PicoWay Laser for Skin: Remove Tattoos and Brown Spots

When you think of skin treatments, you maythink of creams or even lasers.But what about sound?A new device uses pulses of sound to blastaway imperfections.Here's how it works.In her 50's, Olga Mejia still has beautifulamber skin, but she's recently become concernedby the appearance of age spots on her handsand chest area."You know, with clothes like this, the shortersleeve.""It looks like this is bothering you, right?The hands?"With the help of San Francisco dermatologistVic Narurkar, Olga is volunteering to testa newly approved technology to lighten agespots.It's a combination laser called PicoWay.

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"What's unique about the PicoWay laser isit uses a mechanism that is primarily is calledphoto-acoustic, photo meaning light, acousticmeaning sound."Dr. Narukar says the sound waves are designedto break up the pigment in age spots without producing excessive heat.A second handset injects tiny fractions oflaser light to stimulate collagen tissue,smoothing the skin and helping it rebuild.Over the course of several minutes, Dr. Narukartreats Olga's hands and upper chest, first with one handset, then the other.Because the sound-based system produces lessheat, Dr.Narukar says it's gentler on many minority skin tones, which can suffer damagefrom regular lasers."The unwanted heat from lasers can createboth hypo or loss of pigmentation, or hyperor excessive pigmentation."

He says the PicoWay was successful in removing scarring and age spots as seen in these before and after photos captured during recent clinicaltrials.The treated spots typically peel off in abouta week, offering patients of diverse skin types a new option for rejuvenating theirskin.

Do lasers cause cancer?

The ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths used in laser therapy are different from the UVA and UVB wavelengths present in sunlight, which are known to harm cell DNA and lead to skin cancer. Non-ionizing radiation differs from ionizing radiation, which is also known to cause cancer and includes x-rays and nuclear radiation.

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Can laser damage skin?

The skin's epidermis is destroyed by the laser beam (epidermis).

Does lasers worsen PCOS symptoms?

Internal hormone imbalances in the body cannot be changed by laser therapy. There are restrictions on what laser hair removal can do because it operates on the skin's surface. Hair growth is resilient and persistent in people with PCOS.

Can chin hair be removed by laser?

Laser treatments use a powerful light beam to completely eliminate hair. The light is so intense when applied to hair follicles that it kills the hair. It is particularly useful for getting rid of facial hair, while it can also help with undesirable hair on the legs, chin, back, arms, underarms, and bikini line.

Can my peach fuzz be laser-cut?

For instance, peach fuzz, which is very light and gray hair, is useless for laser hair removal. For people who are not candidates for laser hair removal, other treatments like dermaplaning and waxing are excellent and very effective.

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