Glossary of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery and Laser Terms
Fraxel Laser
Fraxel Laser is a safe, non-invasive procedure used to improve skin texture and pore size, and to eliminate small lines, acne scarring and brown spots. It may be used on any skin type and color, on and off the face. Popular treatment areas are the face, neck, chest, and hands. The Fraxel Laser creates thousands of tiny but deep columns of treatment in your skin, known as microscopic treatment zones. This treatment eliminates old epidermal pigmented cells. It also penetrates deep into the dermis. For every microscopic zone the laser targets and treats intensively, it leaves the surrounding tissue unaffected and intact. This "fractional" treatment allows the skin to heal much faster than if the entire area were treated at once, using the body's natural healing process to create new, healthy, tighter tissue to replace skin imperfections.
Depending on your needs, there are two types of Fraxel Laser: Fraxel re:store Laser and Fraxel re:pair Laser. The Fraxel re:store Laser is for mild to severe skin damage. It is usually performed in a series of three to five treatments spaced a couple of weeks apart. Downtime is usually a day or two, minimizing the impact on your normal daily routine. The body is stimulated to create new healthy tissue without significant risk or downtime. Fraxel re:store has FDA clearances for wrinkles around the eyes, acne and surgical scars, sun and age spots, melasma (irregular patches of brown skin), and actinic keratoses (precancerous lesions).
The Fraxel re:pair Laser is for the most severe skin damage. The treatment tightens skin and prevents loose skin from forming. Re:pair corrects severe damage without the prolonged downtime or adverse reactions of other skin resurfacing procedures. It is a single treatment with about a week of downtime. The Fraxel re:pair Laser has FDA clearances for wrinkles, irregular texture, sun and age spots (pigmented lesions), and sun-induced redness (vascular dyschromia).
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