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Is my Profractional XC Treatment Considered Superficial, Moderate or Aggressive?
asked 1 year ago by KdDaisey
Latest answer by Emily Altman, MD
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Tags: female, moderate, treatment
I had a profractional XC treatment at 600 microns, 22% - Is this considered a superficial, moderate or aggressive treatment?
1 answer to Is my Profractional XC Treatment Considered Superficial, Moderate or Aggressive?
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What determines how aggressive a fractional laser resurfacing is
The answer depends on what area is being treated and for what purpose. Different areas of the skin have different thickness of the epidermis and dermis and different conditions require different depths of treatment.
For example, if you are treating the eyelids where the dermis is the thinnest of all areas of the skin, 600 microns is much deeper than one needs to go and in fact would go beyond the thickness of the dermis. If you are treating the back, where the dermis is up to...
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