There are Four major wavelengths that are fractionated:- The CO2, Erbium and Erbium Glass and Thulium 1927 Lasers.

Facial Wrinkle Resurfacing with Fractionated Lasers at The Skin Centre.

The Skin Centre is located on the Gold Coast in Queensland and offers Facial Wrinkle Resurfacing by Dr Michael Freeman, Dermatologist and Laser Specialist.

Facial wrinkles can now be improved without permanent side effects. These days, there are a number of lasers featuring fractionation that have essentially replaced  ablative resurfacing. This latest advance of fractionation offers the ability to treat only a small fraction of the surface thus protecting the pigment and allowing rapid healing while achieving significant improvements in the collagen and elastin. The down time is only 3 to 4 days and the procedure is performed under local anaesthesia.

One session of the New Fractionated Co2 at 2 weeks.

Click Photo for the 24Hr post operation view.

Fractionated Thulium 1927

This is the latest treatment for irregular pigmentation.

Melasma and Solar lentigines can now be effectively treated. The skin is not broken. Unlike peels the depth of treatment can very precisely be determined to avoid the potential for complications.

The results are simply amazing. Even stubborn Melasma can now be treated.

The skin is not broken during the procedure. This minimises any potential risks such as infection. Because the treatment is so precise, the laser columns target only a fraction of skin at a time, leaving the surrounding tissue intact. This allows your body to heal the skin much faster than if the entire area were treated at once. The skin does become quite dark and then peels. The peeling starts at day 3-5 and is complete by day 7.

 Fractionated Erbium Glass laser

The Erbium Glass laser: 1550-nm
The primary effect of this laser is the micro thermal stimulation of the dermis (the second layer of the skin), inducing your body to remodel and form new collagen and elastin, which results in tighter, fresher, more youthful-looking skin. The resultant remodelling or toning evens out scars, wrinkles and improves stretch marks.
Pigmentation can be evened out even the stubborn pigmentation from the pill.

The skin is not broken during the procedure. This allows normal activities as there is no down time other than a light pinkness. Because the treatment is so precise, the laser columns target only a fraction of skin at a time, leaving the surrounding tissue intact. This allows your body to heal the skin much faster than if the entire area were treated at once. Interestingly, all the improvement does not occur immediately; instead, over several months.
When the scarring is more severe the erbium Yag Laser or the CO2 lasers are used. These lasers have a more prolonged erythema ( redness) of the face. They do however give more effect per treatment cycle.

The real advance that these lasers have is the ability to only treat microscopically with pin point laser beams but leaving the surrounding islands of tissue undamaged avoiding unwanted side effects especially with skin colour. Compared with traditional resurfacing lasers the advantages are the much shorter healing time and the greatly reduced risk of complications. In addition, the treatment can be performed using local anaesthetic cream rather than under a general anaesthetic. The Erbium Glass Laser is also safe to use in patients with darker skin types, and on sensitive areas such as the neck and chest. However, as the treatment is gentler than the traditional resurfacing lasers, multiple treatments are usually required.