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As a privately practicing Plastic surgeon in Fayetteville, NC, Dr. Stephen Herring offers a variety of cosmetic procedures. Dr. Stephen Herring draws on extensive experience as a plastic surgeon in performing laser skin resurfacing, which he discusses on his professional website.
Designed to treat fine wrinkles and other imperfections associated with age, laser skin resurfacing removes the upper layers of skin to create a smoother appearance. Laser light beams allow for the concentrated delivery of energy to a particular spot, thus providing the patient with the desired results and minimal side effects. The laser energy vaporizes damaged skin cells and simultaneously heats the skin below, thus promoting growth.
Most laser skin-resurfacing treatments make use of either a carbon dioxide (CO2) or erbium beam laser. Carbon dioxide lasers penetrate deeply and are thus effective at removing scars and deeper wrinkles, although they result in more skin tightening and a lengthier recovery time. Erbium lasers, by contrast, produce lower levels of heat and treat shallower imperfections. Patients can discuss with Dr. Stephen Herring the potential benefits and appropriateness of each.
Dr. Stephen Herring (Plastic Surgeon) 