Laser Skin Resurfacing
What Is Laser Skin Resurfacing?
Advanced laser rejuvenation for texture, tone, and visible skin renewal.
Laser skin resurfacing is a non-surgical treatment that uses advanced laser technology to improve skin texture, tone, and quality by targeting damaged skin cells and stimulating collagen renewal. Treatments can help soften wrinkles, improve discoloration, refine acne scars, and reveal healthier, younger-looking skin.
At Winter Park Plastic Surgery & Laser Center, we offer laser resurfacing treatments that can be customized to your skin type, concerns, and goals. Whether you’re looking for broader rejuvenation or more targeted correction of skin damage, we’ll help determine which laser treatment best fits your skin and goals to help you achieve smoother, more radiant-looking skin.
Who Is a Candidate for Laser Skin Resurfacing?
You may be a good candidate for laser skin resurfacing if you want to improve:
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Sun-damaged or photoaged skin
- Hyperpigmentation
- Uneven skin tone
- Acne scars or surgical scars
- Textural irregularities
- Enlarged pores
- Other visible signs of skin damage or irregularity
During your consultation, we’ll evaluate your skin condition, treatment goals, and lifestyle needs to determine whether laser resurfacing or another treatment option is the safest and most effective choice for you.
Benefits of Laser Skin Resurfacing
Laser skin resurfacing can improve skin quality in meaningful ways. Benefits may include:
- Smoother skin texture
- Softer fine lines and wrinkles
- More even skin tone and clarity
- Improvement in scars and other irregularities
- Stimulation of collagen for firmer, healthier-looking skin
- Noticeable rejuvenation with customizable treatment depth
- Results that continue to improve as the skin heals and renews itself
By addressing damaged skin and stimulating collagen renewal, laser resurfacing supports both immediate visible improvements and lasting skin rejuvenation.
How Laser Skin Resurfacing Works
Laser skin resurfacing works by delivering focused light energy into the skin to treat damaged tissue and stimulate cellular repair. Depending on the type of laser, resurfacing can target the skin’s surface, deeper skin layers, or both—helping reduce visible skin damage while encouraging the production of new collagen. As the skin recovers, texture becomes smoother, tone appears more even, and overall skin quality continues to improve over time.
Laser Skin Resurfacing Treatment Options
We offer multiple resurfacing options so treatment can be tailored to your skin and your goals.
- Laser Skin Resurfacing: Traditional laser resurfacing may be recommended for treating deeper wrinkles, significant sun damage, severe acne scarring, surgical scars, hypertrophic scars, actinic keratoses, or more advanced photoaging. Treatment depth can be customized based on the condition being addressed and the result you want to achieve.
- HALO® Hybrid Fractional Laser: HALO uses two wavelengths at the same time to treat both surface-level concerns and deeper skin issues. One wavelength targets the top layer of the skin while the other works within the deeper layers to stimulate collagen. HALO is often used for sun damage, visible skin aging, discoloration, uneven texture, enlarged pores, and scars. HALO is often chosen by patients who want meaningful skin rejuvenation with less downtime than more aggressive resurfacing treatments.
- ProFractional® Laser Peel: ProFractional uses advanced microbeam technology to create thousands of microscopic treatment channels without damaging the surrounding healthy skin. This approach supports the body’s natural healing process while stimulating new collagen, making it a strong option for targeted concerns like wrinkles, fine lines, acne scars, age spots, sun spots, freckles, and uneven texture. Because only a fraction of the skin is directly treated, healing is generally quicker than with more aggressive resurfacing methods.
In some cases, laser resurfacing is paired with treatments such as Microneedling or SkinTyte to support more comprehensive rejuvenation. We’ll help you understand how these treatments work together and whether a combined approach makes sense for your skin and goals.
Recovery and Results
Recovery depends on the resurfacing treatment performed and the depth of correction.
After your treatment:
- Traditional laser skin resurfacing: Many patients should plan for about one week away from normal activities, depending on treatment depth. Redness and swelling may last for several weeks, and residual pinkness may take up to a few months to fade completely.
- HALO®: Most patients want to avoid social activities for a day or two, and makeup can usually be worn after 24 hours. Redness is common after treatment, and peeling often begins after about 24 hours. Visible improvement often begins after several days, with more dramatic results appearing after two to three weeks. Continued improvement occurs for several months.
- ProFractional®: Mild redness similar to a sunburn is common. Many patients return to work and apply makeup within 1 to 2 days. Complete healing usually takes about 3 to 5 days. Results often continue developing over several months.
Because the treated skin will be especially sensitive, sun protection is important after any resurfacing treatment. We will provide you with specific aftercare instructions to help protect your skin as it heals.