I know co2 gives the best erasing of age spots and fine wrinkles but if my skin is actually all over very thin I was wondering if the fraxel pixels actually go deeper than the co2 could do safely and thereby stimulating more collogen at a deeper level resulting in thicker more youthful skin (at least from the thickness aspect)
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Answer: Fraxel restore laser with multiple treatments can increase dermal collagen significantly
Hi RL. We would need a bit more information to know if fractional lasers can help. Fractional lasers are definitely used for scar treatments, but more so for texture than color. For the color, is your skin lighter or darker colored than the surrounding skin? This makes a difference for wha...
I will start by saying stretch marks are very difficult to treat. With most treatment options, expect 30% - 50% improvement. I like to use a series of Fraxel Dual treatments to improve the appearance of stretch marks. We numb the skin with a numbing cream and use a cold air...
We have found that most the time there is no flare of the acne . On some occasions the acne may flare . We have even treated patients with some acne whose acne cleared with the Fraxel treatment . Long term we have found that the acne does generally improve . Of course the acne scarring...
