Fractional resurfacing is a new modality for laser treatment that creates numerous microscopic thermal injury zones with

controlled width, depth, and density that are surrounded by a reservoir of spared epidermal and dermal tissue, allowing for rapid repair of laser induced thermal injury.

This unique modality, if implemented with proper laser delivery systems, enables high energy treatments while minimizing risks.

The fractional co2 laser produces a beam of infrared light with the principal wavelength bands centering around 9.4 and 10.6 micrometers. With fractional laser resurfacing the laser beam is broken up or fractionated into many small micro beams which are separated so that when they strike the skin surface small areas of the skin between the beams are not hit by the laser and left intact. These small areas of untreated skin promote a much more rapid recovery and healing with less risk of complications. The small areas treated by the fractional micro beams, called micro treatment zones, cause sufficient laser injury to promote new collagen production and resultant facial skin rejuvenation.