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We have a patient who had a prior laser procedure on her neck and had irregular pigmentation where there were some white areas and some darker areas. This individual had this problem for over ten years and had tried all kinds of things, including the Fraxel laser treatment, which is another wavelength than the fractional CO2 laser, even though the names sound very similar.
With a couple of fractional CO2 laser treatments with our SmartXide DOT laser, all of the skin on her neck evened out to a healthy tan color and the “splotchiness” went away. We think that these fractional CO2 treatments stimulated the pigment in the areas that were lighter and also took away pigment in the areas that were darker. It just has a very nice quality of evening the skin texture and color and making a much more pleasing and youthful finish on the skin. It has been quoted to be one of the biggest advances in laser technology we've had in the last 15 years by at least one famous dermatologist, and we believe this is true. We have more or less abandoned use of the other treatment modalities for light and intermediate depth peels because the fractionated laser works so well.
We only charge $750 for a full-face laser treatment and a bit more for face and neck and chest. Many of the dermatology offices charge twice this. We use this as an accompanying treatment in many of our surgeries and the patients really appreciate their results.
Did You Know That the Upper Pelvic Area of Female Anatomy Has Different Standards of Beauty in Different Cultures?
In certain South American cultures, the area below the belly and above the vagina is deemed very beautiful if it’s plump and even a little over weight by most American standards. Certain people and certain cultures like this area bigger, and fat transplant can accomplish this if you think that your area is too thin.
For the most part, however, American women like this area liposuctioned when we liposuction the rest of their trunk area or torso. We do this as a matter of course unless there are other requests.
We occasionally come across someone who has a different standard of beauty and for these people fat transplant is not appropriate.
So it’s entirely up to you. We can change your body the way that you think is best by either fat transplant or liposuction. Please come in for your consultation to see just what we can do for you.
All the best,
Robert Yoho, M.D.
