I was told by my dr that the DOT Laser kills the sabaceous glands where the laser acutally contacts the skin. I was also told that it helps to reduce the amount of oil produced and removes acne scarring. Is this an accurage description of the acne benefits of the DOT laser?
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Answer: Sebaceous glands and fractional co2 laser with DOT Smartxide in Los Angeles
There are many different forms of fractional CO2 lasers. SmartXide is one of the brands, but there is also Active/Deep FX, Fraxel, etc. They all pretty much work the same way (but there are difference between each machine). They all fractionate the CO2 beam into smaller beams. By doing so, only...
The best laser treatments for wrinkles, sun damage and skin tightening will be1. Precision Tx Lazerlift to treat the skin from below2. Picosure Lens Array to treat the skin from abovePrecision TxLazerLift uses a Nd:YAG 1440nm wavelength laser with a thermaguide which makes treatment very safe....
As with most treatments the recovery is determined by a combination of factors.
1. Condition being treated
2. Patient skin type
3. Patient compliance
All of these will make a difference for the patients recovery, on average 3 days are typical for heavy "stay at home" downtime.
