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Out of all skin rejuvenation procedures, most effective laser treatment is Fractional CO2 Laser treatment. This treatment, which gives effective results particularly in treatment of scars of acnes, burns, wounds and spots, tightens the skin by triggering collagen production and provides a livelier, radiant, smooth and young looking skin by decreasing pores.
Fractional CO2 Laser is the laser method, which is developed in recent years and which is in an important position among dermatological procedures, and it classified among lasers that may make critical and deep effects on the skin and that heal the skin by damaging it.
It is one of the solutions that is used in treatment of the scars of acnes, wounds, burns or cuts. Likewise, it is also effective in improving the wrinkles and skin cracks cosmetically, as well as rejuvenation of the skin.
CO2 laser beams interact with water molecules in the tissue and the tissues are evaporated in the form of columns with the diameter of 120 microns. At the same time, collagens that are available in the tissue are shortened, and vaporized tissues are rapidly introduced into the healing process by the intact tissue islets.
Our skin is one of our most important organs that allow us to make contact with the outside world. Therefore, it is ideally performed by physicians, who know the skin the most, i.e. dermatologists or medical aestheticians. Yet, they are the most suitable individuals to manage any complications that may develop. If you don’t wish to see any permanent side effects on your skin, then you must pay attention to select a physician, who is specialized in this field.
It may be performed on individuals, who are older than the age of 18, and who have various complaints, such as scars of acnes, operations, wounds or burns, and aging or sunspots and post-pregnancy or birth cracks.
It is not performed on pregnant and breast-feeding women, and individuals, who have active skin infections.
Fractional CO2 laser treatment must not be performed on individuals, who have hypertrophic scars and who are under the risk of keloid. Furthermore, it is not recommended to perform this procedure on individuals, who are using drugs that prevent blood coagulation or that cause hypersensitivity to sunlight, and who used sunbeds.
Fractional CO2 Laser is used for below purposes;
As it is well known, Fractional CO2 Laser treatment is a very powerful treatment method. Therefore, some measures must be taken to not to face any problems after the treatment. First of all, if it is required for the recipient to use various drugs, you may cancel the procedure by consulting to your physician, if it is required. If recipients are using drugs, which prevent blood coagulation or which contain retinoid, such treatment may be inconvenient. Furthermore, it must be considered whether recipients are using various other materials, such as estrogen and chloroquin etc. If recipients received chemical peeling treatment and similar skin peeling treatments, it may be beneficial to postpone the fractional laser treatment for a while.
Such treatments cause only a slight discomfort. Topical anesthetic creams are applied prior to the treatment. It may sometimes take 45 minutes for such creams to show the expected effect. Furthermore, physicians may also administer sedatives to the patient prior to the treatment, if it is deemed as required. After achieving required level of numbness on the skin, specialist physician directs the laser to targeted points on the face. All of these procedures may take around one hour at times, and recipients may feel a pinprick on their skin.
There is no need to make any special preparations. Skin is cleaned before the application and a topical anesthetic cream is applied. It is not a painful procedure, in which general anesthesia is required. Laser treatment is fast and comfortable. For example, it takes 15-20 minutes in average to perform a treatment on the entire facial area.
Most of the individuals, who received Fractional CO2 Laser Treatment, indicate in their comments that they are satisfied with the results. Redness may occur right after the treatment. Such red areas disappear in one day in average. An edema may also occur on your face in 24 hours after the treatment. However, such edema regresses in the second day, and red areas begin to decrease. Minor scabs may be observed in the third day. Recipients may return to their normal daily routine in 24 hours. You may begin to get final and effective results in two weeks after the treatment. Effectiveness of this treatment may be increased by combining it with various other treatments, such as collagen injections, fractional radio frequency gold needle or mesotherapy etc.
You may begin to see the effects of the treatment on acne scars one month after the treatment. It may be required to hold three to seven sessions based on the age and skin structure of the recipient. Recovery level becomes more significant before each session. You may consolidate positive results as long as you follow the instructions of your specialist physician meticulously and use sunscreens and recovery creams. However, you may preserve the beauty of your skin by holding sessions annually or bi-annually since genetic aging process continues ceaselessly.
Number of sessions is determined in the doctor’s office. Number of sessions ranges between 3 to 6 sessions in general, although it varies based on the purpose of treatment and place of the area that will be treated, as well as personal characteristics. There must be a period of 4-6 weeks between each session. Final effect of the treatment may be observed 2-3 months later because production of collagen is completed in 3-6 months.
A warm shower may be taken the day after the treatment.
Skin must be kept clean, and creams that are suggested by the specialist physician must be applied several times a day in order to moisturize the affected area, and sunscreens must be applied, if the recipient is going to be exposed to sunlight.
Affected areas will turn into red in the first day after treatment, and then, mini scabs, which disappear in 4-5 days, appear.
Recipients must continue to moisturize their skin as long as the specialist physician suggests them to do so.
Fractional CO2 laser treatent is preferred more in the winter due to climatic conditions.
Therapeutic effect of Fractional CO2 Laser Treatment, which is the most powerful laser used for skin rejuvenation, is high, yet it has low number of side effects. Therefore, it is used frequently. In this procedure, both the upper and lower layer of the skin is rejuvenated effectively. It removes the spots that are available on the upper layer, and it also stimulates collagen formation.
Collagen production continues in the body for 1 year after this procedure, in which the most effective skin rejuvenation laser is used.
Red areas and scabs may occur on the skin for several days after the treatment. This process is normal. Scabs are an expected and required result of this procedure. It is important to allow scabs to fall off on their own and to moisturize the skin with creams suggested by your physician.
Individuals with dark skin are affected more from various conditions, such as pigmentation or pigment loss etc. It may be said that light skinned individuals constitute a luckier group in terms of this treatment.
There is no age limit in fractional CO2 laser treatment. Individuals from any age group may receive this treatment, including those with chronic diseases. Yet, it is expected for recipients to have turned 18, unless there are any essential conditions.
Traditional carbon dioxide lasers show an ablative characteristic, i.e. they evaporate the entire skin available in the affected area and they literally leave an open wound. Therefore, it may create undesired situations, such as requirement for anesthetic, long period of recovery or facing side effects more frequently etc. However, the effect of Fractional CO2 Laser devices is non-ablative, i.e. entire area is not affected during this procedure, and no pain is felt. Therefore, there is no need for anesthesia. Recovery period takes a little amount of time since there is no open wound. Side
The price of Fractional CO2 Laser Treatment may vary based on the number of sessions, characteristics of the procedure and size of relative area. Low-priced filling procedures can mean filling with poor quality and unhealthy materials. Therefore, quality of the product and experience level of the doctor are very important details.
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