Fraxel Repair for Improving Skin Texture?

Fraxel Repair works by targeting deeper skin layers. The laser energy is administered as tiny vertical columns. It does not remove tissue from the top layer. However the cells within the columns are vaporized. As your skin is heated from this process, it will produce new collagen because it perceives itself to be injured. This new collagen will fill in the pits and depressions of the scars to create a more even looking texture. So yes, it does restructure the... more

Fractional CO2 Laser has become the new gold standard for laser resurfacing for scar revision, wrinkles, and sun damage. The old traditional ablative CO2 laser resurfacing had been the prior gold standard treatment; however, the requirement for general anesthesia and associated downtime has made the traditional CO2 laser resurfacing less desirable. Fractional CO2 laser allows for the CO2 laser energy to be delivered in a fractionated fashion to dramatically shorten downtime 5-6 days and... more