Lidlift Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.
Cosmetic, Facial & Eye Plastic Surgery

Fraxel®

Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing. A new variation on the CO2 laser. What the engineers have done is modify the output of a CO2 laser so that each treatment spot size is pinpoint. Imagine a grid of skin where about 30% of the skin is randomly subjected to this type of treatment. The result is rapid recovery from treatment with improvement of skin issues with healing. Typically several sessions are needed to treat 100% of the face. No question these treatments improve the complexion and the technology is impressive. However, improvement is modest and the level of improvement appears to be equivalent to a relatively light chemical which can be comfortably preformed in the office with only slightly more downtime than a Fraxel® treatment. This raises the question if the big price tag that comes with these treatments is really worth the expense.