Laser Treatments May Solve Sun Damage

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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Sun or photo-damaged skin is a surefire way to put you at risk of skin cancers and premature aging. We do an awful lot of "preaching" when it comes to protecting your skin from sun's damaging rays, recommending that you use a broad spectrum sunblock daily (even in winter months), stay out of th...

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Sue
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 03:44 PM

Thanks Amy for your post. Any idea if dermatologists or cosmetic surgeons would perform these treatment? And would they be very expensive?

Thanks much for sharing more info with our community.

All the best, sue

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HealthGal
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 03:50 PM

You know thereis a great deal of "overlap" these days among dermatologists and plastic surgeons so I am finding that laser procedures are being sone by professionals from both specialties.

I have a feeling that trend is going to continue and that as i report on these "treatments" - many of them will be fast-tracked - especially when it comes to preventing serious diseases (or treating them).