What is photo Fraxel?

What is photo Fraxel?

Fraxel® re:store laser treatment is a nonsurgical skin resurfacing technique that uses targeted laser light to single out: Sun damage and acne scars. Age spots and brown spots. Lines and wrinkles, especially around the eyes.

What does Fraxel Dual do?

Fraxel DUAL 1550/1927 laser treatment is a non-ablative procedure for mild to severe skin damage. It targets aging and sun-damaged skin with microscopic laser columns that penetrate deep into your skin to expedite your body’s remodeling of collagen.

Does Fraxel Dual hurt?

Our patients are given oral pain medicine and topical anesthetic to minimize any discomfort. Additionally, the Fraxel Dual is enhanced by a chiller device to help cool and reduce swelling during the procedure. You will feel an increased sensation of heat but it is not necessarily painful.

Is Fraxel better than microneedling?

Effectiveness. Both treatments deliver noticeable improvement in skin tone and texture. However, because microneedling does not penetrate the deep layers of the skin, it is better suited to mild skin problems, and the results are typically less dramatic than Fraxel.

Will Fraxel remove brown spots?

Fraxel Laser is FDA approved to treat brown spots on the face and body, periorbital wrinkles, and melasma. It has also received FDA approval for skin resurfacing procedures, including photocoagulation of pigmented lesions such as age spots, sun spots and dyschromia (a disorder of pigmentation of skin or hair).

What is the Fraxel dual laser?

The Fraxel Dual Laser gets it’s name from the fact that it uses 2 different laser wavelengths: 1550nm and 1927nm with each wavelength capable of delivering different results (the Dual part), and it treats a fraction of the skin at one time (the Fraxel part).

Who is a Fraxel® dual 1550/1927 treatment for?

Fraxel ® is for people who want to look younger without dramatic changes. How does a Fraxel® DUAL 1550/1927 treatment work? Fraxel ® DUAL 1550/1927 laser treatment targets aging and sun-damaged skin with microscopic laser columns that penetrate deep into your skin to expedite your body’s remodeling of collagen.

Is the Fraxel dual system safe for dark skin types?

The original Fraxel system is safer for darker skin types. The Fraxel Dual is more a risk for causing post laser hyperpigmentation (usually temporary but very annoying). That is precisely because it does affect the outer layer of the skin (epidermis) more than the original Fraxel (which bypasses the outer layer more).

Does Fraxel dual cause hyperpigmentation?

The Fraxel Dual is more a risk for causing post laser hyperpigmentation (usually temporary but very annoying). That is precisely because it does affect the outer layer of the skin (epidermis) more than the original Fraxel (which bypasses the outer layer more).