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Plastic Surgery Update

Fraxel CO2

Fraxel CO2 treatment is a revolutionary new way to correct aged and damaged skin without the prolonged downtime or adverse reactions of other resurfacing procedures. Never before has there been such an effective, non-surgical, non-invasive way to tighten the skin and remove years from your appearance.

Fraxel CO2 is the first ablative laser to have clearance for:

• Wrinkles
• Irregular texture
• Sun spots and age spots (pigmented)
• Sun-induced redness (vascular dyschromia)

Fraxel CO2 gives you dramatic results without the risks and complications of going under the knife. You can prevent the need to consider a facelift or enhance the results of your facelift by safely enhancing the appearance of your skin. Fraxel CO2 treatment uses points of light to precisely treat thousands of microscopic areas of your skin. The treatment penetrates deep into the skin to remove old, damaged skin cells, stimulates your body's own natural process, and replaces cells with fresh glowing healthy skin.

Traditional CO2 lasers are unparalleled for improving sun-damaged skin because they remove the epidermis and cause significant changes in the dermis and dermal collagen, prompting the slow regrowth of firmer, healthier skin. But traditional CO2 lasers fell out of favor more than a decade ago because of hypopigmentation and possible scarring. The new fractional version leaves microscopic columns of normal skin next to the ablated columns. Healing is much faster as you heal from below as well as from the sides. Hypopigmentation has not been reported, and complications, if any, are minimal.

Fraxel CO2 is also the first ablative laser that can be safely and effectively used on the neck and body. It is also the best therapy to date to significantly fade pigmented scars, acne scars, and stretch marks. The journal Lasers in Surgery and Medicine showed that two or three treatments reduced acne scars which are notoriously difficult to treat by 43-80%.