Deep FX and Active FX are ideally used together

Philip Young, MD answers: Should I get Active FX and Deep FX together?

I was going to make an appointment for Active FX today, but it seems like everyone is getting Deep FX with their Active FX now.  Should I get both too?  What's the difference if I get Active FX by itself vs. Deep FX with Active FX?  How much more expensive is it?


Philip Young, MD
5 months ago

Active FX can treat the more superficial elements of the skin like superficial wrinkles, pigmentation, and scars. Deep fx stimulates more of the deeper tissue to cause the skin to contract and shrink to increase the tone of the skin and create more collagen within the deeper layers. They can be done together for less downtime and more results. 

With just Active FX, you will get more subtle resutls and less down time; when you add Deep FX, you get more tightening while keeping the down time less. Deep FX creates a strong laser that penetrates deeply while Active FX is more superficial with less penetration. Especially for people with darker skin, this modality is ideal!

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