What is Fraxel® Laser Treatment?
Fraxel® Laser Treatment is a “fractional” treatment that produces thousands of deep, tiny columns in your skin, called microthermal treatment zones. The treatment is “fractional” in that, instead of destroying entire layers of skin tissue, the Fraxel makes pinpoint island injuries in the skin, leaving the surrounding tissue intact and healthy. Leaving healthy tissue makes healing faster and easier, whereas the pinpoint injury still has the desired effect of stimulating collagen in the deepest layers of the skin. As these thousands of little pinpoints heal, there is an overall contraction in the skin, reducing fine lines and making the skin appear tighter and smoother. Also, when the Fraxel goes over a brown, sun damaged area of skin, the pinpoint injuries heal with normal colored skin cells, erasing the brown spot forever.
