Fraxel returns youth: laser treatments for skin renewal

Cosmetic procedure, known to many as Fraxel, is today considered one of the most effective for skin renewal. It is a hardware method of dermal rejuvenation, in which a beam of laser microbeams, or fractions, acts on the skin with a certain force and at a given depth. The skin is exposed to multiple point radiation, which stimulates the formation of collagen, reduces pores, and improves skin texture. How facial resurfacing with the use of the fraxel procedure takes place and why it gives a visible rejuvenating effect after the first session, read on estet-portal.com.

Fraxel treatment: the essence of fractional skin rejuvenation

Fractional thermolysis technology was widely used over 10 years ago and has been successful ever since due to its exceptional efficiency. Rejuvenating procedures are carried out using special settings that are combined with different types of lasers – for example, an erbium, CO2 laser. These special settings break the laser beam into many micro-beams – fractions, and therefore the procedure for exposing the skin to a beam of such microbeams (as well as the apparatus for carrying out the procedure) was called fraxel.

Each of the laser microbeams does not exceed the thickness of a human hair, the effect of the laser beam on the skin is netted – micro-sections of irradiated skin are combined with undamaged areas. Thanks to this combination, there is a rapid renewal of the skin due to healthy cells, the irradiated areas are tightened and give a lifting effect.

Fractional skin rejuvenation using a laser beam is achieved due to the fact that, thanks to the action of microbeams, the mechanisms for the formation of new elastin and collagen fibers and the production of enzymes that promote skin regeneration are triggered.

The doctor selects the diameter of the laser beam and the depth of penetration of the microbeams. When laser beams penetrate to a predetermined depth, powerful processes of skin renewal are launched in the dermis. At the same time, the microthermal zones where the rays entered are tightened, which is why the treated areas of the skin look more dense, smooth, with an even texture.

The most common indications for the Fraxel procedure

Fractional skin rejuvenation is recommended in the following cases:

• elimination of wrinkles and flabbiness of the skin;
• removal of age spots on the skin;
• scar smoothing;
• reduction in the appearance of stretch marks;
• correction of post-acne, enlarged pores;
• reduction of spider veins;
• skin color improvement.

Expected results after Fraxel treatment

The result of skin resurfacing and the use of the fraxel procedure is an improvement in skin turgor, a significant reduction or complete disappearance of most skin defects, and a lifting effect.

Fractional rejuvenation can be applied to the most delicate areas – such as the periorbital area, the glabellar area, the décolleté line, where most of the hardware techniques are of limited use. Nevertheless, in terms of efficiency, Fraxel can be fully equated with photorejuvenation, dermabrasion, chemical peels, only this procedure is more gentle  and with fewer side effects.