Non-Surgical Laser Skin Treatments What is Laser Skin Resurfacing? Laser resurfacing, also known as a laser peel, refers to a cosmetic skin treatment that can reduce the appearance of facial wrinkles, blemishes, scars, and other cosmetic irregularities. Laser treatments works by applying targeted, short, pulsing light beams across an area of the skin, which results in the generation of new, more youthful-looking skin cells. While there are varying types of laser skin tightening, in general, the procedure involves targeting deep layers of your skin in order to stimulate new collagen and elastin generation. This results in a noticeable improvement in the look and feel of your skin. You may notice the skin feels smoother, more eventoned, and firmer or tighter looking.