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Laser Resurfacing.

Fraxel / CO2 · downtime varies

Consensus score

83 %
Yay

39 gurus on record

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The verdict spread

Across 39 gurus, the overall verdict is 83% “yay.”

29
Yay
7
Mixed
3
Nay

What the gurus are saying

Gurus praise laser resurfacing for clearing sunspots and evening out skin tone, with plenty noting it also tightens skin and softens wrinkles around the eyes. However, results hinge on laser type and provider expertise, aggressive treatments done incorrectly can permanently damage the skin. Cost can be steep, and downtime ranges from almost none to several weeks depending on which laser you go with.
Synthesized from 39 expert reviews

What each guru said

39 gurus on record
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Doctor Youn
Doctor Youn
5.6M subs
Yay
“if you've got issues with sunspots and you want an inside outside one two punch to get rid of them and to hopefully prevent them from coming back then I recommend that you combine IPL or intense pulse light treat M they're kind of like laser treatments with those creams that I mentioned before”
Hyram
Hyram
4.3M subs
Yay
“And there's also scarero therapy. No. Oh, I actually did pronounce it right. Wow, that never happens. Scarotherapy is an injection that is commonly used to treat varicose veins. And they also do use that on the face to help reduce any obvious or physical veins on the under eye area or around the face.”
Doctorly
Doctorly
3.6M subs
Yay
“some of the resurfacing lasers like CO2 like Herum by creating little microtrauma to the skin even microneedling can have this effect you will actually cause collagen to build you will cause the skin to tighten through wound healing mechanisms and so it can also tighten permanently tighten the areas underneath the eyes”
Dr. Aanchal MD
Dr. Aanchal MD
3.5M subs
Yay
“you can also go for fractional CO2 laser sessions especially if the texture in that area is different if it is thickened or there are scars or you want to improve the overall quality of the skin then fractional CO2 laser helps in getting rid of the dark patches as well as improves the quality of skin”
Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.7M subs
Yay
“what can get rid of that unfortunately topicals don't really touch that at all and once those develop it's going to be light based devices to clear those up to Target them to seal them up with light based energy so that they involute and go away so for example intense pulse light IPL in other words is an option”
Cassandra Bankson
Cassandra Bankson
2.5M subs
Yay
“when you look at Jennifer Lopez's unphotoshopped skin it looks like there are some of these treatments cuz it kind of gives you that poreless look and while there are skincare products and blur primers and things like niacinamide and bhas that are great for reducing the look and size of pores what is possible with some of those over-the-counter skincare items and the results of using them does look very different to the highly trained eye than skin that has recovered from micro needling”
208SkinDoc
208SkinDoc
2.1M subs
Yay
“The Halo laser that we have can be helpful or the Clear and Brilliant because it doesn't generate as much heat in the skin. But I think the gold standard for laser treatments is again going to be like the Q-switched 1064 laser or a picosecond laser because they can fire so fast they just don't generate a lot of heat in the skin.”
Dr. Shereene Idriss
Dr. Shereene Idriss
1.7M subs
Yay
“althera is one that has a bad rep when you go on Reddit or you go on real self I don't know where these people are going I don't know who these trolls are I've been doing this for over 10 years I buy the device from the manufacturer I buy the heads from the manufacturer I'm not trying to skimp I do it correctly I do not do it too often usually once every year and a half to 2 years if you do not want to facelift and you're older maybe a little bit more regularly than that but when done correctly it can really create a more defined jawline”
James Welsh
James Welsh
1.6M subs
Nay
“Six laser sessions, all making her $8,000 more out of pocket.”
Mixed Makeup
Mixed Makeup
1.5M subs
Yay
“but now everybody can do a laser and you can use it for all skin types it can be safely done I I've done laser treatments with zero down time it's pretty impactful too and I it's just it just creates such a nice glow to the skin it can be pricey which is why people go abroad I understand but lasers and peels all day every day”
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Alexandra Anele
Alexandra Anele
1.4M subs
Yay
“by the third week I saw a massive difference and I was like pretty shocked”
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HotandFlashy
HotandFlashy
1.2M subs
Yay
“I mean I could not believe what it did for the wrinkles around my eyes it even reduce my wrinkles that you can't get at with anything even with botox even with in-office treatment like the wrinkles directly under my eyes so soften so minimized so much less deep so much less long so much less everything using this”
Dr. Vanita Rattan
Dr. Vanita Rattan
1.2M subs
Nay
“Don't just go and have like a big blast CO2 laser across your face like you can't cuz it's that you know, we've talked about radio frequency microneedling. That generally is more of the superficial level pigmentation so we can still grab that and fix it. Whereas this is like much deeper and it's dermal and it's almost like it's tattooed to take the skin.”
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Liah Yoo
Liah Yoo
1.2M subs
Yay
“laser treatments like All Therapy can also work as well”
Dr. Sam Ellis
Dr. Sam Ellis
881k subs
Yay
“I would say the number one best thing to focus on when it comes to rejuvenating your chest is getting an even tone So taking out that red and brown discoloration even if you do nothing else for the wrinkles or the texture if you take away those reds and browns that splotchiness and you even out the tone of the skin your skin will look so much more youthful and your chest will look a thousand times better”
Lab Muffin Beauty Science
Lab Muffin Beauty Science
861k subs
Yay
“my spots are still pretty faded from that I'm sure they will come back because of my genetics and just living in Australia where the sun is very much a deadly laser but my skin tone is definitely still more even than it was”
The Budget Dermatologist
The Budget Dermatologist
722k subs
~Mixed
“laser treatment or even peels when done carefully by a very skilled provider and that is how you can prevent and improve that creepy under eye skin”
Dr. Daniel Sugai
Dr. Daniel Sugai
720k subs
~Mixed
“I sometimes will you know demo some devices like radio frequency Microneedling or ablative laser so I have those things but it does not take away the scars completely scars are permanent when it comes to acne and it takes a lot of money and a lot of time and Technology to reduce and make them you know kind of disappear”
Gothamista
Gothamista
684k subs
~Mixed
“Now, if you have deeper, more structural concerns and you want something more targeted and powerful at dealing with the signs of aging, then that's where I feel the laser devices can be really effective.”
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Dr Alexis Stephens
Dr Alexis Stephens
581k subs
~Mixed
“If the issue is primarily surface, so talking skin quality, texture, or collagen, we may be thinking about skin care, retinoids, microneedling, certain lasers, peels, or other collagen remodeling treatment, depending on the concern.”
Nipun Kapur
Nipun Kapur
408k subs
Yay
“because facials that really work are medical facials if you are doing some kind of a treatment so like a photon 4D laser or if you're doing a red light therapy or something like that that's actually working on your skin”
Dr. Somji Skin
Dr. Somji Skin
359k subs
Yay
“CO2 lasers fantastic you can do it for example around the eyes for um kind of around probably around £900 a session um sometimes as cheap as 450 but if you're going to go stronger the session prices may be a little bit higher um and generally you only need like two or three sessions um with CO2 laser and it works very very well for patients with looser skin especially above the eye area”
Dr. Jenny Liu
Dr. Jenny Liu
321k subs
Yay
“we commonly would app with laser because those are usually the most effective we commonly treat individuals with rosacea um for that because that's one of the biggest concerns when it comes to sensitive skin and rosacea is the the redness at Baseline along with visible broken capillaries or veins on the face”
Dr. Mamina
Dr. Mamina
281k subs
Yay
“I would look into things like cosmetic procedures whether it's chemical peels micro needling lasers Botox these are all going to be very helpful to do alongside topical skin care”
Caroline Hirons
Caroline Hirons
251k subs
Yay
“IPL is really great at getting rid of pigmentation issues or be it temporarily until the sun comes back out but great for a wedding I had it ahead of my wedding um but no downtime your skin will look great”
Minkology 101 & Skincare
Minkology 101 & Skincare
225k subs
Nay
“she could but do I recommend it I don't I don't recommend the laser for Miss e”
The Style and Beauty Doctor
The Style and Beauty Doctor
221k subs
Yay
“as we get older sometimes we need a little bit more than which you can run down to the CVS or the Sephora and get there is a whole world a professional treatments that can help us as we age I'm talking chemical peels prescription creams RF micro needling lasers Etc”
Dr. Aleksandra Brown
Dr. Aleksandra Brown
141k subs
Yay
“lasers are going to be typically just a little bit more expensive than microneedling non-ablative lasers are going to have less down time also less results some of the examples of non-ablated lasers are things like your herum your fraxel a blade of lasers or things like CO2”
Tea with MD
Tea with MD
112k subs
Yay
“It's really great for total facial flushing it's great for little cherry angiomas if you have certain little spots that are red it's really great for for telangectasias or visible squiggly blood vessels”
CYoung
CYoung
94k subs
~Mixed
“wrinkles two different types thick and and dip wrinkles you need like professional methods such as botx or laser however thin wrinkles fine lines are sufficiently straightened with Vaseline”
Kelly Driscoll
Kelly Driscoll
90k subs
Yay
“as more Derm fluenc enter the space dermatologists influencers content creators um you know the professionals who administer these types of procedures like micro needling and Laser um as they all start to create more content I think that we have more information about what these procedures are”
No BS Beauty
No BS Beauty
89k subs
Yay
“using something with exomes afterwards help helps them increase their penetration so that might be the biggest uh kind of thing that people talk about when they talk about exomes those don't penetrate they're useless you know they just sit on top of your skin but if you can do something like micro needling or if you do a laser treatment things like that they might become more effective”
Dr. Whitney Bowe
Dr. Whitney Bowe
74k subs
Yay
“one of my favorites is the fraxel laser but a fraxel laser laser if you really want to see a beautiful difference in brown spots pore size firming tone texture of the skin really get that that resurfacing glow”
April Basi
April Basi
71k subs
Yay
“I really love it is because it's actually more cost effective than CO2 lasers with even less downtime Korean technology shines here because it's specifically calibrated for people of color skin to prevent dark spots or post-inflammatory hyp pigmentation”
AliceintheRabbitHole
AliceintheRabbitHole
59k subs
~Mixed
“I absolutely love this but based on all of my criteria I feel this is the right place for this in this video”
Doctor Anne
Doctor Anne
56k subs
~Mixed
“They target the melanin and just destroy it. They do not, we'll come to that later, destroy the melanocytes. They destroy the melanin so your skin looks brighter quicker than it does with topicals. Again need an experienced practitioner because also can make things worse because some of them work with heat and heat can trigger melasma.”
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert
55k subs
Yay
“I use this on my entire face for the brightening and pore. I do it twice a week. So, it's up here. DPL. Uh DPL. So, Tuesdays and Saturdays are my days that I do my whole face with the brightening and pore. And I'm telling you, you can feel your pores shrink. You can feel your pores tighten when you do your entire face.”
Skin Obsessed Mary
Skin Obsessed Mary
33k subs
Yay
“I actually did my laser last night and went to bed and my face was really irritated cuz I went up to level three for the first time. And I'm telling you, I went to bed going, 'Oh my gosh, did I overdo it?' Woke up in the morning, no redness whatsoever.”
Beyond50Skin
Beyond50Skin
32k subs
Yay
“as you guys know I love to get the occasional in-office treatment a light fraxel an IPL now and then just to keep the pigment at Bay to keep my skin smooth to keep everything looking fresh it's amazing what the occasional in office treatment can do”
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