Fractional resurfacing
Patients present to the practice 1 hour prior to the procedure for topical anesthesia application.
The procedure is performed without the need for sedation and takes approximately 15 minutes for the entire face. Two areas, at any given time, are done during one laser session to limit local anesthesia absorption. Specially compounded creams are used for days 1 through 4, to improve post procedure comfort, decreased swelling and limit redness. These are followed by peptide-infused moisturizing creams provided for days 5 through 9, at which time the native complexion is typically restored. Showering is allowed immediately.
Make-up is allowed on or around days 6 through 7. Strict sun avoidance and sunscreen use are essential to prevent any increase in post procedure pigmentation. This technology is superb for the improvement in uniformity of facial color, management of fine to medium wrinkle lines and may be repeated indefinitely, until desired results are achieved, all the while maintaining a normal complexion without the stigma of previous laser procedures.