CO2 lasers £750, Fraxel Lasers £450 and EVLT £1300

CO2 faxel Laser Skin Resurfacing

Using advanced laser technology, a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser for skin resurfacing precisely removes outer layers of damaged skin to reveal the underlying skin which is softer, smoother, and younger looking. Erbium Laser and C02 technologies are the two most commonly used laser skin resurfacing treatment options. The CO2 laser is used in the treatment of deeper facial lines and wrinkles, while the Erbium Laser is used for fine lines, to moderately deep wrinkles to improve the appearance of the wrinkles and reduce the depth of them.

How Does CO2 fraxel Laser Resurfacing Work?

A CO2 laser allows the cosmetic surgeon or dermatologist to perform skin resurfacing procedures that reduce or eliminate more pronounced lines and wrinkles than similar treatments. This is done by removing deeper layers of damaged skin and stimulating the regeneration of healthy skin underneath.

See before and after images below (pictures taken from scientific article about CO2 lazer)

Benefits of CO2 Laser Skin Treatment

 

By precisely removing damaged skin layer by layer, a CO2 laser skin resurfacing treatment is able to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, “turning back the clock” on your complexion and revealing the more youthful looking skin that lies underneath. The CO2 laser — when used for the skin resurfacing procedure — can also lessen the appearance of scars and many other skin imperfections. Benefits include not only the effective correction of moderate to deep lines and wrinkles, but also treatment for uneven pigmentation, photodamage, precancerous spots, and a host of other skin imperfections and benign lesions.

Acne scars can be improved with this technique. So can smallpox and varicella scars. Carbon Dioxide Laser resurfacing has proved to be a valuable method for facial rejuvenation of photo-damaged skin with detectable improvement of fine lines and wrinkles.
The CO2 Faxel Laser works differently to the old style CO2 laser. Within 14 days the skin will start returning to its normal colour; the recovery time is a lot quicker! Below are pictures of a ladies chest. For the first week the skin is bright red, but after 10 days the colour fades so that you can easily cover the lasered area with special make up. This is totally different from the old style CO2 lasers. This site  has many reviews please send pictures to us for the surgeon to give an honest option about if the fraxel co2 laser would help you.

 Chest ; Before, after 10 days, after 14 days( can be covered with make up) and after 3 weeks

 

 

 

CO2 Laser Treatment (Face without neck)	This procedure reduces wrinkles and increases collagen production of wrinkles.	£750	1 Night
CO2 Laser Treatment (Face with neck)	As above with neck	£950	1 Night

 

 

Fraxel re:store^® treatment—for mild to severe skin damage £450
The original and most popular Fraxel treatment, Fraxel re:store treatment can resurface damaged skin and uncover the skin of your youth—all with minimal impact on your daily routine. What it treats: wrinkles around the eyes, acne scars, surgical scars, age spots/sunspots, melasma and Actinic Keratoses. Downtime: Most return to regular activities within a day or two.

Endovenous Laser Treatment  - for Varicose Veins

Endovenous Laser Treatment is a treatment for varicose veins in which an optical fiber is inserted into the vein to be treated, and laser light, normally in the infrared portion of the spectrum is shone into the interior of the vein. This causes the vein to contract, and the optical fiber is slowly withdrawn.

EVLT (Endovenous Laser Treatment) has the same meaning as ELT but is a trademark name owned by Diomed and used as the name for their 910nm laser treatment unit for ELT. The 810nm laser is the original laser fibre wavelength as pioneered by Dr Robert Min of New York USA. Subsequently, various other fibres with different wavelengths have become available. The varying wavelength each aim to maximise local damage to a component of the varicose vein or the blood contained in it while minimising damage to adjacent tissues.

 

During the procedure, a catheter bearing a laser fibre is inserted under   ultrasound guidance into the great saphenous vein (GSV) or small saphenous vein (SSV) through a small puncture. The catheter is then advanced (also under ultrasound guidance) to the level of the groin or knee crease. Dilute local anesthesia is injected around and along the vein (perivascular infiltration) using ultrasound imaging to place the local anesthetic solution around the vein, mostly in a sub-facial location. This technique derives from the Tumescent Local Anesthesia ( TLA) method long used and proven safe and effective for some methods of Liposuction. The laser is activated whilst the catheter or laser fibre is slowly withdrawn, resulting in obliteration of the saphenous vein along its entire length. 
(Unfortunately  laser treatment is not suitable for black skin due to problems with scarring.)

The treatment has a 93-98% success rate requiring only one visit.

 

Varicous vein removal (EVLT) - Both legs	£1,800	2 Nights
Varicous vein removal (EVLT) - One leg	£1,300	2 Nights