A kinder, gentler CO2
Skin Resurfacing System
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Dr. Pilest is the first dermatologist in Orange County to offer this
exciting technology to patients. Available Now
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.
Professional
Fraxel re:pair™ Symposium 2008 ASLMS
Video Excerpt from the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Physician Panel Discussion of Fraxel re:pair Treatment Parameters and Patient
Outcomes
Includes additional Patient Photos
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.
View Dr. Pilest's Fraxel Repair Patients
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
View Clinical Study Patient Results |
♦ Lip
Lines
♦ Eye Wrinkles and Eye Skin Looseness
Breakthrough Eyelid Treatment
♦ Skin Laxity (Sagginess) Neck & Face
♦ Facial Wrinkles and Discoloration
♦ Skin Texture and Roughness from Age and Sundamage on the Face
Neck and Chest
♦ Acne Scars
♦ Surgical Scars |
The Fraxel Family
Fraxel Re:pair Fraxel Re:store or Fraxel Lite - Which one for
me?
Fraxel comes in three "flavors" -
Fraxel
Gentle is a new lower energy version of the Fraxel Re:pair CO2 laser. Less downtime and less anesthesia requirements for those who are may need "area-only" treatments or who prefer less downtime for social reasons. Effects are not as dramatic as the classic Fraxel Re:pair and will require additional sessions to reach a similar level.
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.
View 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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