Sciton ProFractional vs. CO2 - Which Goes Deeper?

Dear cosmetic,Both go plenty deep, but the Sciton Erbium YAG laser is superior. It has the same target as CO2 (water), but is 12x more efficient. It has a cleaner ablation of tissue without "collateral damage" and therefore the chances of prolonged redness, long-term hypopigmentation, and scarring is significantly less. CO2 technology is older and more outdated than the Sciton.Michael M. Kim, MD

It really is not a question of which laser goes deeper.  The more important factor is how each of the lasers interacts with your facial skin.  The CO2 laser tends to transfer much more heat to the skin, hence the reason for incresed downtime, redness, etc.  The erbium (ProFractional) tends noto todo that so the healing time and period of redness is usually shorter.

Ultimately, your choice should be based on your surgeon's level of expertise with the device that he/she has recoommended and his/her results and not which specific machine they are using.  I would also recommend that you make sure that the surgeon is doing the treatment and not someone else in the office who may not have the same experience.

I think the more important question is which offers more impressive results and that depends on your cosmetic target or complaint.  Erbium and CO2 lasers both do a great job in peeling the skin and effecting the primary cosmetic endpoints of scarring, dyspigmentation and skin texture.  The CO2 laser causes more thermal/heat damage to the tissue, which causes a greater amount of collagen remodelling and neocollagenesis.  The long-term results of a peel with CO2 laser is more impressive with respect to skin tightening, although both lasers can achieve excellent results.  

The current trend is to do more impressive procedures, such as CO2, but Erbium lasers such as the Sciton Profractional laser definitely offer some nice flexibility with Erbium.  Good luck!