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SmartXide Downtime?

I'm thinking of having SmartXide to address severe sun damage, facial wrinkles, enlarged pores, and rough skin texture. How much downtime can I expect with SmartXide? I cannot afford a lot of downtime, and someone told me SmartXide downtime is not as long as that from laser CO2 treatments.

Asked 38 months ago by sandrasue in Grants Pass

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SmartXide Downtime depnds on various factors

As with any lasers, the harder you treat, the more downtime you will have. The fractional CO2 laser definitely has less downtime compared to the traditional non-fractional CO2 laser. The downtime depends on the settings, such as the Energy and thermal energy. You can get a mild treatment and you will just have a downtime limited to 2-3 days however the result is not going to be impressive either. And that is true with any laser. Typically, with the SmartXide laser, with a moderate to severe... more

Ben Behnam, MD

Santa Monica Dermatologic Surgeon

Fractional CO2 with Smartxide laser in Santa Monica Plastic Surgery Office

Smartxide fractional co2 laser in my Santa Monica practice can achieve outstanding results. Downtime varies depending on the depth of treatment and the type of skin you have. On average, the initial phase of healing and recovery is about 3 to 5 days. There is some residual redness that lasts for weeks, but can be camouflaged and covered with basic foundation. I use the Melaquin AM and Melaquin PM system post fractional co2 to reduce the time to recovery and balance... more

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

SmartXIDE DOT Laser minimizes downtime

The SmartXIDE DOT Laser has been a wonderful devise for facial rejuvenation. It treats many pathologies of the skin quite well. It allows our patients to have a great treatment to improve sun damage, brown spots, hyperpigmentation, acne, acne scars, rhytids, wrinkles, lower eyelid lines, crepy skin and many other skin conditions. Benefits: 1. Topical anesthesia vs IV sedation/general anesthesia (reducing risk) 2. 40% less downtime versus comprable... more