Why can't you get your Fractora treatments on a weekly basis? Why must you have so many weeks off between treatments?

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Michael I. Echavez, MD · Answer

When a Fractora treatment is done it produces a degree of injury to the tissue that then needs time to heal to produce the improvement.  If the skin and underlying tissue is injured without allowing it to heal fully, this can cause damage.  Performing the treatment to the same area a week apart would not allow enough healing time in between treatments.

Orna Fisher, MD · Answer

Fractora is a form of microneedling that uses radiofrequency to heat the treated target tissues, causing tightening. It may also resurface the skin depending on how it’s done. 
The effect of microneedling with radiofrequency depends on a number of factors, including the length of needles used and whether or not  those needles are coated. The choice of needles used  and the settings depends on what specifically is being targeted. This affects whether or not the surface of the skin is treated in addition to the deeper layer(s). Treatments that affect the more superficial layers of the skin,  resurface the skin by a different mechanism than fractional lasers do, but still resurface skin in a fractional way. The tiny heated puncture wounds caused by the pins stimulate wound healing and collagen formation and shrink the areas that they have contacted.
These treatments, like any other tissue tightening or resurfacing procedures cause microscopic tissue injuries and that’s why they work. Therefore they require a healing time. This usually corresponds to a full skin renewal cycle of approximately 6 weeks. 
In general, only 1 to 2 Fractora treatments is required.  Fractora is not a technology that is done over and over.  It is a corrective technology rather than one for prevention and maintenance. 
A board-certified plastic surgeon or dermatologist  experienced in Fractora can assess you and determine which type of treatment is appropriate for your needs and skin type.

Anil R. Shah, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question. Fractora mimics trauma to the skin, and it needs time to heal before results are seen. Reinforcing that trauma would not be effective, therefore 6-8 weeks between treatments is ideal.Best,Anil Shah MD

David Hansen, MD · Answer

There are 2 ways of doing fractora rf,:  1 is lightly at 5-8 treatments roughly 2 weeks apart and the 2nd way is to get it done aggressively with local anesthesia where you have about 3-4 days downtime.  Most patients only need 1-2 treatments. This makes a huge improvement and quickly.  It is so worth it.

Why can't you get your Fractora treatments on a weekly basis? Why must you have so many weeks off between treatments?

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Answer: Serious aggressive Fractora RF treatments need 3 months between treatments.

Answer: Serious aggressive Fractora RF treatments need 3 months between treatments.

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Why can't you get your Fractora treatments on a weekly basis? Why must you have so many weeks off between treatments?

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Answer: Serious aggressive Fractora RF treatments need 3 months between treatments.

Answer: Serious aggressive Fractora RF treatments need 3 months between treatments.

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