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What is the Difference Between Fraxel Laser and SmartXide?

I keep reading about CO2 laser treatments and am getting confused. Isn't SmartXide also a CO2 laser treatment? How does it differ from Fraxel Laser, and which between the two is better?

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by Sunny440 in Katy, TX
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Deka's SmartXide Dot Versus Solta's Fraxel re:pair

Hi Sunny, A year ago at this time, Fraxel re:pair and Total FX were the only fractionated CO2 lasers on the market. Last June there were about 7, and today there are over 10 with that number continuing to grow over the next few years. SmartXide Dot is manufactured by Deka. The delivery of the laser is a scanned stamping mode. The wave length is 10600 nm, the density ranges from 5-100%, the pulse duration is 200us to 80ms, the pulse delivery is SuperPulse, and there are no consumables or... more

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