What is Laser Skin Resurfacing?

Laser skin resurfacing is an exciting medical procedure which corrects the effects of

the sun, wind and time.

What is LASER?

Laser stands for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Lasers

work by producing an intense beam of light energy that travels in one direction. The

laser beam can gently vaporize and remove wrinkles, scars and blemishes, seal blood

vessels or cut skin tissue.

The laser has the unique ability to produce one specific color (wavelength) of light

which can be varied in its intensity and pulse duration. The newest laser systems have

become remarkably precise and selective, allowing treatment results and safety levels

not previously available.

Physicians around the world use the pinpoint accuracy of advanced CO2 lasers

(carbon dioxide) and erbium lasers to repair damaged skin. Laser skin resurfacing

reduces wrinkles without scalpels or stitches. The laser emits an intense beam of

energy that heats and vaporizes tissue instantaneously. It is so precise that the normal

surrounding tissue is not affected.

What lasers are used for laser skin resurfacing?

The primary lasers used for laser skin resurfacing are the new generation ultra pulsed

type CO2 lasers and the erbium lasers.

History and Background

Ablative laser resurfacing with pulsed CO2 or erbium:YAG lasers has long been the

gold standard for the treatment of photoaged skin. However the prolonged( up to 3

weeks) postoperative recovery period and the potential for adverse effects limit the

applicability of these ablative laser systems. Non-ablative laser technologies spare the

epidermis and selectively heat the dermis, leading to collagen synthesis and

remodeling without protracted healing. However, the non-ablative lasers do not yield

the same degree of clinical results. Similar to non-ablative lasers, fractional laser

devices emit infrared light that is absorbed by water-containing tissue with limited

postoperative recuperation. With repeated treatments fractional resurfacing can yield

favorable clinical results. Fractional laser devices produce microscopic three-

dimensional arrays of thermal injury to dermal collagen surrounded by a zone of in-

tact skin. Because the stratum corneum is spared, migration of keratinocytes ensues

with rapid healing with little apparent wounding of the skin.

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The device is approved for improvement of facial rhytides, atrophic scarring,

pigmentary dyschromias, and soft tissue coagulation.

How Does the DermaXel work?

The laser provides unique fractional skin resurfacing technology combined with the CO2

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The Laser utilizes SubPixel technology which allows controlling the pixel size, pixel density,

and the level of heating in the pixel columns resulting in enhanced clinical results. In contrast

to the old carbon dioxide lasers, the newest generation of DermaXel CO2 laser, delivers short

bursts of extremely high-energy laser light. This vaporizes the undesired skin tissue, one layer

at a time. The laser's highly focused beam of energy enables the doctor to gently remove the

skin's surface with a very low risk of scarring and complications in properly selected patients.

This energy heats water within the surface layers of the skin, causing both the water and the

tissue of the skin to turn to vapor. Every time the laser passes over the skin, some of the

outermost layers of the skin are removed in a precise and controlled way to the appropriate

depth. The skin then heals over a period of time, as new layers of collagen are produced. The

skin can literally resurface itself, causing an improvement in the appearance of sun damaged,

wrinkles, acne, and scarred skin.

Benefits of DermaXel:

Immediate skin tightening

Improve skin laxity and texture

Erase unwanted brown spots

Smooth wrinkles and acne scars

Rejuvenate neck, chest and hands

Smooth scars and certain stretch marks