How Does Ablative Fractional Laser Resurfacing Work?

Quick Facts

• The COSCAN carbon dioxide laser uses tiny columns of laser energy to resurface skin.
• It can be used to treat wrinkles, acne scarring, other types of scarring (including burns scars), skin pigmentation and skin sallowness and helps to tighten skin. It can also be used to treat off-face areas such as the hands, neck and decolletage.
• The laser can be used in fractional mode, which reduces downtime and risk by treating a ‘fraction’ of the skin through the use of special handpieces that fire small columns of laser into the skin, leaving spaces in between.
• Treatments with this laser can be done with the Active Fx hand piece, Deep Fx hand piece, or both hand pieces (Total Fx) depending on the type of problem that needs to be treated
• Treatments can be done at various energy levels to tailor the results and downtime accordingly
• The COSCAN carbon dioxide laser is a highly effective laser for skin resurfacing, and can be used in fractional mode or non-fractional mode.

Case Study
This 41 year old female presented to Co2 Fractional Laser Clinic with concerns about her skin texture, wrinkles, skin pigmentation, and a scars on her cheek area. She had a COSCAN CO2 laser. The recovering picture shows the patient’s face after 10 days. The total downtime was approximately 12 days in this case.