Fraxel repair is the most recent fraxel treatment available. Fraxel repair is a cosmetic procedure that uses CO2 lasers and is presently the only treatment that gives great results without involving a lot of recovery time or risks and complications. This procedure is non-invasive and requires only one appointment. Compared to traditional CO2 laser techniques, fraxel repair is safer and more efficient.
1. Advanced Technique
Fraxel repair uses CO2 lasers that will penetrate deep into the skin layers, giving more dramatic results than the traditional CO2 laser treatments, which work only at the surface of the skin. The fraxel repair treatment combines ablative skin resurfacing with fractional delivery.
Fraxel repair uses the advanced technique of microscopic treatment zones (MTZs), which will ensure that the results are immediate and long lasting. The skin will shrink and tighten.
2. Efficient and Versatile
The fraxel repair treatment is efficient and it will give long lasting results, visible after one appointment only. Fraxel repair is faster and more efficient than any other ablative fractional device available. The entire treatment takes between 30 and 40 minutes.
The treatment can be used for superficial skin imperfections or spots, but may be efficient for deeper scars or skin damage. Fraxel repair can reduce wrinkles, fine lines, age and sun spots, eliminate melasmas, resurface soft tissues and repair skin irregularities.
The energy levels used in the fraxel repair treatment can be selected according to the severity of the skin’s condition. The adjustable laser speed will allow the plastic surgeon to alternate from superficial to deeper skin layers, and the treatment can be mild or more aggressive (up to 70% skin coverage).
3. Fast Recovery
The laser treatment will penetrate the skin, but the fraxel system will minimize the bulk heating in the neighboring tissues, which will result in minimal swelling after the procedure. Fraxel repair requires up to 2 days for recovery compared to the 1 week average recovery time required for traditional CO2 laser treatments.
4. Uniform Treatment
The fraxel repair treatment’s speed is adjustable, depending on the type of treatment each patient requires.
The continuous-motion system will ensure that the treatment is uniform; there will be no depigmentation in certain areas or uneven skin surfaces.
5. FDA Approved
Fraxel repair is a safe procedure and does not involve the risk of lines of demarcation that are common when the traditional CO lasers are used. It is FDA approved technique and it is presently the only treatment that has been approved by FDA for vascular dyschromia.
Fraxel repair is FDA approved for soft tissue resurfacing, depigmentation, age spots, rhytides, wrinkles, fine lines, furrows or skin irregularities.
Treatments that are not FDA approved may come with multiple risks and complications, so to be safe, you should always check if the treatment you opt for is FDA approved.
If you are considering fraxel repair, do some research and find a plastic surgeon near you. The treatment will give you younger, softer and tighter skin.
