Which Fractionated Laser Should I Choose? - Fraxel or SmartXide Dot Therapy?

[gabrieldahora2010]

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[sms8668]

I have a couple minor marks on my face and I seen a dr who does Fraxel. He said I wouldn't even see them when he got done. I had multiple microdermabrasion treatments that helped but the aesthitician said my scars were not that noticeable, but they bother me.

[dallasdrj]

@sms8668 Hello Scott,

Microderm is good for smoothening out the scars, but it will never remove them. The main reason is due to the collagen fibers being fractured. If you were to look at your skin in layers, collagen would be the 3rd layer. Microderm only penetrates through the 1st.

[dallasdrj]

Fraxel would be a good option for you, but it depends on what kind of skin tone you have. Lighter skin types can use both CO2 fractionated lasers, and Fraxel Restore (or Fraxel Dual). Darker skin, can ONLY use Fraxel Restore (Dual). If you have lighter skin, you may find your results better if you can use a CO2 fractionated version. It's the strongest on the market. Fraxel makes one, there is also mixto, and dot therapy.

[dallasdrj]

The downside is that it's about 1 week of downtime, and with scars, you still will need to do more than 1 treatment. Fraxel Restore is automatically 4 treatments. Docs will all have different treatment times, but in general this is what you need to know. It takes the human body about 4 weeks to regrow collage after controlled damage. We call this process collage denaturing. The process allows doctors to damage existing collage to fix issues like loose skin, wrinkles, scars, cellulite, etc.

[dallasdrj]

During these 4 weeks, the body absorbs the damages collagen and replaces it with thicker, more elastic collagen. We also know from studies that this new collagen will respond much better to treatments. This is why you want to give it another 4 weeks to mature before hitting it again with another treatment.