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Think of your skin as a family portrait or digital photograph in need of high-quality restoration or touch up. Just as a damaged painting is delicately restored one small area at a time, or a photographic image is altered, pixel by pixel, Fraxel Laser Treatment improves your appearance by affecting only a fraction of your skin at a time with thousands of tiny microscopic laser spots.

What to expect before, during and after your Fraxel Laser Treatment.

First, you’ll want to understand why Fraxel laser technology came about. What physicians—and their patients—wanted was an approach with many of the  benefits of invasive laser skin resurfacing performed with traditional devices, but without the downtime, side effects and lengthy recovery period. Hence, the introduction of Fraxel Laser Treatment , a breakthrough aesthetic solution.

How Fraxel Laser Treatment Works

Fraxel Laser Treatment produces thousands of tiny but deep columns of treatment in your skin, known as microthermal treatment zones. This treatment eliminates old epidermal pigmented cells. It also penetrates deep into the dermis. Just as important, though, are the areas of skin the Fraxel laser leaves untouched. For every microthermal zone the laser targets and treats intensively, it leaves the surrounding tissue unaffected and intact. This “fractional” treatment allows the skin to heal much faster than if the entire area were treated at once, using the body’s natural healing process to create new, healthy tighter tissue to replace skin imperfections.

A Fraxel Laser Treatment Plan

Before treatment, you and your doctor will discuss which area(s) of your skin is appropriate for treatment, what kind of results you can expect, what to look for after treatment and how often treatment will be scheduled. Because Fraxel Laser Treatment spares healthy tissue, it is effective even on delicate skin areas, such as the neck, chest and hands.

By design, each Fraxel Laser Treatment targets between 20 and 25 percent of the skin’s surface. Clinical studies suggest that on average, an effective treatment regimen is 3 to 5 sessions, spaced about 2 to 4 weeks apart. Depending upon your condition and schedule, you and your physician may choose to space treatment sessions even farther apart. Results are immediate and progressive. Optimal improvement is usually visible in about 2 to 3 months.

Preparing for Treatment

Fraxel Laser Treatment can be performed right in your doctor’s office. The treatment area will be thoroughly cleansed prior to the procedure. Next, topical anesthesia is applied and then wiped off after it has taken effect, usually in about an hour. OptiGuide Blue, an FDA certified watersoluble tint, is applied to the treatment area to highlight the contours of the skin. The colored tint is washed off after treatment.

What Happens After Treatment

You will experience a mild sunburn sensation for one to two hours after treatment. Redness and swelling will vary depending upon your skin and the treatment. Swelling generally resolves in two to three days. Your skin will have a pinkish tone for five to seven days, which is a normal sign that skin is healing deeply. You may apply make-up or shave soon after treatment. Some patients are able to return to routine activities, including work and social obligations, the same day of treatment. Others require a little more time, depending upon their skin condition and treatment. Please consult your physician to understand how Fraxel Laser Treatment will fit into your schedule.

New epidermal skin develops immediately, within 24 hours.
This process of skin repair involves:

Bronzing: Your skin will have a bronze appearance for 3 to 14 days, depending on the treatment level.

Flaking: Your skin will naturally and vigorously exfoliate as the reorganized skin replaces dead tissue. Flaking is similar to a minor sunburn, but without pain. Use of a moisturizer will mask the appearance of flaking.