Woman's World Magazine, 9/23/1997

"Lasers vaporize deep wrinkles," says Manhattan plastic surgeon Arthur Millman, M.D., "and they have a tightening effect on the underlying tissue."

One of the biggest drawbacks is pain: patients describe it as feeling like a rubber band repeatedly snapping against the skin. And the heat of the laser can cause skin discoloration in some people. But the YAG laser, recently approved by the FDA, takes away these concerns by using a lower temperature. "It works without heat," explains Dr. Millman, "so there's no pain or heat damage."