Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Health Center

The Technology of Light

Let the technology of light enhance your appearance.  At the Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Health Center of UPMC, we offer the  most comprehensive array of lasers in the Pittsburgh region.  Our treatments include:

• Microdermabrasion
  for the treatment of superficial wrinkles, scars, and freckles
  
• CoolTouch^TM laser
  for noninvasive treatment of wrinkles and scars
  
• CoolTouch Varia^TM
  for spider and varicose veins
  
• KTP and PDL lasers
  for port wine stains, broken blood vessels, rosacea, and sun spots
  
• Alexandrite and Nd:YAG laser
  for hair removal of unwanted hair growth in patients of almost all skin types

Additionally, our comprehensive approach to skin health restoration and beautification incorporates a wide range of procedures that are tailored to each individual patient to achieve a natural, youthful experience.  Some of the procedures offered are:

• Chemical peels and laser resurfacing
  
• Botox injections to improve crows feet, forehead wrinkles, and deep lip wrinkles
  
• Collagen injections, dermalogen injections, and fat transfer
  
• Liposuction and body contouring
  
• "Lunchtime" peels: salicylic acid and glycolic acid peels
  
• Face and necklifts and eyelifts

Additional services include scar revision, subcision, dermal grafting, and hair transplantation.

The UPMC Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Health Center is the first in Pennsylvania to offer ThermaCool TC(TM). This exciting new cosmetic procedure uses a noninvasive, nonlaser technique to tighten and lift sagging areas of the brow, cheeks, and neck. And it can be performed in just about an hour, with little or no downtime for recovery.

Call our center at 724-940-7546 to see how the technology of light can rejuvenate your skin.

Suzan Obagi, MD
Board Certified Dermatologist
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Director, The Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Health Center

We offer our patients the nationally renowned Obagi Nu-Derm system of skin products to enhance layer treatment results.