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Fractional ablative vs fully ablative - which treatment provides a greater difference in the skin?

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I've been speaking with several different clinics but can't seem to wrap my head around if there would be any major results with a fractional ablative treatment. From what I understand, fractional only does part of your skin (and I don't know if it provides great results) while the fully ablative does your whole skin and gives big results. But both are ablating the skin. Is there any significant change to the skin with the fractional ablative?

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