Cosmetic Dermatology & Laser Center

Cosmetic Dermatology & Laser Center (CDLC): Academic Precision & Advanced Laser Therapeutics at U-M Health

The Cosmetic Dermatology & Laser Center (CDLC) is an elite clinical practice operating directly within the University of Michigan Health system (Michigan Medicine) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Unlike standard commercial day spas or private cosmetic franchises, the CDLC functions as a top-tier academic medical center.

Led by world-class, board-certified dermatologists and clinical professors—including industry pioneers like Dr. Jeffrey Scott Orringer, M.D.—the center is globally recognized for its data-driven clinical safety, breakthrough dermatological research, and mastery over advanced light-based and laser physics. Every patient plan is backed by strict medical science, ensuring highly precise, anatomically safe, and natural-looking results designed to enhance long-term epidermal health.

Specialized Clinical & Laser Technology Mastery

The state-of-the-art campus combines multi-wavelength laser technologies with advanced non-surgical cosmetic medicine, offering highly customized treatments for all skin phototypes:

• Fractionated Laser Resurfacing & Rejuvenation: Utilizing elite fractional laser platforms to deliver targeted micro-beams of thermal energy deep into the dermal matrix. This triggers the body’s rapid, natural collagen production to lift fine lines, smooth out deep forehead wrinkles, minimize large pores, and remodel rigid structural acne scarring.
• Gold-Standard Laser Tattoo Removal: Featuring high-performance, Q-switched and advanced laser systems engineered to shatter embedded tattoo pigments. The laser passes break down heavy ink particles into microscopic fragments without causing heat damage to the surrounding tissue, enabling the body’s natural lymphatic system to safely flush them away over time.
• Vascular & Redness Lesion Therapies: The clinical team specializes in advanced light and laser treatments (including targeted Intense Pulsed Light – IPL Photofacials) to safely clear away persistent facial rosacea, broken capillaries, spider veins, and complex vascular birthmarks like port-wine stains or hemangiomas.
• Targeted Sun & Age Spot Removal: Deploying precise, non-ablative laser modalities to lift and erase stubborn hyperpigmentation, melasma, dark age spots, and sun damage, leaving the skin tone bright, even, and refreshed.
• Expert Anti-Aging Injectables: Under the direct care of board-certified dermatologists, the clinic provides meticulously mapped neurotoxins (Botox® Cosmetic) and premium Dermal Fillers to gently restore lost mid-face volume, soften facial hollows, and lift contours while preserving authentic expressions.
• CoolSculpting® Body Contouring: An FDA-cleared, non-invasive fat-reduction therapy that uses controlled cooling (cryolipolysis) to target and permanently eliminate stubborn, exercise-resistant subcutaneous fat pockets under close clinical monitoring.
• Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections: Utilizing the patient’s own concentrated growth-factor plasma to stimulate and rejuvenate thinning hair follicles or accelerate dermal repair following advanced clinical micro-channeling treatments.

Neighborhood & Main Medical Campus Highlights

Located inside the sprawling A. Alfred Taubman Health Center at 1500 E Medical Center Dr, the CDLC sits at the literal heart of Michigan Medicine’s primary healthcare infrastructure in Ann Arbor, providing a private clinical suite within a world-class institutional environment:

• The Taubman Health Center Hub: Located specifically on the 1st Floor within Reception B (Dermatology). Clients enter through a private glass door directly to the left inside the main dermatology reception area, ensuring a professional, confidential environment.
• The University of Michigan Medical Campus: The clinic is fully integrated into U-M’s prestigious medical city, located just north of the scenic Nichols Arboretum (“The Arb”) and the Huron River corridor, providing a stunning natural backdrop to the world-class facility.
• Central Campus & Downtown Proximity: Positioned just minutes northeast of the main University of Michigan campus, the Diag, and the vibrant downtown Main Street district, making it highly accessible for university faculty, medical staff, students, and local professionals.
• Massive Parking Infrastructure: The clinic is supported directly by the main hospital parking structures (such as the Taubman Parking Structure), providing convenient, direct elevator access up into the building suites along with comprehensive valet parking options.
• Effortless US-23 & M-14 Regional Transits: Strategically positioned near major regional arteries like US Route 23, M-14, and Interstate 94, the medical center offers rapid, straightforward commutes for patients driving in from Ypsilanti, Saline, Pittsfield Township, Canton, or commuting from the greater Detroit metro area.