Fractional resurfacing is a medically advanced form of traditional laser resurfacing. This form of resurfacing offers better results than traditional resurfacing with significantly less time healing. This fast healing occurs because lasers utilized in fractional resurfacing concentrate their effectiveness only on small areas of the skin impacting the sensitive skin much less with each laser pass. Additionally, this grid-style pixel system of skin resurfacing causes the collagen production in the adjacent healthy skin to increase and promote healing in the impacted areas further shortening the healing time associated with this treatment.
Fractional Skin Resurfacing and Tightening
The medical advancement making fractional skin resurfacing possible is the pixel laser. The shortened downtime associated with fractional skin resurfacing also produces significantly less discomfort than is associated with traditional skin resurfacing techniques. It also makes this style of resurfacing more apt for positively effecting certain skin conditions like enlarged pores, fine lines, ultraviolet damage, and damage from acne, and hard to alleviate skin pigmentation issues as well as overall roughened skin texture due to one or a combination of these issues. The pixel laser is also effective on skin issues of the hands, arms, chest, neck and overall skin laxity in these areas.
Additionally, the treatment requires no topical anesthetic gels and creams, and a large majority of patients report no pain or only mild discomfort while being treated. Significant improvement in issues occur as soon as one treatment, and treatments can last form 30 minutes to 3 hours in some cases. However, treatment of certain issues may require up to five treatments to resolve. The location of the treatment can also affect the number of treatments required to resolve issues. After the initial treatment and initial beneficial results, positive textural and tonal results occur in only a few weeks. This includes resolutions in pigmentation, but further positive results continue to occur as much as six months after treatments have ceased.
The Pixel Laser
The Pixel laser is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The laser produces microscopic fissures in the skin. These wounds cause tightening when they heal, and they also cause the requisite increase in collagen production that is so beneficial to beautiful, tight skin.
Fractional resurfacing can be used in combination with other skin treatments, but all treatments of the skin including fractional resurfacing must be performed by experienced doctors like those found at the OC Skin Institute. Call us today to learn more.