CO2 fractional laser

1. I heard that CO2 fractional laser makes holes in the face. Is it painful? Are there any side effects?
The CO2 fractional laser does feel a little painful. However, since each person has a different tolerance for pain levels, the pain sensation will vary from person to person. Topical anesthetic ointment will be applied before CO2 fractional laser treatment to achieve better analgesic effect.
After treatment, there will be redness, swelling, bleeding, pain, burning, scabs, and scaling according to individual conditions. Appropriate cold compresses on the treated area can effectively relieve discomfort.

2. What is the treatment principle of CO2 fractional laser?
CO2 fractional laser is a CO2 fractional laser device based on the theory of focal photothermal effect. The core point of this theory is that instead of layer-by-layer grinding like traditional CO2 fractional laser grinding, holes are drilled on the skin surface to generate multiple columnar vaporized areas, and the heat of the CO2 fractional laser stimulates the reorganization of collagen. This can achieve the effect of tightening the skin, shrinking pores, filling pores and reducing acne pits; while the area between the columnar gasification pores is normal skin, retaining as much normal skin as possible is conducive to epidermal regeneration in punctate damaged areas.

3. Will it damage the skin?
Many people think that CO2 fractional laser beauty treatment will damage the skin, and the skin surface will be destroyed, just like the wall is chipped away, making it thinner and thinner. In fact, after the age of 25, as our skin ages, collagen and elastin begin to naturally lose, and the skin gradually becomes thinner.
The photothermal effect of CO2 fractional laser can stimulate skin cells, increase the expression of collagen, change the molecular structure of dermal collagen, increase the number, rearrange it, and restore the elasticity of the skin, thereby reducing wrinkles and shrinking pores. Therefore, CO2 fractional laser beauty treatment will not make the skin thinner, but will increase the thickness of the skin, making it firmer, more elastic, and more youthful.
It is worth noting that CO2 fractional laser treatment will reduce the moisture of the epidermis or damage the stratum corneum in a short period of time, but it will generally heal in a few days. The newly healed skin has a complete structure (including the stratum corneum) and the new and old layers. Replacement function.

4. What situations are not suitable to do? CO2 fractional laser treatment has the following contraindications:
People with scarring constitution; active vitiligo, psoriasis, systemic erythema; pregnancy or lactation; people with photosensitivity; mental patients; those who have taken isotretinoin in the past six months, and are currently or have been infected with the herpes simplex virus.
If you have received other CO2 fractional laser treatments within 3 months, you must also inform the doctor truthfully. The doctor will evaluate whether you can accept the new CO2 fractional laser treatment.

5. Is CO2 fractional laser treatment effective?​
The effect of CO2 fractional laser treatment is very obvious, and there will be a certain degree of improvement with each treatment. The effects will gradually add up as the number of treatments increases.

6. How many treatments are usually needed?​
Depending on the intensity of the treatment, approximately one course of treatment requires 3 to 5 times, and the treatment interval is 1 to 3 months.

7. Do I need to rest after CO2 fractional laser treatment?​
After CO2 fractional laser treatment, there is localized redness or slight oozing. The redness and swelling usually lasts for 2-5 days. The oozing is usually mild and stops within 1-2 days. Generally, it is required to try not to touch water within 48 hours after CO2 fractional laser treatment. If The face must be clean. You can wash it with normal saline or purified water and then apply fusidic acid, etc.; each individual's own skin repair ability is quite different. Usually, CO2 fractional laser treatment will complete the repair in 5-7 days, and it is not peeling. CO2 fractional laser Depending on the parameters, redness and swelling may last from 1 to 5 days. 05 Is CO2 fractional laser treatment painful? There will be pain during treatment, but it is basically tolerable. Before treatment, you need to cleanse your face and apply topical anesthetic for about 1 hour. After treatment, you need to perform cold compress facial mask and other treatments in time. You may feel a burning sensation about 4 hours after the procedure, but the pain is no longer obvious. In the next week, there will mainly be varying degrees of edema and erythema, as well as the process of scab formation and scab removal. What you should pay special attention to here is: cold treatment, wash your face less, moisturize more, remove scabs slowly, and always use sun protection.