Fraxel Laser Treatment for Sun-Damaged Skin

There is a new treatment for sun-damaged skin. This treatment makes use of fraxel lasers. This type of laser treatment offers patient great results without any of the side effects that one faced with previous laser treatments. This new fraxel laser treatment encourages the body's own system to produce new collagen as it treats only fractions of the skin at a time. Fraxel laser was developed to repair the skin from sun-damage and fine lines as well as wrinkles and acne scars. Fraxel laser treatments cannot only repair skin damage, it can do so while it improves the texture and pigmentation of the patient's skin.

With traditional laser skin treatments the surface skin is destroyed and a recovery time of two or more weeks is required for healing. With fraxel laser treatments microthermal zones are created in the skin and the old skin cells are replace by new ones. The epidermis is not destroyed and as a result healing time is greatly reduced. When one has fraxel laser treatments, the fine wrinkles as well as age spots, and sun-damage is improved. In addition fraxel laser treatments have a positive affect on acne no matter what part of the body is affected.

Before the fraxel laser treatment begins, the area that is to be treated is cleaned and an anesthesia is applies to the area. This is a topical anesthesia and it takes about an hour to take affect. Once the anesthesia has taken affect it is wiped off. This is when the doctor will begin the fraxel laser treatment.

Each fraxel laser treatment will take approximately twenty to forty-five minutes. When a patient has frexel laser treatments they will get treatments monthly for a period of four to five months. One should expect to see improvements in their condition within three months but some notice improvements after the first month of treatment. It is important to protect the skin from the sun while the area is being treated. By doing this one will avoid pigmentation.