Laser Skin Treatments

This Chicago Old Town practice offers a comprehensive laser and light-based treatment suite including CO2 ActiveFX for deep wrinkles and sun damage, Clear + Brilliant fractional laser for collagen renewal and skin quality, IPL for vascular and pigmented lesions, ResurFX non-ablative fractional laser for scar and collagen stimulation, and Aerolase 1064nm laser for acne, rosacea, and hyperpigmentation. Lumenis Duet provides laser hair removal suitable for all hair types. Procedures typically take approximately 30 minutes with recovery time varying from no downtime to up to seven days depending on the energy level selected.

The laser and light-based treatment suite at this Chicago Old Town facial plastic surgery practice provides a spectrum of energy-based options that complement the surgical procedures performed here, allowing patients to address skin quality, surface texture, pigmentation, vascularity, and hair removal concerns at the same practice that manages their surgical care. ActiveFX uses an ablative carbon dioxide laser to vaporise the superficial layers of damaged skin and stimulate deep dermal collagen remodelling — the most powerful resurfacing option in the practice's portfolio, indicated for patients with moderate to significant photodamage, deep wrinkles, acne scarring, or sun spots who are willing to accept up to seven days of healing time in exchange for substantial and long-lasting improvement. Clear + Brilliant is a gentler fractional laser designed for regular maintenance and skin quality improvement: it creates a microscopic pattern of treatment columns in the superficial dermis while leaving surrounding tissue intact, stimulating collagen renewal and improving skin tone, pore size, and early photodamage with no social downtime. Intense pulsed light (IPL) targets both chromophores simultaneously — oxyhemoglobin in superficial blood vessels causing redness and telangiectasias, and melanin in sunspots and post-inflammatory pigmentation — making it the workhorse treatment for patients with concurrent redness and brown discolouration. ResurFX is a non-ablative fractional 1565nm laser that treats scarring, stretch marks, and skin laxity by depositing heat in the mid-dermis without breaking the skin surface, allowing return to routine activities the following day. Aerolase uses a long-pulse 1064nm Nd:YAG laser with a uniquely short pulse duration that reduces thermal spread, making it effective and well-tolerated for acne vulgaris, rosacea, melasma, and hyperpigmentation across all Fitzpatrick skin types including darker complexions where shorter-wavelength devices carry a higher risk of post-inflammatory pigmentation. Lumenis Duet combines two laser wavelengths — 755nm Alexandrite and 1064nm Nd:YAG — in a single handpiece for hair removal across all hair colours and skin types, with the dual-wavelength approach improving efficacy over single-technology devices.