Aesthetic Laser Surgery

Dr Petti’s career as a plastic surgeon has been enriched and enhanced by her technical skill and true passion for aesthetic laser surgery. “Why lasers?” many ask her. Skeptics, those not skilled in laser techniques or those not willing to make the academic and financial investment in laser surgery cast doubt on the use of lasers in surgery and medicine.

However, lasers have a place in aesthetic medicine that is here to stay and is growing each year, as our knowledge of the interactions of light with tissues flourishes. View Gallery

Lasers permit Dr. Petti to treat individual tissue types—skin, fat, blood vessels, red pigment, brown pigment, hair follicles—very specifically and therefore cause little to no damage to other surrounding tissues. She has been using laser surgery in her private plastic surgery practice since 1994.

Currently, Dr. Petti performs laser surgery to non-traumatically dissect tissues in many of her operations, resulting in less bruising, swelling and faster recoveries. She has been involved in the development and FDA studies of various techniques of laser aesthetic surgery. Dr. Petti is dedicated to providing patients with the highest level of care, and this includes continued medical education in all aspects of laser and other modern techniques of aesthetic medicine.

For more information about the laser treatments offered by Dr. Petti, please contact our office. We would be happy to arrange a consultation to discuss your specific skin concerns and devise a treatment plan to help you reach your aesthetic goals.