ActiveFX / DeepFX

The goal of fractional laser treatments is simple: replace damaged skin with new, fresh skin. The primary targets of ActiveFX and DeepFX include:

• Fine lines and wrinkles of the face, especially around the upper lip, cheeks and forehead
• Crow’s feet around the eyes
• Pucker marks (smoker’s lines) and frown lines
• Brown spots and splotchy, uneven skin tone
• Scars, especially acne scars

Benefits

ActiveFX and DeepFX treatments produce a dramatic effect on the skin:

• Cause immediate collagen contraction
• Reduce wrinkles and fine lines, and soften deeper frown lines
• Noticeably improve skin tone and texture
• Stimulate new collagen formation and plumps the skin

The results of the treatments are dramatic and, with proper sun protection, can last for many years. Most effects of treatment become visible right away, whereas others—such as new collagen formation— build up gradually and result in continued smoothing over time. Therefore, most people continue to show improvement up to six months after the procedure.

What are “Fractional” Laser Treatments?

ActiveFX and DeepFX are laser procedures performed in a single treatment with minimal downtime. During the procedures, a high-energy beam of laser light interacts with the skin’s surface, causing the upper layer to peel off and regenerate a layer of new, healthy skin. The laser also stimulates formation of new underlying collagen, which results in continued improvement in skin texture over time.

With ActiveFX and DeepFX, only a fraction of the skin’s surface is treated, leaving small “bridges” of untouched skin. This technique makes the healing process much faster and enables you to get back to normal activities sooner.

How It Works

Recognized as the gold standard of laser resurfacing systems, the UltraPulse® CO2 laser delivers thousands of tiny laser pulses in a spaced pattern over the skin. Each pulse heats a column of tissue eliminating pigment discolorations at the surface and creating a deep zone of heating in the tissue. Unique to the UltraPulse, these zones of heating shrink collagen in the skin immediately. In addition, deep tissue heating stimulates collagen remodeling, improving the skin further over the months following the procedure.