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.
Video of Treatment Process
Accompanying KVUE news story
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.
Fast 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 hypopigmentation (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.
Note: Because the Fraxel Re:pair affects deep dermal tissue (this is what makes it so effective) this laser treatment cannot be performed on top of recently-placed dermal wrinkle fillers. A 2-month waiting period after fillers is required so as not to break down the filler material.
One of a kind FDA
Clearance
Fraxel re:pair
laser system has received the industry's
only FDA 510(K) clearance for a fractional ablative laser system for
treatment of wrinkles, furrows, fine lines, textural irregularities,
pigmented areas and vascular discoloration.
Clinical studies included 400 patients from
10 top clinical centers across the nation
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Clinical Study Photos - Fraxel re:pair
Source Reliant Technologies/Fraxel
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♦ Lip
Lines
♦ Eye Wrinkles and Eye Skin Looseness
♦
Skin Laxity (Sagginess)
Neck & Face
♦ Facial Wrinkles and Discoloration
♦ Skin Texture and Roughness from Age and Sundamage on the Face
Neck and Chest
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Acne Scars
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Surgical Scars |
The Fraxel Family
Fraxel Re:pair
Fraxel Re:store or Fraxel Re:fine - Which one for me?
Fraxel comes in three "flavors" -
Fraxel Re:fine is
a light resurfacing for younger skin with
superficial sun damage or lines not caused by aging.
Fraxel Re:store,
which has been our flagship resurfacing system since the beginning of
fractional technology, is an over all moderate-level treatment for
pigmentation, skin tone, lines and acne scarring which requires multiple
sessions for adequate improvement.
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Fraxel Science Video
Fraxel Re:pair is
the procedure of choice for age-related deep lines, hard-to-erase lip lines,
more pronounced photodamage and sagging face and neck skin. Because the
technology behind the Re:Pair allows for deep dermal laser penetration,
the benefits of this CO2 based resurfacing system have
greater response potential.
Fraxel re:pair treatment does involve some
downtime, usually 3 to 5 days depending on the energy strength and depth
of laser delivery required.
Fraxel Information from
Reliant Technologies
The Fraxel re:pair system provides the
industry's first and only Fractional Deep Dermal Ablation (FDDA(TM))
treatment, which leads to tissue contraction, tightening and collagen
remodeling. The Fraxel re:pair laser removes and eliminates aged and
damaged skin without the prolonged downtime and adverse reactions
associated with conventional ablative resurfacing lasers (also known as
CO2 or erbium YAG lasers) and surgical procedures.
The Fraxel Re:pair system
treats a portion of the skin's surface and leaves the surrounding areas
intact to allow for rapid healing. With FDDA treatment, the skin is
ablated and coagulated in deep (up to 1.6 mm) columns called Microscopic
Treatment Zones (MTZ). The Fraxel re:pair laser's high speed optics
allow these MTZ to be spaced across the skin's surface to provide even,
thorough tissue tightening for effective resurfacing.
Reliant Technologies, Inc., the pioneer of fractional skin
resurfacing and market leader in aesthetic medicine, today announced
that its
Fraxel re:pair laser system has received the industry's
only FDA 510(K) clearance for a fractional ablative laser system for
treatment of wrinkles, rhytides, furrows, fine lines, textural
irregularities, pigmented lesions and vascular dyschromia. The
Fraxel re:pair
system, initially cleared for ablation, coagulation and skin resurfacing
in May, 2007, becomes the only fractional ablative resurfacing system
cleared by the FDA for specific indications of use.
FDDA treatment is safe to treat even delicate areas
such as the neck and chest due to its tissue sparing design. In
contrast, conventional bulk ablative laser skin resurfacing ablates 100
percent of the epidermis and therefore is too aggressive to treat the
neck and chest, which often leaves patients with an undesirable line of
demarcation and can lead to hypopigmentation.
Physician Comments on the
new Fraxel Re:pair
Zakia Rahman, Stanford University
"Fraxel re:pair treatment provides dramatic results
that patients and clinicians want without the considerable risks and
recovery time that come with traditional CO2 lasers and surgical
procedures," said Zakia Rahman, M.D., clinical instructor of dermatology
at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, and medical director of the
Fraxel([R]) Laser Clinic.
"For patients who have spent years in the sun
or smoking and wish to have tighter, smoother, and more even skin tone,
the Fraxel re:pair laser provides a safe and effective resurfacing
solution."
A. Jay Burns, University of Texas
Southwest Medical Center
"In my 20 years of using lasers, I have not seen an ablative technology
safely capable of targeting all of the elements of severe photodamage on
and off the face, including the delicate neck and chest regions. It is
now possible with the Fraxel re:pair system," said A. Jay
Burns, MD, assistant professor of plastic surgery at the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center and past president of the American
Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery.
Christopher Zachary -
Department of Dermatology UC Irvine
"The results we are achieving with the Fraxel re:pair system are
remarkable by any standard. Results approach that of a facelift,
with very few complications and limited downtime," said Christopher Zachary, FRCP,
chair of the Department of Dermatology, University of California at
Irvine.
"The Fraxel re:pair system produces significant tissue
tightening, wrinkle reduction and textural improvement, both on and off
the face."
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Orange County Register Article
The Fraxel re:pair laser is a minimally invasive,
ablative fractional laser system that delivers treatments at depths from
300 micrometers to 1.6 mm into the dermis.
For more severe rhytids and furrows the Fraxel Re:pair stimulates new collagen and elastin production deep into
the dermis. Treatment is delivered with the safety and proven efficacy of the
Fraxel brand.
Its advanced optics can deliver thousands of
microscopic treatment zones up to 2.5 times faster than any other
ablative fractional device It is also the only system clinically demonstrated to create
zones of treatment beyond 1.5 mm that are spaced evenly across the skins surface. In one treatment
session, the Fraxel re:pair treatment results thorough
tissue tightening, a uniform appearance and
effective resurfacing.
Extensive Clinical Study
"The Fraxel re:pair laser system is the most technologically advanced
tool available for a physician today. Reliant's rigorous
scientific development of the Fraxel re:pair laser is backed by data from more
than 400 treatments conducted at 10 top clinical centers nationwide,"
said Anja Krammer, vice president of marketing for Reliant Technologies.
"Unlike
other devices on the market, only the Fraxel re:pair system uses
state-of-the-art technology that integrates the proprietary Fraxel
Intelligent Optical Tracking system with a CO2 laser source. With
just one hand piece, physicians can now effectively treat a broad range of
conditions." - Source Reliant Technologies
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