Fractional CO2 Resurfacing for acne scarring
Solihull Medical Cosmetic Clinic, under the supervision of Dr. Sagoo, is proud to be the first clinic in the UK to offer the FRX fractional CO2 skin resurfacing treatment.
What is Laser Skin Resurfacing for Acne Scarring?
The FRX fractional CO2 laser for acne scarring remains the superior tool for aesthetic skin resurfacing, a procedure that may improve the appearance of superficial wrinkles around the eyes, lips, forehead, and cheeks, which are apparent in ageing skin. Patients seeking the best acne scar treatment, especially those with facial acne scars, enlarged pores, or sun-damaged skin with uneven pigmentation, may find this treatment highly effective.
How Does CO2 Laser Resurfacing Work?
Fractional skin resurfacing with the CO2 laser for acne scar removal causes tiny dot ("pixel-like") damage to treated areas in the skin, leaving most of the surrounding skin intact. This advanced acne scar treatment stimulates new collagen production from the injury to the dermis, which can help reduce the appearance of lines, scarring, and acne. Fractional skin resurfacing may allow the skin to heal quicker than if the whole area was treated, as the healthy, untreated tissue acts as a natural bandage whilst the treated area heals.
The result is long-term collagen stimulation, which over the next few months, may soften the lines and wrinkles, providing one of the best acne scar treatment options available.
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What Should I Expect from My Acne Scarring Treatment?
Patients generally feel a burning sensation on the skin immediately after the CO2 laser resurfacing treatment, which typically lasts one to four hours. There is a downtime of about four to five days, and after this, you can expect your skin to be pinkish/red for a few more days. The skin may continue to produce collagen for six months, causing the skin to become rejuvenated.
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When Can I See the Results from My Acne Scarring Treatment?
Improvements are often seen with every treatment, depending on the amount of correction required. Approximately two to three CO2 laser resurfacing treatments for acne scarring are required monthly for most patients. Optimum improvement after fractional skin resurfacing is usually at around three months, as collagen remodelling and skin tightening continue.
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What Kind of Results Can I Expect?
Fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes and mouth, as well as brown spots, may be removed or reduced in appearance, and deeper frown lines and grooves may be greatly softened. Large pores may be reduced in size, and your overall skin texture and appearance may become firmer and tighter. Once the outer layer of skin has been partially removed with laser resurfacing, the new skin underneath may present a softer, smoother, more youthful appearance. The message from our many happy patients is that less than an hour with the fractional CO2 laser resurfacing can erase up to ten years from your face.
Fractional Skin Resurfacing and Sun Damage, Lines, and Wrinkles
Fractional skin resurfacing can be an exceptional treatment for sun-damaged skin, lines, wrinkles, and skin tightening. If you would like to achieve a quick and visible improvement in wrinkles and skin sagging, fractional skin resurfacing may be the treatment option for you.
Fractional skin resurfacing and acne
Fractional skin resurfacing can be an excellent treatment for moderate and severe acne and acne scarring. It may be effective in improving skin texture and depressed acne scarring, with reduced downtime, when other treatments fail.
What does FRX fractional CO2 treat?
It is a safe method to help improve the appearance of sun damage, stubborn pigmentation, acne scars, rough texture, enlarged pores, fine lines, wrinkles, and skin laxity (in the face, neck, chest, arms, and hands) and surgical scars, with minimal downtime. Some of the conditions it may help with include:
- Wrinkles
- Poor texture
- Large Skin Pores
- Sun Damage
- Sunspots
- Brown Spots
- Acne Scars
- Surgical Scars
- Keloid scars
- Melasma
- Uneven Pigmentation
- Stretch Marks
It is a safe method to help improve the appearance of sun damage, stubborn pigmentation, acne scars, rough texture, enlarged pores, fine lines, wrinkles, and skin laxity (in the face, neck, chest, arms, and hands) and surgical scars, with minimal downtime. Some of the conditions it may help with include:
