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Over the last several weeks, we've shared our Beauty Tech Review of Fractional Resurfacing devices. We spoke to 9 physicians about 9 technologies to learn what it is each device does best and how they all manage to provide improvements to your skin's texture and tone.
- Dr. Heidi Waldorf: ...what the Dual adds is an extra layer of efficacy without adding a lot of downtime.
- 2-4 treatments provide significant results
- Provides overall rejuvenation without surgery
- Non-Ablative Fractional Erbium & Thulium Laser
- Additional information about {!Fraxel re:store Dual | Fraxel}
- Dr. Etai Funk:...many patients go back to work the next day, no problem.
- Able to treat all skin types
- Combines laser and radio frequency energy
- Fractional Diode (915 nm) Laser with Radio Frequency
- Additional information about Matrix IR
- Dr. Michael Kaminer:...The big advantage with fractional resurfacing is the safety margin.
- Works best on the face, but can be used on neck, hands, and chest
- Treats sun damage, enlarged pores, and fine lines
- Ablative Fractional Er:YAG Laser
- Additional information about ProFractional
- Dr. Janee Steinberg:...the recovery has been much easier for the patient than the older technology.
- Sun damage correction nearly everywhere on the body
- Generally no age limit
- Ablative Fractional CO2 Laser
- Dr. Lori Brightman:you improve the tone, texture, luminosity of the skin
- Sublative rejuvenation technology
- Colorblind to patient skin type
- Non-ablative Fractionated Bi-polar RF
- Additional information about eMatrix
- Dr. Deborah Sarnoff: ...photo damage of the face, d?colletage, dorsum of the hands? we can use it for a variety of purposes.
- Can treat in as little as 15 minutes
- Greater safety, even for patients of color
- Ablative Fractional CO2 Laser
- Additional information about SmartSkin
- Dr. Gregory Chernoff: ...we can now exfoliate as lightly as we need to for a patient or go as deep as we need.
- Provides ablative skin resurfacing
- Often only needs one treatment
- Ablative Fractional CO2 Laser
- Additional information about ActiveFX
- Dr. George Davis: ...we can actually transform people's skin pretty dramatically within about a month.
- Treats sun damage, uneven texture, and wrinkles
- Length of recovery depends on the intensity of treatment
- Ablative Fractional Erbium Laser
- Additional information about Cutera Pearl Laser
- Dr. Christopher Zachary: ...very little pain, and the wound healing is very fast.
- Improvement continues for as much as a year
- Treatment takes only about 35-40 minutes
- Ablative Fractional CO2 Laser
- Additional information about {!Fraxel re:pair | fraxel}
- Dr. Bill Johnson: ...it's very versatile... how deep you go, how tight you put your dots, and how the shape of your pattern, and all those things add to a more versatile device
- Able to combine with other treatments such as Thermage.
- Treatment takes about 25-30 minutes plus time for topical anesthetic
- Ablative Fractional CO2 Laser
- Additional information about SmartXide DOT Therapy
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