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Until now, two varieties of laser
treatment have been available for cosmetic enhancement-ablative
and non-ablative. Ablative, which literally means to vaporize at
a very high temperature, are very effective at destroying
unwanted tissue but have significant side-effects and require a
lengthy healing period. Non-ablative, on the other hand, have
very few side-effects and require almost no healing time, but
involve numerous treatments over many months to achieve only
modest results.
At long last, a laser with the potency of ablative treatments
and the gentle safety of non-ablative lasers has won approval
from the US Food and Drug Administration to treat a variety of
important cosmetic conditions.
Fraxel® Laser Treatment is designed to target aging and damaged
skin by creating microscopic "wounds" within the targeted areas
well beneath the skin's outermost layer. In this way, Fraxel®
Laser treatments trigger the body's own natural production of
new collagen and skin cells. And because Fraxel® Laser Treatment
combines the impact of ablative lasers with the gentleness of
non-ablative lasers, healing occurs so quickly that there is
very little downtime for patients.
After several years of studies and mounting evidence of the
Fraxel® Laser's safety and effectiveness, the FDA has cleared
this unique new laser to treat the following conditions:
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