Every Fraxel laser treatment includes a safe and effective step by step procedure to ensure patient safety and satisfaction. The laser devices used have simple and efficient designs that allow patients to quickly receive complete skin renewal.
Consult with Doctor
Before actually receiving a Fraxel laser based treatment, patients must first consult with a skin doctor or a medical professional trained with the Fraxel devices. This meeting will help properly identify the patient’s complete and necessary needs.
The Fraxel Procedure
The first step of each Fraxel treatment starts with a thorough facial cleansing. This reduces the risk of any outer layer damages that may occur. Next, the area of skin that will receive treatment gets a coating of anesthetic cream to eliminate pain and discomfort caused by the high powered, yet non invasive lasers.
The patient must wait nearly 1hour or longer after the anesthetic solution gets applied to ensure a suitable working surface. Once the wait ends, the patient then receives the actual laser treatment. This high powered device serves as a major time saver in that the literal treatment stage of the procedure takes less than one hour; in most cases, the laser treatment only lasts 20 minutes.
Once the laser work finishes, the doctor or trained medical professional then removes the anesthetic coating. The patient usually remains at the treatment facility for no longer than 20 more minutes in order to let the redness and swelling reduce. Most patients encounter such little discomfort or side effects that they continue with their normal daily activities directly after the procedure or within a few days.
