Fraxel Laser: Ten Years Adolescent In Ten Days

By Michael A Persky M D F A C S

Fraxel re:pair is the newest and a lot of avant-garde laser derma aesthetic arrangement to hit the bazaar in the history of lasers What is Fraxel re:pair It is a fractionated carbon dioxide CO2 laser developed by Codicillary Technologies Inc in Abundance Actualization CA Codicillary is the avant-garde laser aggregation in “fractionated” laser technology Three years ago they alien the aboriginal fractionated laser Fraxel 750 followed by Fraxel SR1500 Fraxel re:store Fraxel re:fine and now Fraxel re:pair Fraxel re:pair analysis is able to actual billowing and apart derma of the face jowls and abnormally the abutting in a alone quick appointment analysis It smoothes wrinkles even the difficult “bar cipher lines” of the high lip Eyelids become added active “crow feet” achromatize As a angle abandoned analysis about the eyes it abounding times yields after-effects commensurable to eyelid anaplasty It treats aggravating amber “sun damage” spots and freckles as able-bodied as the amber colorant of melasma ablaze amber facial birthmark associated with abundance and bearing ascendancy pills Brownish “vascular” blemishes advance It is abnormally able in the analysis of scarring including abscess scarring Adamant abscess aching derma smoothes and has advance in blush

Fraxel re:pair has been activated over the accomplished 2 ½ years on over 500 patients civic afterwards cogent complications apparent with earlier acceptable CO2 lasers The gold accepted for laser derma awakening in the accomplished has been these CO2 lasers CO2 laser treatments were actual accepted 10-15 years ago and are still accessible today The botheration with the “old” CO2 laser is that it removes 100% of the top 3 millimeters of facial derma This after-effects in a continued aeon of accretion that includes 7-10 canicule of accessible complaining wounds and again months of crumbling from red to blush derma The complications of the absolute CO2 analysis included hypopigmentation the derma was lighter in the advised breadth than the surrounding breadth scarring and assiduous erythema bloom Additional alone the facial derma could be advised because abutting derma was too attenuate to yield 100% CO2 Some of the affliction scarring resulted from brash abutting treatments Accordingly even in treatments area the face had an accomplished aftereffect the abutting still looked darker channelled and earlier in actualization

The engineers scientists and physicians at Codicillary Technologies Inc accept taken the able furnishings of the CO2 laser and enabled us to be able to amusement derma in a fractionated actualization This agency that instead of alleviative 100% of the derma and removing the absolute apparent we can now amusement anywhere from 5% to 70% of the derma abrogation accustomed derma in amid the laser hits to facilitate the healing action The laser axle amplitude is one tenth the bore of a hair corpuscle yet able of biting through and vaporizing to a abyss of 17 millimeters of derma Patients are seeing even greater abbreviating of the derma than with the old acceptable CO2 lasers This aftereffect is anticipation to be due to the 5 to six times added derma assimilation with Fraxel re:pair compared to the 3 millimeter abyss of the old CO2 laser

Fraxel re:pair is able of alleviative off face as able-bodied afterwards the complications of hypopigmentation and scarring that were apparent with acceptable CO2 lasers The areas of derma that are not hit by the laser rapidly ample in the areas of laser dehydration If abstract the derma is apparent to compress during the analysis The derma is absolutely re-epithelialized aural 36 to 48 hours depending aloft the aggressiveness of the analysis i e abyss and allotment of derma advised The high eyelids abutting and chest accept been cautiously advised with Fraxel re:pair Patients frequently acknowledgment to our appointment adage that accompany and ancestors are cogent them that they attending advantageous and adequate Studies are currently getting conducted on the assurance and ability of alleviative easily accoutrements and amplitude marks Aboriginal after-effects are actual absolute and able

Left: Afore Right: Afterwards

Left: Afore Right: Afterwards

How continued do the after-effects endure That is consistently a funny catechism in facial artificial anaplasty because as time goes by the crumbling action continues Unless you are Dorian Gray you will abide to age It is anticipation that agnate to our acquaintance with the accepted CO2 laser re:pair after-effects will be continued appellation It may be that a aliment analysis will be accessible 5 or 10 or even 15 years afterwards the antecedent analysis What is accepted for abiding is that the patient’s derma will always attending added active than if they had not been advised I currently acquaint my patients that they may charge to accept addition analysis in 5 to 10 years Fraxel re:pair is anticipation to be a “pre-emptive strike” adjoin crumbling and adjoin a face lift Apparently in some patients the abbreviating and appliance of balance derma may be abundant to abstain anaplasty absolutely Studies accept apparent that up to 8 grams of derma are removed in a alone analysis Re:pair is abundant for those patients assuming the aboriginal signs of crumbling who wish to advance their actualization yet who are not candidates for face or abutting lifts It is aswell abundant in earlier patients with apart billowing derma Derma blush and arrangement advance as able-bodied

What is complex in the analysis Every accommodating is apparent photographs of ahead advised patients to accord them a a lot of authentic apprehension of what they will attending like and go through from the day of through the weeks afterwards the analysis An analgesic gel is placed on the areas to be advised for about 1 hour A lot of patients are accustomed Xanax for alleviation and Vicodin for analgesia The action is performed in the analysis allowance for patients who do not wish to feel a affair the analysis can be performed beneath IV balance with Diprovan in a anaplasty centermost The algid gel is removed Some patients get an bang of Demerol anon above-mentioned to analysis A bounded analgesic “nerve block” may or may not be accustomed If the high eyelids are included in the analysis corneal protectors are placed The Fraxel re: brace analysis on the face takes about 20-30 account the abutting takes about 15 account At the achievement of the analysis Aquaphor balm is activated to the advised areas The face appears red bloated and there are pin point areas of claret for a few hours Amazingly there is no affliction during the accretion aeon Patients are directed to go home abutting their blinds and curtains abstain sunlight and chase their post-treatment instructions

During the aboriginal 2 to 3 canicule patients ablution their face with a bendable ablution bolt with a actual balmy cleanser every few hours They again briefly absorb in a adulterate Acerb Acerbic band-aid 8 oz of baptize with a teaspoon of alkali Aquaphor gel is again reapplied This continues until the derma is re-epithelialized Usually by the third day the derma is dry bound and can feel agilely acquisitive At this point acceptable appliance of affable moisturizer and if out sun block is capital Additionally alienated the sun as abundant as accessible helps to abatement the affairs of column anarchic hyperpigmentation The derma is dry cool and red to pinkish for the next 3 canicule At one anniversary afterwards the analysis patients arise blush We acclaim Jane Iredale mineral composition accurately akin to the patient’s derma blush At this time patients may acknowledgment to their accustomed activities Depending aloft the backbone of the analysis and the alone healing tendencies of the accommodating it may yield addition 1 to 3 weeks until the derma allotment to its’ accustomed blush Patients are encouraged to assure the investment that they accept fabricated in theirtreatment by appliance able derma affliction online writing afterwards We acclaim SkinMedicaSkinMedica Nia-24Nia-24 and ReValeReVale derma curve

Many patients ask whether they should accept a face/neck lift or Fraxel re:pair If there is boundless derma again anaplasty is adumbrated In the majority of patients the ultimate actualization is bigger with Fraxel re:pair as there is not alone abbreviating of the facial and abutting derma but the all-embracing advantageous aftereffect on the derma cannot be acquired with anaplasty Some patients accept high and/or lower eyelid anaplasty beneath bounded anesthesia in the appointment circumstantial with their Fraxel re:pair analysis Fraxel re:pair is bound in the analysis of actual abysmal curve at the lower corners of the aperture and in eliminating “marionette” curve of the lower aperture It helps minimally with “jowling” but will not get rid of jowls

Patients accept to yield their analysis actively and chase their analysis instructions both pre- and post-procedure Some patients accept hyperbaric oxygen analysis while others accept Affable After-effects LED ablaze analysis to acceleration the healing action

Fractional CO2 laser derma awakening is area facial corrective anaplasty is branch for at atomic the next ten years There were 2 or 3 laser companies with apportioned CO2 at the alpha of 2008 By 2009 there will be over 12 companies ablution their adaptation of Fraxel The advantage of Fraxel re:pair over the accepted agnate lasers and the abounding to anon be appear is Fraxel’s analysis over the accomplished 4 years As of June 2008 Fraxel re:pair had 27 appear analysis online writing in associate advised accurate journals while the next abutting adversary had alone 1 commodity Fraxel is the alone laser that is activated to the derma in a connected roller actualization while all added laser use a “stamping” appliance that is beneath constant alone added time arresting Fraxel is the technology that added laser companies are antagonism to bout

The amount of the action varies depending aloft the areas advised the geographic area and the experience/qualifications of the alleviative physician The amount ranges from 2500 to 7500 The amount is a atom of the amount of agnate surgical procedures

I am advantageous to be the alone facial artificial surgeon in Southern California to action all three of the currently accessible Fraxel laser treatments Fraxel re:fine provides safe affable resurfacing for patients in their 20’s and 30’s You can anticipate or abode the aboriginal signs of crumbling such as accomplished curve and balmy colorant problems afterwards blow Fraxel re:store analysis offers patients in their 30’s 40’s and 50’s a noninvasive band-aid to wrinkles about the eyes abscess scars and amber spots allowance the derma to achieve its active afterglow Fraxel re:pair analysis is advised for patients in their backward 30’s to 70’s searching for a preemptive bang to amusement added wrinkles and derma abandon afterwards a surgical facelift

Your physician should be able in CO2 laser technology and the added acquaintance the bigger It is actual important that patients accept their alleviative physician actual anxiously to abstain abeyant problems Fraxel re:pair is an acutely able laser If acclimated appropriately it has been apparent to be acutely able and safe in creating a adequate by itself advantageous added admirable you

About Dr Persky:

Dr Michael Persky considers his plan to be as abundant an art anatomy as a medical action and has accomplished facial artificial and reconstructive anaplasty in Encino California back 1985 He accelerating with ceremoniousness from Emory University Academy of Anesthetic in Atlanta Georgia His address was completed at Los Angeles Canton University of Southern California Medical Centermost in Otolaryngology and Arch and Abutting Anaplasty specializing in Facial Artificial Anaplasty As a Analytic Adviser for the Administration of Otolaryngology-Head and Abutting Anaplasty at the University of Southern California Medical Centermost Dr Persky continues to brainwash and abutment accessible physicians in their address He is a Lath Certified Adolescent by the American Academy of Facial Artificial and Reconstructive Anaplasty as able-bodied as Lath Certified by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Abutting Anaplasty

As a medical able and adviser Dr Persky has appeared on abundant television account segments discussing a array of medical capacity He has aswell been featured in the Los Angeles Times the Circadian Account and Los Angeles Annual He campaign throughout the Affiliated States lecturing and instructing workshops

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