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Smartdot Lazer and Erbium Lazer Are They the Same Lazers?

asked 8 months ago by hether
Latest answer by Rian Maercks, MD
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I am thinking of having smart dot laser can you tell me if this will be the same as erbium laser. I have fair skin and wrinkles above my lips and around the eye area I want to improve. I want to no if this is done more aggressive what that entails and would I need more than I week from public. And how bad I will look, I have seen a couple of videos on this site of a full face were it is co2 laser but no mention to how deep there treatment was. Also can I get colour change in the aggressive area?

 

2 answers to Smartdot Lazer and Erbium Lazer Are They the Same Lazers?

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For a fractional laser forget about CO2. Go with an Erbium beam for precise ablation, quick recovery and dramatic results!

I would strongly suggest you avoid CO2 lasers. They created large zones of heat induced coagulative damag and thus result in long recovery and prolonged redness. Erbium beams can cause ablation so fast that there is no measurable coagulative heat damage, this means less redness and recovery. A fractional CO2 laser like fraxel or DEKA's SMARTXide have never made sense to me. If you fractionate the beam you still get widespread coagulative damage of the entire... more
Rian Maercks, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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SmartXide DOT and Erbium Lasers

The SmartXide DOT and Erbium lasers are not the same. The SmartXide DOT is a CO2 fractional resurfacing laser, manufactured by DEKA, that has an excellent track record. It is a very versatile system that can be customized to each individual (in terms of how much downtime they have, etc.). The Erbium laser is a different beam of light that can be effective at resurfacing as well. My advice is to seek out a board-certified dermatologist who is proficient with... more
Deborah Sarnoff, MD

New York Dermatologic Surgeon

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