Fraxel re:pair (CO2)

This past weekend I went to a Fraxel re:pair seminar at Reliant Technologies. The re:pair is a CO2 laser that uses Reliant's patented scanning technology to lay down a precise pattern of laser  pulses on the skin. There us no doubt, in my view, that Fraxel has the most sophisticated technology in the field. The scanner is fast and precise, and the relatively high power of the laser allows deeper penetration than competing lasers.

Fraxel Laser for burn scars

Some time ago I wrote a post about a patient who had facial scarring from grease burns. After other treatments failed, she was treated with the Fraxel re:store laser, with remarkable results. Her physician has generously provided me with before and after photos, in the hope that other burn patients might benefit. The photos are posted below.  The results speak for themselves.

Gerald N. Bock MD
Stockton & Lodi CA
California Skin and Laser Center

Active FX and Fractinated CO2 Lasers

A question has been asked about the Active FX laser and the results compared to the Fraxel, now renamed, in the upgraded version, the Fraxel re:store. The Active FX is one of several newly introduced or about to be introduced lasers that apply the principle of fractionated resurfacing (treating multiple small areas of skin and leaving untreated areas between treated areas) to the CO2 laser. The questioner referred to an article claiming that more new collagen is created by the Active FX than by a series of Fraxel treatments.

Fraxel Laser for Burn Scars

In the January 2008 issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology there is a case report of a 37 year old woman who had thickened significant keloid scars on her face and one hand after grease burns. After unsuccessful attempts at other treatments she was treated with 5 Fraxel Laser treatments at approximately monthly intervals.