-75507 Although the full benefits from laser resurfacing with Nd:Yag or carbon dioxide laser will be apparent only after a few months, there are other options that are equally effective, such as profractional lasers (where only a fraction of the skin is vaporized) with very short recovery time and results that are apparent only after a week or two. On the other hand, not all photofacials involve "burning" away layers of skin. This is true only for ablative lasers, such as Nd:Yag or carbon dioxide lasers. <a href="http://www.nuvelaesthetica.com/FACIAL_NEW/SunDamage_New.htm" rel="nofollow">Photofacials with intense pulsed light treatment</a> for example, does not involve burning the skin. Although the full benefits from laser resurfacing with Nd:Yag or carbon dioxide laser will be apparent only after a few months, there are other options that are equally effective, such as profractional lasers (where only a fraction of the skin is vaporized) with very short recovery time and results that are apparent only after a week or two. On the other hand, not all photofacials involve “burning” away layers of skin. This is true only for ablative lasers, such as Nd:Yag or carbon dioxide lasers. Photofacials with intense pulsed light treatment for example, does not involve burning the skin.

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