Category Archives: Laser removal
The outside beauty reflects the inside beauty
The beauty mantra ‘you are what you eat’ continues for health and beauty, when it comes to your health, the outside reflects the inside. A dull, dry complexion is a blinking neon sign that you’re not eating right, the experts claim that eating a balanced diet, drinking water and exercising regularly are the keys to … Continue reading
Are you tired of ugly hair bumps?
Hair bumps are a direct result of ingrown hairs and come from several things including: improper shaving, waxing, or tweezing techniques, a dirty barber’s blade, dead skin in the hair follicles, and coarse hair that grows in a tight curl pattern. The hairs grow straight, but at the end they curl back into the same … Continue reading
Pharrell Williams gets his tattoos burnt through laser surgery
Planning to get your skin inked? Take a look at this before you jump into tattooing your skin. Pharrell Williams, a well-known sartorial icon for quite some time now, has opted for laser surgery to get his tattoos burnt off. He recently had the tattoos on his arms burned off at the Wake Forest Institute … Continue reading
Protect your skin from harmful UV rays
It was only after 1990′s that the new concept of UV index was studied in an effort to halt the epidemic of skin cancer, which is increased by the sun exposure. UV rays have become an increasing concern these days. The scorching heat contributes to cataracts and lots of eye problems. So the index has … Continue reading
Is cellulite bothering you? Go in for laser treatment
It has been the bane of every woman’s existence — the unsightly affliction we all know as cellulite. Many women have it in varying degrees, and unfortunately it appears to get worse with age. There are several ways to fight with and get rid of Cellulite. It is not just a problem affecting obese or … Continue reading
Burning out brain tumor through laser probe
The brain is a soft, spongy mass of tissue. It is protected by the bones of the skull and three thin membranes called meninges. Watery fluid called cerebrospinal fluid cushions the brain. This fluid flows through spaces between the meninges and through spaces within the brain called ventricles. Now, a Shreveport neurosurgeon has taken brain … Continue reading
Laser hair removal for dark skinned patients
Lasers have revolutionized our ability to permanently reduce hair growth in fair-skinned individuals with dark hair. It’s very challenging for a practitioner to perform laser hair removal on someone with dark skin. That’s because the melanin pigment, on the surface of your skin or epidermis, absorbs light. So, before the laser light reaches beneath the … Continue reading
Psoriasis – Easy ways to deal with breakouts
Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition and auto- immune disorder, where body mounts immune assault against itself. A normal skin cells takes 28 days to mature and is shed from the body unnoticed, but a psoriasis cell takes only 3 to 4 days to mature and quickly moves up, leading to a pile-up at the … Continue reading
Treatments available for Vitiligo
Vitiligo is a common skin condition characterized by areas of hypo or De-pigmentation on the ski surface due to destruction or loss of melanocytes. These are areas where the normal pigmentation of skin is missing or deficient. These spots can be many or few, they may be tiny or cover the body. The spots normally … Continue reading
Obagi Blue Peels – What to Expect
If you’ve been searching for the latest skin rejuvenation treatment, chemical peels and microdermabrasion might be at the top of your wish list. Still, many people are enjoying results with obagi blue peels, a chemical peel that can be used in conjunction with laser resurfacing and dermabrasion to freshen up the skin and boost collagen … Continue reading
Selective Photothermolysis for tattoo removal
The selective photothermolysis is a technique that utilizes both different absorption spectrum and diversified physical size and structure caused by different thermal relaxation of different tissue types or other possible targets. The basic idea is simple. In order to selectively destroy an object it is illuminated with powerful near monochromatic light, the wavelength of which … Continue reading
External hemorrhoids treatment
Hemorrhoids treatment can be external or internal or both together depending on the nature of the hemorrhoids. External Hemorrhoids are swollen areas of skin and blood vessels around the anus. They are highly innervated and sensitive and are also at risk for thrombosis. They develop around the external opening of the anus. It is usually … Continue reading
Laser laparoscopic surgery and its applications
Video laparoscopic surgery and laser laparoscopic surgery are the latest gynecological surgical techniques. Until these procedures were made available, most gynecological surgeries required that the abdomen be opened (laparoscopy). However, recent advancements in medical tools and the efforts of surgeons have eliminated many abdominal surgeries. Diagnostic laparoscopy is the process of determining the condition and … Continue reading
Otoplasty Surgery of the Ears
Otoplasty, Pin back or Reduction Surgery can help Protruding Ears. Ears stick out from the head and when they excessively protrude, the deformity can be very disturbing. Otoplasty surgery is the name for a number of operations to result and reshape the ear. A prominent ear that sticks out too much is often the focus … Continue reading
Cosmetic Harmony – Surgery procedures for men & women
As the demand for male cosmetic surgery procedures soars high, cosmetic harmony brings in harmony by supplying cosmetic surgery procedures for men. Cosmetic Harmony, one of the leading medical tourism companies in Colombia, has been providing state-of-the-art facilities in various cosmetic surgery procedures for both men and women. Common procedures for men include Rhinoplasty or … Continue reading
Controlled polarization breakthrough makes lasers cool again
Applied scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in collaboration with researchers from Hamamatsu Photonics in Hamamatsu City, Japan, have demonstrated, for the first time, lasers in which the direction of oscillation of the emitted radiation, known as polarization, can be designed and controlled at will. The innovation opens the door … Continue reading
Get Relief from Excessive Sweat with Surgery
Australian surgeons are performing a new procedure that may put an end to sweaty armpits. Until recently the only treatment available was a surgery that severed nerves or Botox injections to the axilla (armpit). Hyperhydrosis, or excessive sweat, can be an embarrassing and irritating problem, especially when it doesn’t respond to antiperspirant and deodorant. Up … Continue reading
Technique that eases prostate surgery offered in Edmond
The new laser technique offered in Edmond can be done in a doctor’s office so patients can avoid overnight and costly hospital stays. Many men suffer from enlarged prostate as they age, and the added tissue puts pressure on urinary flow. Sometimes medicine can shrink the prostate, but often surgery is required using a technique … Continue reading
Northeastern Eye Institute performs its first laser-assisted corneal transplant
For one local eye doctor, the decision to incorporate a laser transplant procedure eye-care practice was a “no brainier.” Christopher Jordan, M.D., of Northeastern Eye Institute, performed the region’s first Intralase Enhanced Keratoplasty, or laser-assisted corneal transplant, in March. Using a laser during the procedure helps reduce a patient’s healing time, Dr. Jordan said. The … Continue reading
The Best and the Worst of Times for cosmetic surgery
With all of the economic problems that have beset our country over the past year, why in the world would anyone want to consider cosmetic surgery? It may surprise you to learn that many people are doing cosmetic surgery today, and doing it for economic reasons! Although it may be the worst of times in … Continue reading