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The answer to this question is that it depends. It's not as simple as choosing Fraxel CO2 vs Venus. There are many choices, and there are many factors to consider: type of wrinkles: fine and superficial, or coarse and deeper location: face or neck or both even on the face, the specific location: primarily eyes, or around the mouth, or all over the face skin type, that is, the skin color age of the patient tolerance for discomfort amount of downtime available The best way to find out how best to treat wrinkles is to have a face-to-face consultation with an experienced physician who can give you a thorough explanation of the choices.
Well, I would choose neither. The venus freeze is a non ablative technology and I have not seen any predictable results for wrinkling with the device. If you have the right skin type and downtime tolerance, I would highly reccomend Fractional C02 with more agressive settings. Dr. Malouf
After 30 days of your treatment, it should be fine to use your regular skincare products. You have given your skin sufficient time to heal before doing anything that would cause more sentitivity. If these are products you have used before without irritation, you should be fine. I always...
The Fraxel lasers are all targeting water , so have no selectivity for hair follicles. The Re:Store heats in very small columns , which are not large enough or high enough energy to kill hair follicles. Since it is a scar that is being treated, the treatment can usually be confined to the scar...
Good question. If the laser is only being used on areas around the eyes but not on the eyelids, it can be safely performed by an experienced physician. There is no harm on asking for this protection, however, if it makes you uncomfortable. Best wishes.
