Tired of seeing your dermatologist?

As technology in the field of laser procedures have advanced over the course of just the last five years, there is now a way to get rid of everything from sun damage to fine lines and wrinkles without multiple trips to a dermatologist’s office.

The Fraxel re:pair treatment is the latest advance in the field of fractional ablative skin repair. The Fraxel re:pair laser system is distinguished by its ability to ablate tissue deep within the dermis. The treatment is made-up of deep microscopic ablated zones surrounded by undamaged tissue, rather than a thin, general ablation of the entire surface like traditional CO2 lasers.

Dr. Cameron Rohksar, Medical Director of NY Cosmetic Skin and Laser Surgery Center, explains: “Fraxel created the technology behind fractional laser applications. By treating skin with microscopic laser columns instead of full surface tissue removal, patients can access the benefits of the gold standard in skin resurfacing – CO2 Laser – without the lengthy downtown and recovery. Our patients come in and are amazed that it only takes one treatment. That’s it.”

Just as with standard Fraxel, the new Fraxel Re:pair leaves untreated areas around each treatment zone to accelerate healing. The big advantage of the Re:pair is the use of carbon dioxide laser beams which not only affect wrinkles and discolorations, but have the ability to tighten skin by altering the weakened collagen in the skin found in the dermis.

Faster Healing with Minimal Downtime

Healing is quick with most patients experiencing only a 3 to 5 day downtime. Following 2nd treatments, healing has proven to be even quicker. Redness lasts from 1 to 4 weeks on average, though varying levels of pinkness may last longer which can be balanced by use of a mineral makeup. With the Fraxel Re:pair there has been no scarring and no hypo-pigmentation (pigment loss) which was a problem with older laser technology. The new Re:pair system allows area treatments without the telltale demarcation, so even having a small area around the lips means there is no “white -out” that told the world you’d had resurfacing done.

Helene Ladenheim of Manhattan had tried everything else under the sun before she tried the Fraxel re:pair treatment. She found herself having to go back several times with other methods. “I wanted to get rid of the damage I’d done being out in the sun and eliminate the wrinkles. I’d tried many other types of lasers but this treatment was by far the best I’d encountered and the great news is that I don’t have to repeat it over and over again. It does the job in one treatment just like they said it would. I couldn’t be more pleased with how my skin looks and feels now.”

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