How Successful Are ProFractional Lasers for Diminishing Wrinkles?

The Profractional laser is the most powerful erbium yag on the market. It can go very deep if desired or stay very superficial. The key with any of the fractionated lasers is to balance the downtime with the results.  It is not uncommon to need 2-3 treatments to really appreciate the results. I have some patients who do one treatment at an aggressive setting and they do amazing.  It will really depend on the severity of your wrinkles and the downtime you can allow . Just find... more

We've experienced excellent results with Profractional laser on wrinkles around the mouth and around the eyes.  It usually takes more than one treatment but makes such a significant difference on the overall appearance of the face.  Using fillers to the area in addition to Profractional laser also helps regain a more natural youthful appearance.

ProFractional Laser can be helpful for acne scarring and wrinkles but may require multiple treatments. Gold standard for the past couple decades has been ablative CO2 laser resurfacing. Greater the wavelength of a laser provides greater depth of skin penetration and the associated energy released underneath the skin. Most skin laser experts agree that CO2 wavelength based lasers provide greater efficacy but also greater downtime compared with Erbium wavelength based laser. You may find... more