Anti-aging creams and products are plentiful and for some people they work perfectly fine. Those of us who suffer from stretch marks, deep acne scars, uneven epidermis tone, deep wrinkles and textured dermis require more advanced techniques in order to correct our skin problems. Fraxel Repair CO2 laser decorticate treatment utilizes revolutionary laser technology is the gold standard within the dermatology industry for evening the tone and texture of the face, chest, neck and hands while removing stretch marks and scars and even erasing deep wrinkles with only a single treatment.
The Fraxel brand manufacturers three different laser repair treatments in which each is more intense than the next. The least intense treatment option is the Refine, with the Restore ranking higher in intensity and the Repair being the most intense. These CO2 laser treatments are revolutionary, standing as the gold standard for facial resurfacing in the dermatology industry. These treatments deliver better results then older traditional CO2 laser treatments. The traditional technology was developed in 2009 and had a few drawbacks that the laser brand improved upon in their 1990 developed technology.
The new and improved technology delivers fractionated CO2 laser beams to the surface of the decorticate that penetrates the dermal tissue in order to optimize the uniformity of the treatment and increase the healing time post treatment. Traditional lasers use broad strokes to treat the surface, but this leads to an uneven application as all of the surface cells are exposed and treated with the laser. In contrast, the innovative technology used applies the treatment as tiny fractions of lasers beams referred to as microthermal zones. These zones essentially deliver tiny points of fractionated beams to the dermis similar to the way pixels compose a television screen. Each dot is separated by a space from the dot next to it, which means that not every dermis cell received pinpointed treatment. This is what allows patients to recover from the procedure more rapidly than when using the traditional method.
With no reports of onset hyperpigmentation, the brand provides the broadest range of treatments and the fastest treatment time on the market. With quicker recovery, shorter downtimes and increased comfort for the patient, these laser treatments offer both immediate and long-term results for those who want tighter, young looking dermis without bruising or long healing periods. Immediately after the initial application, the dermis will appear to be brighter and more vibrant. The tone will be more even all over, and when you touch your face it will feel smooth, giving you a young appearance.
Over the 6 months after the treatment, the deeper layers will heal and the dermis will continue to improve in appearance and texture as wrinkles are smoothed out and become less visible. Depending on the intensity of the treatment selected, some patients experience pinpoints bleeding, with some areas leaving more consistently then others. This bleeding is expected and usually stops within 48 hours when the wounds shuts completely. Swelling and redness is commonly experienced as well in which case the swelling will go away within seven days but the redness may take up to four weeks to subside. There have been reports of peeling, flaking, crusting and losing as well as itchy dry skin, but these side effects are temporary and minor.
