Initial enthusiasm for laser treatment of facial wrinkles and age spots using the CO2 laser or the newer erbium laser has been tempered by the lengthy and often uncomfortable period required for healing following laser use as well as realization that complications such as pigmentary abnormalities and even scarring occur frequently after skin peeling with lasers.

An alternative to skin resurfacing using lasers or chemical peels for improvement of wrinkles and removal of age spots is now available with the advent of the Visage™ Coblation® System - the only instrument approved by the FDA specifically for treatment of wrinkles.