Fraxis Duo provides high power Co2 laser with radiofrequency microneedling. It utilises fractional CO2 laser for resurfacing and laser scar repair. Combining Co2 resurfacing with rf microneedling gives additive therapeutic outcomes. You can expect improvement for aging, sun damage, stretch marks, acne scar and other skin concerns.
- laser skin tightening and lifting
- reduction in wrinkles
- smoother skin texture
- reduction in pore size
- laser acne scar removal
- laser resurfacing and rejuvenation
CO2 laser must be used with great care in darker skin types. However, radiofrequency microneedling is safe for treating all skin types and proving more effective for deep dermal rejuvenation required for some acne scars and sun-damaged skin. To understand the difference in how the fractional CO2 laser works compared to rf microneedling, you must understand how the different technologies work.
CO2 Laser Works Full Thickness
When applied to the skin, a CO2 laser creates controlled damage through the skin’s full thickness. The full-thickness injury is beneficial because it establishes collagen contraction and skin tightening. It is the coagulation of the dermal tissue that stimulates your skin to mount a repair. Laying down healthy collagen and because the injury is fractionated, only part of the skin is affected. Leaving healthy skin intact speeds the healing. Healing can still take over a week, and fractionated CO2 lasers are not safe for darker skin types.
Radiofrequency Microneedling Works in Dermis
With radiofrequency microneedling, needles are inserted into the skin before radiofrequency energy is discharged. Consequently, the surface of the skin only receives microneedle pricks. The injury to break down scars or damaged tissue occurs at the needle tip (under the skin). This allows more effective treatment deeper where it is required. The treatment is safer to use across all skin types, and even in fair skin types, combinations of radiofrequency microneedling and fractional CO2 laser treatments give a better treatment outcome.
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Fraxel CO2 vs Other Fractional CO2 lasers.
A CO2 laser is a gas laser (carbon dioxide), and the first laser developed and used for resurfacing. The first laser treatments were fully ablative, meaning all of the surface skin was treated. Full laser skin resurfacing potentially had terrific outcomes. However, the incidence of side effects was the impetus for developing fractional lasers bout 15 years ago. The first fractionated technology was the Fraxel laser. Fraxel has continued to create new machines, including a Fraxel CO2 laser. They were the first with the most prominent brand penetration, so much so that people have come to describe Fraxel as synonymous with fractionated lasers. However, there is now a broad range of fractionated CO2 lasers. Most of these are more powerful and also cheaper to deliver than the Fraxel Co2. We chose to go with the Fraxis Duo because it is a powerful laser and the added treatment benefits of radiofrequency microneedling.
CO2 lasers are not suitable for the treatment of pigmentation or tattoo removal. For pigmentation, either BBL or V Laser is most appropriate, and tattoo removal requires Q switched lasers or a picosecond laser such as Picosure or Picocare.
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