Acne scarring
The strongest indication for this treatment. It changes textured scarring more than anything else we offer.
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CO2 laser resurfacing, Mississauga
Real change to texture, acne scarring and deep lines, planned by a dermatologist who will be straight with you about the week of recovery it asks for.
What it treats
The most powerful resurfacing we offer, and the one with real downtime. Genuine change to texture, scarring and deep lines, in exchange for a week of your life.
The strongest indication for this treatment. It changes textured scarring more than anything else we offer.
Particularly around the mouth, where movement lines become etched and injectables cannot reach them.
Years of accumulated change, treated in one pass rather than a long course.
Improved, though never eliminated, and we are clear about that distinction.
Often improvable, assessed individually.
How it works
Nothing is treated until it has been examined by a physician led team, and nothing is repeated until it has been reviewed.
A physician assesses your skin type, scarring pattern and pigment risk. This treatment is not offered to every skin type at every setting, and we explain why.
Some skin needs preparing for several weeks beforehand to reduce pigment risk. We will not shortcut this, and it can mean waiting.
Forty five to ninety minutes with topical numbing. The skin is treated in a fractional pattern. You go home with a specific aftercare protocol, not a leaflet.
We check in during the first week and review at six weeks, when new collagen has begun forming.
Who you will see
Skin&Co sits inside a medical dermatology practice in Mississauga, and every plan is set by a physician. Dr. Ejaz is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and its Dermatology Residency Program, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Her approach is built around subtle, refined results that keep a face recognisably your own, and an honest answer when a treatment is not the right one for you.
When we say no
A consultation sometimes ends with less treatment than you expected, or none. These are the situations where we will tell you so.
Questions
Five to ten days before you are presentable, and several weeks of fading pinkness. Anyone telling you it is a weekend treatment is describing a much weaker setting.
Topical numbing makes the treatment tolerable. The hours afterwards feel like significant sunburn and we provide what you need for that.
One to three depending on the concern. Deep acne scarring often needs a series. Sun damage frequently responds to one.
It can be, with correct preparation and settings, but the risk of pigment change is genuinely higher. We assess this honestly rather than optimistically.
Improvement in texture within weeks, and collagen remodelling continuing for up to six months. It is a slow, substantial change.
Then this is not your treatment right now. Microneedling or a course of peels gives smaller change with far less disruption, and we would rather do that well.
Request your consultation and our front desk will call you to find a time. Or call the clinic now.