The greatest element of this unique procedure is that it completely improves the quality and appearance of your skin with minimal downtime or side effects. Fraxel Laser Treatment accomplishes this by affecting only a fraction of your skin at a time. Thousands of tiny but deep columns of treatments in the skin, known as microthermal treatment zones penetrate deep into the dermis and eliminate old epidermal pigmented cells. These microthermal zones target specific portions of tissue and damaged cells without affecting the surrounding tissue. This type of fragmentary, or fractional treatment provokes the natural healing process of the skin by accelerating the production of collagen and promoting the growth of new, healthy skin cells. Because a large surface area is not affected, healing time is significantly reduced. The treatment has been compared to the restoration of a photo or a painting, bit by bit, and pixel-by-pixel, the damaged area is transformed, just as the skin is revitalized.
By eating healthy, seeking regular medical treatment and being more consciously aware of their health, people of today are leading longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. Unfortunately though no matter how well we age, our skin does not maintain its youthful appearance. Evidence of sun damage, unwanted brown spots, unsightly acne scars and lines and wrinkles associated with aging continue to plague us. Until recently, treatment options have been limited. Available treatments have been painful, had considerable side effects, required significant downtime and numerous follow-ups or have had little or no effect.
Until Fraxel there were two types of laser treatments available. Ablative laser resurfacing is a process by which the upper layers of aged or damaged skin are vaporized by applying a controlled laser beam. This process has shown to be effective, though it is an invasive procedure, has significant side effects and requires a lengthy period of time for healing. Non-ablative laser procedures heat the deeper layers of the skin without removing the top layer so side effects and down time are minimal, but several frequent treatments are required and often produce little or no results. The Fraxel treatment combines the effectiveness of the ablative treatments with the minimal downtime of non-ablative treatments. To obtain maximum results, clinical research has shown that, on average the most effective treatment plan consists of 3-5 treatments over a 2-4 week period of time. The length of time between treatments may differ for a number of reasons. The physician will determine the best course of treatment based on the desired results and scheduling availability. The physician will also discuss the areas that are appropriate for treatment, what to expect from the procedure and the most likely outcome.
For this final panel of the afternoon, these three facial rejuvenation procedures were combined, with each one being discussed by a different speaker. Both Thermage and Titan use Radio Frequency Energy (RFE) to rejuvenate facial skin, while Fraxel uses laser energy to treat thousands of tiny skin regions instead of treating the whole face at once. All three are marketed on the promise of providing better results with a shorter recovery time than tradition laser skin resurfacing.
Again there was an audience poll. The audience was asked if each of the three products was (would be) successful in their practice. For Fraxel 0% said yes, for Thermage 17% said yes, and Titan received a 7% yes vote.
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