Can You Do a "Light" Fraxel Treatment to Reduce Redness and Swelling?

Fraxel Restore can absolutely be done at light settings so as not to acquire too much redness or swelling. The lighter settings could be a lower density of the fractional beams of laser energy per unit area as well as lowering the energy fluence. Higher energies penetrate deeper so that acne scars receive up to 50 to 70milliJoules whereas improvement of photodamage begins at 10 mJ or so. Densities can range from 6 or 7 to 11 or more. If the reaction is not significant than there... more

Fraxel is a fractionated laser meaning that the laser beam is broken up into tiny pieces known as microthermal zones.  It targets water in the skin in comparison to IPL devices (broadband light sources) also known as Fotofacial devices.  There are 3 different lasers in the Fraxel family of lasers:  Re:Fine, Re:Store, and Re:Pair.  The Re:Store is the most commonly used Fraxel.  The recovery with Fraxel Re:Store usually is limited to one to two days of redness and... more