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An ablative device (such as a CO2 laser) melts or evades the outer skin much like heat does the surface of a spacecraft during reentry. It’s deep and aggressive and usually involves prolonged pain and downtime. Never less aggressive lasers such as the erbrium: YAG is not as aggressive and not as painful; however the results are not as dramatic.
