This may be confusing to you and to other patients looking for reviews and information on Pearl Laser. Now Cutera has two Pearl Laser Treatments. The original Pearl Laser is more superficial and designed for general photo damage. The new Pearl Fractional Laser penetrates deeper into the dermis and addresses... more
Is the Pearl a fractional laser?
Is the Pearl a fractional laser like Fraxel?
2 answers to “Is the Pearl a fractional laser?”
A: No, Pearl is not a fractional laser
Hi Sue, Pearl is a laser that treats the entire skin surface; it is not fractional. Pearl is a superficial treatment of the skin which allows for relatively rapid recovery. Cutera, the laser company that manufactures Pearl, has developed an additional technology which is a fractional ablative YSGG (should be... more
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unregistered guest
17 Dec 2008
not really a bnad wagon move, Pearl Fractional is for different conditions, such as deeper wrinkles and acne scars (ice pick / box car). The original Pealr is more for photo damage, and competes more with the 1st Gen Fractional devices.
27 posts
8 Sep 2008
Yes, now the Pearl by Cutera is a fractional laser. The idea of fractional means you will are only treating a "fraction" of the skin thereby possibly decreasing some of the side effects or adverse reaction that came with namely traditional CO2 resurfacing. While the Pearl is not CO2 it is an ablative procedure and should be considered surgical as it does ablate or remove damaged skin.
2 posts
8 Jul 2009
does it help for open pores.
1 post
14 Jul 2009
I had a full face pearl fraxel laser treatment, 3 weeks ago, and I am still severely red with track marks all over my face. This has been a nightmare for me and I desparetly need some help, please. I don't know what I should do. I'm seeing the surgeon who did the procedure tomorrow but I would like another opinion, thank you