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Have Been Advised With Fractional C02 But Am Very Scared
asked 6 months ago by augustya
Latest answer by Sanusi Umar, MD
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Tags: comparison, deep, skin type IV, worried
I am skin type 4 and have deep acne scars on my face, I was reading so much about Fraxel-Restore as that is only available in my country and had almost made up my mind about going for it. When surprisingly my Dermatologist Fraxel will not help so much for your scars as much a Fractional CO2 laser would do, because my scars are very deep indeed. Now I know the difference is Fraxel Restore is Non-Ablative and the latter being Ablative.I can go with Fractional C02, but I am most worried about PIH.
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Fraxel Repair/ Fractional CO2 Laser For Acne Scars
I am assuming that you are referring to Fitzpatrick skin type 4. This type basically tans easily and rarely gets sunburned. This is because of the melanin pigment which is responsible for your skin color.
Fractional CO2 lasers like Fraxel Repair are safest for patients with very fair skin. Melanin tends to absorb laser frequencies rather easily. So the more melanin you have, the greater is the risk for scars, burns and pigmentation issues.
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Deepa acne scarrring
Ablative lasers like the Fraxel may help improve the acne scarring. But it looks like LaViv a product using your own fibroblasts may be useful for acne scarrring to improve the contour.
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