Many benign changes do not need to be operated on, instead they can be treated without an incision by laser. This includes small, distracting skin appendages (fibromas), senile warts (seborrhoeic keratoses) or sebaceous gland hyperplasia, for example. Distracting liver spots (lentigines) also respond well to laser treatment as they are purely superficial. They can be successfully treated by means of dual band laser technology in 1–2 sessions.

Couperose

Distracting blood vessels (couperose/rosacea) in the facial or décolleté area respond well to IPL laser therapy ("intense pulsed light") and can often be removed entirely. Controlled pulses of light are aimed at the areas of skin affected, which leads to the blood clotting in the blood vessels. The clots are then broken down and secreted through the lymphatic system. As a rule, the treatment requires 2–4 sessions.

Treatment of scars and keloids, stretch marks

Particularly in the early stages of scars and stretch marks, significant improvements can be obtained with fractional laser therapy (erbium: glass laser). Multiple micro-beams are used to fire tiny channels into the topmost layer of skin with the laser. These channels initiate a natural regeneration process which leads to new, improved tissue structure and a narrowing of the scar. The treatment is often combined with other methods.

Malignant skin changes

The appearance of the affected area of skin does not always permit an exact assessment as to whether the change is benign or malignant. We work with leading dermatologists to determine the necessity of surgically removing a skin lesion. It may first be advisable to take a sample (biopsy). Dermatohistopathology is used to examine the removed tissue by means of the latest methods. There is an entire spectrum of solutions available for correcting the defect, ranging from the simple aesthetic closure of the skin to complex plastic surgery methods to cover the blemish. The intervention is normally carried out in an outpatients' clinic and can be performed with a local or general anaesthetic.