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Fraxel Laser

What it is: a fractionated laser treatment designed for resurfacing wrinkled, sun-damaged, scarred and aging skin

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There are three types of Fraxel laser treatments that address a  range of skin problems and skin types. Fraxel Re:fine is a mild, non-ablative aesthetic laser treatment performed in a series for discoloration, age spots, and general improvement to skin tone. Fraxel Re:store is deeper treatment which uses a fractionated erbium laser and provides non-ablative treatment with minimal downtime. Fraxel Re:pair is an ablative fractionated CO2 laser for the most intensive resurfacing and epidermal repair.

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Fraxel repair vs. Active FX with Deep FX - which is better?

Now that Fraxel has put out the new Fraxel repair laser, I am wondering if I should get that instead of the Active FX plus Deep FX treatment I planned to get next month.  A lot of people are saying the Fraxel repair laser is really good...is it better than the Active FX and Deep FX combination?  Which is more expensive?

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May 28, 2008

TotalFX is the answer - better than Fraxel!

Robert Clinton, MD
Robert Clinton, MD

ActiveFX plus DeepFX (called TotalFX) trumps Fraxel Repair.

ActiveFX plus DeepFX and Fraxel Repair are fractionated CO2 laser devices. The combination of wavelength depths and customization of the ActiveFX (more superficial) with DeepFX (deeper) makes it a better choice than Fraxel Repair.

Fraxel tried to jump on the CO2 bandwagon once they saw how superior it was to their existing treatment. Other companies are now following suit. The primary difference is that Lumenis (ActiveFx plus DeepFX) designed their treatments specifically for the CO2 device. I can't say the same for many of the copycat devices.

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