Difference Between Old CO2 Laser and Fraxel Repair?

The CO2 laser performed 12 years ago was known as an ablative treatment, meaning that the laser removed the entire skin surface all at once, leaving a second degree burn from which recovery was prolonged, painful and difficult. The Fraxel re:pair laser uses the CO2 laser but in a fractionated manner, meaning that thousands of microscopic laser columns are separated from each other and evenly distributed across the skin surface resulting in tightening, pigment smoothing and collagen... more