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Here's a news report on facial treatments:

The high-tech treatment: Pearl laser peel What it does: Erases darkened pigmentation, softens the appearance of fine lines. What it is: The new-this-year Pearl laser combines some of the effects of more invasive, resurfacing lasers with the gentleness and safety of non-ablative (translate: non-wounding) lasers to minimize fine lines, wrinkles, uneven textures and pigmentation -- with less downtime. What you really need to know: The Pearl laser just received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance in March for treatment of wrinkles. During the procedure, the top layer of skin is treated with pulses of light in a preselected pattern to target surface pigmentation and fine lines. The laser simultaneously heats the deeper layers of skin to stimulate collagen production and plump up lines and wrinkles. Depending on the degree of existing sun damage and wrinkling, one or two treatments spaced a month apart are required to achieve maximum results. "The shorter the recovery, the less the result," says Wilhelmi. "Therefore, the results may not be as dramatic and significant as with the carbon dioxide laser." (This, the original skin-resurfacing laser, removes the outer layer, resulting in weeks of oozing, redness and downtime.)