Lidlift Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.
Cosmetic, Facial & Eye Plastic Surgery

Cool Laser

An oxymoron. A cool laser is a marketing concept not an actual device. In many cases, the instrument in question is an ablative laser like a CO2 or erbium laser with the energy setting so low that the treatment can be tolerated with minimal drugs or topical anesthetic. It’s the marketing people who come up with the cool name to make you think it’s a magic wand. Like chemical peels, laser resurfacing treatments are no free lunch, the less treatment applied, the less effect is seen in the final result. In many cases, there is a minor degree of improvement but nothing comparable to what can be accomplished with an actual appropriate energy setting or an appropriately chosen chemical peel. The results of these treatments are often disappointing given their costs.