Laser Therapy in Beverly Hills

How Lasers Actually Work

A laser emits a single wavelength of light chosen to be absorbed by a specific target in the skin — a chromophore. The three that matter are melanin (pigment), haemoglobin (blood vessels) and water (used in resurfacing).

The light energy converts to heat at the target, destroying it while leaving surrounding tissue relatively unharmed. That selectivity is what makes laser powerful — and it is also exactly where the risk comes from.

The critical issue: skin tone

Many lasers target melanin. In lighter skin, melanin is concentrated in the lesion being treated, so energy goes where intended. In deeper skin tones, melanin is distributed throughout the epidermis — so the laser cannot distinguish the target from the surrounding skin, and energy is absorbed broadly.

The consequences are real: burns, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation that can persist for many months, and hypopigmentation — permanent loss of pigment leaving pale patches — which is sometimes irreversible.

This is why Fitzpatrick skin typing is not a formality. For Fitzpatrick IV–VI skin, many common devices are inappropriate, and safer alternatives usually exist:

• RF microneedling — energy delivered below the surface, does not target melanin. Among the safest options for texture, scarring and laxity in deeper skin tones.
• PRP — no heat or light at all.
• Longer-wavelength devices where laser is genuinely indicated, at conservative settings.

Why Patients Choose Modern Aesthetica

Dr. Moghadam injects — personally

Filler is not a commodity procedure. Where product sits relative to bone, muscle, and vasculature decides whether a result looks refreshed or overdone. At Modern Aesthetica the founder and medical director, Dr. Daniel Moghadam, performs the injections himself rather than delegating to a technician.

Facial assessment before product selection

We do not begin with a product. We begin with what is actually happening in your face — where volume has gone, how your skin behaves when it moves, how light falls across your cheekbones. The right filler follows from that. Sometimes the answer is a different treatment entirely, and we will say so.

Conservative dosing, reviewed

We would rather place less and refine at your follow-up than overfill. Hyaluronic acid fillers can be dissolved if needed, but a face that has been overcorrected takes real time to recover its proportions.

Transparent pricing

Fillers are priced per syringe. You will know how many syringes are planned and what the total is before anything is injected. Current offers are on our promotions page.