When it comes to looking younger, more energized, and healthier, many people turn to professional facial treatments to enhance their appearance. For the best skin solutions, such as Botox®, chemical face peels, and scar removal, visit the expert dermatologists at Lauren A. Daman, MD, PC, in Hartford, CT.

Here, this skin surgeon offers the most popular facial treatments of 2016:

• Botox: Tried and tested, Botox is often the go-to treatment option for people looking for fast wrinkle reduction. This procedure works by relaxing the face muscles, which leads to less prominent wrinkles and lines. The results of Botox often depend on the patient’s age, but it usually starts to work in a couple of days and lasts for four months.
• Chemical Face Peels: Chemical face peels exfoliate the pores and the outermost layer of your skin. The results are a brighter-looking, refreshed appearance as well as fewer wrinkles. Patients can opt for one-time, deep chemical peels that require recovery time post-treatment, or quick chemical face peels that take no longer than your lunch hour and have no recovery time, but need to be done multiple times for maximum effect.
• Phototherapy: Phototherapy refreshes the look of your face primarily by reducing spots and pigmentation stains that have resulted from exposure to the sun or aging. A light is used to spot treat areas of discoloration, which absorb the energy and, over 10 days or so, clear up. Phototherapy sessions are usually recommended as treatments of three to six sessions. While it isn’t intensely painful, requesting the doctor to apply numbing medications beforehand can help.
• Microdermabrasion: Microdermabrasion siphons off dead skin cells to give your face a much clearer, smoother appearance that is softer in texture as well. Ask your doctor about what type of microdermabrasion machine will work best for you, as they can range from crystal to diamond-tipped, with each using unique methods and sometimes providing different results. 
• Collagen: Collagen treatments are one of the most popular ways of reducing aging signs because of their fast—and sometimes even immediate—results. On one hand, they can be completely noninvasive, using a cream and a mask to rejuvenate facial proteins. On the other, people can opt for collagen injections, which are used to “fill out” wrinkles or lips to make them look smoother, fuller, and younger.

For more information on other facial treatment trends and to discover which one might be right for you, visit Lauren A. Daman, MD, PC. To schedule an appointment with this Hartford dermatologist, call (860) 246-3533 or visit their website for a list of services.