Bay Area MiXto Laser doctors
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William Ting, MD
Bay Area Dermatologic Surgeon
2262 Camino Ramon Suite #200, San Ramon |
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James Newman, MD
Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon
50 S San Mateo Dr Suite 320, San Mateo |
Recent Answers
I live in Russia. Many clinics in Moscow use Fraxel devices of different types. One of the clinics offers Mixto SX fractional laser saying that it is more effective, since the same results are achieved with just one treatment. Is it true? I'm considering using this laser to get rid of nasolabial wrinckles and fine lines on my upper lip. Will these wrinkles and lines go away? I'm 35, female.
Most Fractional CO2 lasers approved by the U.S. FDA performed very comparably. Each branded laser may have distinct features that often subtle advantages and disadvantages. What is more important is the experience of the board-certified aesthetic physician to minimize risks with appropriate patient selection, judicious pre-op and post-op skin care routine and timely and effective intervention when an adverse event happens.
I have sensitive facial skin with red tone. I have tired looking eyes; not big bags, just some slight wrinkling and sagging and tired look. Some suggested surgery, some injectables and the last doctor said Mixto laser. I'm afraid of all these, but won't the laser make me redder? Will it give me the youthful look under my eyes again? I'm 38 years old.
Protocol for Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing as far as the depth of penetration and energy released is typically not dependent on 'oily-prone' vs. 'sensitive'. However, post-care skin care routine may differ. For example, less greasy emollient is warranted for acne prone skin whereas sensitive dry skin may benefit from thicker hypoallergenic petrolatum-based emollient.
I have medium tone Asian skin with deep acne scars and I received 5 matrix rf sessions which made them worst and now have new scars from it. I was told that subcision with co2 mixto is most effective when improving deep acne scars. Is this true and are these procedures performed one right after the other in the same session?
Subcision involves variants of minimally invasive surgical technique to loosen fibrous scar tissues that may tug downward acne scar skin, exacerbating deep acne scars. It is helpful to perform subcision prior to Fractional CO2 Laser resurfacing to maximize clinical outcome, particularly for ethnic skin (as opposed to fair skin) as the penetration and energy released by Fractional CO2 laser may have to be restrained to minimize risk of post-treatment pigmentation.
