The world of lasers is divided in two: ablative and non-ablative. The non-ablative lasers aim to leave the top layer of the skin undisturbed. They are useful for treating blood vessels, pigmentation, hair, etc. They usually require no time off for skin healing. Unfortunately,... more






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20 Jul 2008
As far as I know the CO2 wavelength of 10.6 micrometers is not absorbed by melanin and I've seen a few commercials of fractional CO2 systems that claim the laser is safe even for african americans because of that. Why is Active FX different in that aspect, and how a bleaching cream will decrease the melanin in african american enough to make it safe?