The Affirm CO2 from Cynosure, Inc. provides micro ablative treatment with a wide-range of settings for “incredible flexibility.” This device does everything from superficial wrinkle treatments to deep CO2 laser resurfacing – but with minimal recovery time ranging from one to five days.Acne... more
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12 Feb 2009
i had several affirms which didn't seem to do much for my scars. then the doctor got a new type, affirm co2. this was definitely effective. After 2 of these, i saw maybe 15-20% improvement in ice pick scars and 50-60% in boxcar scars.
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13 Mar 2009
Dear Eppie, Do you think Affirm Co2 would help with pigment problems, i.e. red marks left behind from acne? Thanks!