Micro Ablative Fractional Co2 Laser

The cynosure smartskin co2 laser is also a fractional laser device.

Micro ablative fractional co2 laser.

When i use the fully ablative co2 laser and activate the device there is a red square that illuminates on the face of the patient and the fully ablative co2 laser then proceeds to strip away 100 of the top layer of the skin within. Cortex fractional co2 ablative erbium video diary in dallas. Smartskin fractional co2 laser skin resurfacing before and after 1 treatment. An ablative laser delivers a more intense light beam than a non ablative laser and the treatment generally requires anesthesia or sedation.

Also known as fully ablative fractional laser resurfacing and fractionated or pixilated carbon dioxide co2 laser treatments ablative laser therapy essentially vaporizes the uppermost layer of the skin. Co2 laser resurfacing treatments are used to get rid of scars warts and deep wrinkles. While fully ablative or micro ablative laser treatment works to remove either the entire superficial and deeper skin layers epidermis and dermis or only the superficial skin cells epidermis respectively fractional laser treatments work on both the surface and deep layers. Some of the problems that the smartskin fractional co2 laser can treat include.

Ablative lasers include carbon dioxide co2 or erbium. This is a nonwounding laser that stimulates collagen growth which over time helps improve skin tone and texture. Cynosure s breakthrough micro ablative skin resurfacing workstation provides the skin revitalization and resurfacing technology you need to maximize your practice. The smartskin micro ablative laser is a fractional co2 laser that is engineered to deliver customizable laser energy in a safe and efficient manner.

Micro fractional co2 only requires wounding 20 of the skin s surface 2. Types of ablative treatments include the carbon dioxide co2 laser the erbium laser and combination systems. Micro fractional co2 is different from a traditional co2 laser which wounds 100 of the skin s surface requiring weeks of recovery and downtime. The fully ablative co2 laser was a forerunner of the newer fractional co2 laser.

Erbium is used for finer lines and wrinkles along. Multicenter clinical study and review of fractional ablative co2 laser resurfacing for the treatment of rhytides photoaging scars and. Micro ablative co2 laser resurfacing ah laser aesthetics. It s similar to aerating the lawn.

As the epidermis heals and regrows the treated area appears smoother and tighter.