CO2 laser treatment for wrinkles

Carbon dioxide laser energy removes or heats controlled areas of the outer skin. Healing can smooth rough texture, while gradual collagen remodelling may improve fine lines. Deeper folds caused by movement, volume loss, or loose tissue may need a different approach, so resurfacing is not a complete answer to every wrinkle.

Your assessment should cover the areas involved, skin tone, sun exposure, active irritation, scarring tendency, cold sore history, and medicines. The clinician can then discuss fully ablative or fractional approaches, expected downtime, and pigment changes that can follow inflammation.

Follow the clinic’s preparation instructions and pause or continue skin products only as advised. During recovery, cleanse gently, keep the treated skin moisturised or dressed as instructed, do not remove crusts, and avoid direct sun. Redness, swelling, sensitivity, peeling, and temporary colour change can occur while the barrier repairs.

A treatment plan may combine resurfacing with other methods when wrinkles have more than one cause. Laser Skin Resurfacing and CO2 Laser Resurfacing describe related treatment approaches; the precise plan depends on the device and settings used.

Tell your clinician about pain that is worsening rather than easing, spreading redness, pus, fever, new blisters, or delayed healing. Urgent assessment is needed for severe facial swelling, breathing trouble, or vision changes, especially after treatment close to the eyes.

Ask which wrinkles are likely to respond, what treatment depth is proposed, how long visible healing may take, how pigment risk will be managed, and whether movement-related lines need another treatment. Ask how follow-up and unexpected symptoms will be handled.