Skin Resurfacing
Fractional Skin Resurfacing for Multiple Skin Conditions - and Minimal Downtime
Many dermatological and cosmetic skin conditions can be improved with fractional laser skin resurfacing. Only Palomar® gives you a fractional skin resurfacing system to treat all these conditions quickly and cost-effectively.
Fractional laser skin resurfacing with Palomar maximises client aesthetic outcomes while minimising procedure risk and reducing downtime. It's the smart approach to skin resurfacing that uses microbeams to create areas of treated tissue surrounded by untreated tissue, which provides faster healing and reduced side effects.
Palomar invented and patented micro-fractional laser technology. The technology is the perfect choice for the treatment of wrinkles, acne and surgical scars, melasma, striae, unwanted textural irregularities, crow's feet, blotchy skin and more. It works effectively on virtually any trouble spot on the body - face, neck, chest, arms and legs.
Invest in a skin resurfacing laser platform from Palomar and enjoy unlimited revenue potential with the following techniques:
Fractional Non-Ablative Skin Resurfacing: A simple treatment approach that promotes skin coagulation without requiring costly preparation and cleanup, yet it delivers excellent aesthetic results with minimal redness or swelling.
Fractional Ablative Skin Resurfacing: Deep skin resurfacing that allows you to control ablation depths for single-procedure outcomes, were patients can return to regular activity within as little as two days. The results rival those of fractional CO2 laser treatments, with fewer complications, less pain and faster recovery.
Combination Fractional Ablative & Fractional Non-Ablative Skin Resurfacing: Palomar's new combination treatments offer a same-day fractional non-ablative and fractional ablative approach to laser skin resurfacing. The combination approach allows the tailoring of depth, coagulation, and ablation to meet individual needs and helping to maximise treatment outcomes while minimising downtime.
How Fractional Skin Resurfacing Works
Fractional skin resurfacing with Palomar uses laser energy microbeams to create areas of affected tissue that extend through the epidermis into the dermis. These areas can be either "non-ablative" (the laser beams coagulate the affected tissue) or "ablative" (the laser beams vaporize the affected tissue).
Non-ablative procedures are minimal to no downtime procedures, while ablative procedures provide a single treatment option. The body's natural healing process creates new, healthy tissue to replace the areas of affected tissue, resulting in healthier, younger-looking skin.
Palomar's new ablative technology, the Groove Optic, creates a unique, grooved line injury pattern on skin that increases ablative tissue coverage while preserving the benefits of the fractional column approach.
The Lux2940 Groove Optic creates a unique grooved injury pattern on the skin, which preserves portions of healthy tissue surrounding the treatment zones so clients can receive high ablative coverage with minimal downtime.
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While keeping the stratum corneum in place, the Lux1540 uses high-precision microbeams to create narrow, deep columns of tissue coagulation in the epidermis and dermis.
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Palomar offers the following fractional skin resurfacing technologies:
StarLux® Systems, Artisan™ System, Palomar Icon™ System
StarLux and Artisan Fractional Laser Handpieces
Lux2940™, Lux1540™, Lux1440™
Palomar Icon Fractional Laser Handpieces
2940 Fractional Laser, 1540 Fractional Laser
Benefits for Clients:
| Non-Ablative Skin Resurfacing |
Ablative Skin Resurfacing |
- Excellent outcomes with minimal treatment time
- Minimal to no pain during procedure
- Minimized redness or swelling
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- Less risk of scarring, infection or long-term pigmentation change versus CO2 resurfacing
- Consistent long-term results
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Benefits for Practitioners:
| Non-Ablative Skin Resurfacing |
Ablative Skin Resurfacing |
- No topical anesthesia required
- Rapid treatments (treat a full face or entire chest in approximately 12 minutes)
- Stratum corneum remains in place, eliminating open wound issues and allowing for rapid healing
- Advanced technology prevents unnecessary heat accumulation
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- User-controlled ablation depths for customized outcomes
- Three pulse modalities
- Unique groove pattern for high coverage
- No nerve blocks required
- One treatment required, rather than multiple treatments for non-ablative resurfacing
- Erbium wavelength provides greater thermal control versus CO2
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Fractional Ablative Skin Resurfacing:
Photos courtesy of Sean Doherty, MD |
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Photos courtesy of David Kent, MD |
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Fractional Non-Ablative Skin Resurafacing:
Laser Scar Removal:
Photos courtesy of David Vasily, MD |
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Photos courtesy of Michael Sinclair, MD |
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Fractional Ablative Skin Resurfacing
Groove Patterns of Ablation for Fractional Skin Resurfacing: Healing Time Course Study and Histologic Evaluation
Ross, E.V., Doherty S., Seckel B., PMTI, 2009.
"The goal of this paper is to describe a healing time course clinical study and histologic evaluation of ex vivo porcine skin following treatment with the Lux2940 Groove Optic insert..."
Groove Patterns of Ablation for Fractional Skin Resurfacing: Clinical Results and Applications
Doherty S., Seckel B., Dierickx C., Ross E.V., PMTI, 2009.
"We report findings on a novel fractional skin resurfacing technology which uses a groove pattern of injury as opposed to the column pattern delivered with 'traditional' fractional beam resurfacing."
Fractional Non-Ablative Skin Resurfacing
Fractional Non-Ablative 1540 nm Laser Resurfacing for Atrophic Acne Scars: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Hedelund, L., Winther K., Beyer D., Nymann P., Haedersdal M., Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2009.
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Treatment of Melasma with the StarLux 1540
Vasily D. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2007.
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Self Canalization of Laser Microbeam in Tissue as Fundamental Mechanism of Fractional Skin Resurfacing
Altshuler G., Yaroslavsky I., Smirnov M., Erofeev A., Childs J., Tabatadze D., Belikov A., Pushkareva A., Tihonov S. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2003.
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Fractional Technology
Optimal Parameters for Fractional Rejuvenation: Theory and Experiment
Zelickson B. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2007.
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Enhancement Of Fractional Delivery Technique With Pulse Elongation, Aggressive Surface Cooling, And Skin Suction
Ross E.V., Zelickson B., Altshuler G., Childs J., Erofeev A., Smirnov M., Tabatadze D. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2007.
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