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Co2 laser
What is
What is the Ultrapulse CO2 Laser?
It is the laser par excellence. If we could only have one laser in the clinic, it would be the Co2 laser.
It is the laser that works at the highest temperature, in contact with the skin reaches 100C temperature, this causes the destruction of the surface layer of the skin and subsequent regeneration. Its ablation effects achieve to renew, tighten and smooth the skin, all in one treatment.
Applications
Cara
No. Sessions
1 session. May be repeated after one year
Duration of treatment
45 minutes
Pain intensity
Topical anesthesia and cold air
Recovery time
From 14 to 21 days
Visibility of improvement
Immediate effect. Improvement at 3, 6 and 12 months and persists for years.
Recommended time of year
Winter
Indications
Facial rejuvenation, wrinkles, scars and barcode repair
Information
How it works
The CO2 laser is purely ablative (it evaporates the skin, removing layers of skin from surface to depth, depending on passes and intensity).
This effect allows us to perform a skin polishing similar to deep peeling, but with a high precision and caloric stimulus, producing in the following days a regeneration and skin retraction resulting in a younger and smoother skin (the fact of using it fractioned in microscopic beams of light and not in only one, allows a faster recovery of the patient, although not exempt of some days of sick leave).
Types of Co2 Laser
LaserActive Fx
- Ultra-pulsed Fractionated CO2 laser emitting at a wavelength of 10600nm and operating at a depth of 650 um to 1500 um.
- It produces an ablation (removal of the superficial skin) with a thermal effect that reaches up to 100ºC to produce vaporization of the epidermis.
- The ablation depth can reach 250 microns.
- It produces a scanner-controlled fractional fractional thermalablative facial resurfacing on the epidermal surface.
- It has a power of 240w, which gives it a performance to improve the efficiency of results:
Deep Fx Laser
- The Deep Fx Laser produces a deep remodeling enhancing up to 2000 microns without producing epidermal ablation.
- It works by means of a scanner that produces thermal coagulation microchannels.
- It is especially indicated as a complementary treatment for acne scars and post-surgical scars. It produces a reddening of the treated area of approximately 72h or more, without ablation of the epidermis.
- The deep thermal effect produces a deeper collagen remodeling of the skin, reducing the size of the scar.
Indications in dermoesthetics
The indications in dermo-aesthetics (since this laser can be used in different surgical procedures) would be:
- Treatment of skin with medium and deep wrinkles
- Scars due to acne sequelae
- Areas of expression wrinkles such as the upper lip or the entire perioral area.
- Eyelids (in this case, due to the interesting retraction it produces, blepharoplasty can be performed without surgery).
- Treatment of hypertrophic scars
- Elimination of dermal lesions such as seborrheic keratoses
- Warts, dermal cysts, milia, etc.
Acne scar treatment
The improvement induced by the CO2 laser is due to the replacement of the epidermis by a new, more uniform and stretched epidermis. The remodeling of the dermis is due to the thermal effect, which produces the elevation of the scar’s sagging.
Lip reshaping with Co2
Thermography-guided fractional co2 laser lip reshaping, or cheiloplastyis one of the most requested treatments by people who have previously undergone lip augmentation with permanent materials or because over time the injected product has caused a chronic inflammatory reaction.
Thermography-guided CO2 laser is achieved by controlled vaporization of the lip area where the nodule is located.
It has a wavelength of 10,600nm which is absorbed by the water in the tissues that transforms it from liquid to gas, and destroys the tissue by heating.
The heat that is dispersed to the surrounding tissue is minimal, avoiding injury to the area that is not to be treated.
Immediately afterwards you can resume your routine as it has no side effects.
Results
When we perform a complete facial treatment, the patient needs 10 days of recovery. After 10 days, the patient can resume normal activities and even apply make-up if necessary.
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Before and after CO2 Laser
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– It produces an ablation (removal of the superficial skin), with a thermal effect that reaches up to 100ºC, to produce vaporization of the epidermis.
– Produces a scanner-controlled fractional mode thermal-ablative facial resurfacing on the epidermal surface.
The deep thermal effect produces a deeper collagen remodeling of the skin, reducing the size of the wrinkle.
FAQs
In which cases is CO2 laser indicated?
The CO2 laser is purely ablative (evaporates the skin, removing layers of it from the surface to the depth, according to passes and intensity). This effect allows us to perform a polishing of the skin similar to deep peeling, but with a high precision and caloric stimulus, producing in the following days a regeneration and skin retraction resulting in a younger and smoother skin (the fact of using it fractioned in microscopic beams of light and not in only one, allows a faster recovery of the patient, although not exempt from some days of sick leave).
When is this type of laser indicated?
The indications in dermo-aesthetics (since this laser can be used in different surgical procedures) would be the treatment of skins with medium and deep wrinkles, acne scars, areas of expression wrinkles such as those of the upper lip or the entire peri buccal area, eyelids (in this case by the interesting retraction that produces can be performed blepharoplasty without surgery), treatment of hypertrophic scars, removal of dermal lesions such as seborrheic keratosis, warts, dermal cysts, milia, etc..
Other uses of Co2 laser
As a final comment in different surgical specialties (gynecology, otorhinolaryngology, laryngology, traumatology, neurosurgery, etc.) it is used in a continuous and non-fractionated way to make precise cuts without bleeding, since it cauterizes at the same time. As we have seen, it is a laser with multiple uses and very good results, provided it is correctly indicated.
Why is the Co2 laser so effective?
It is the laser par excellence. If we could only have one laser in the clinic, it would be the Co2 laser.
It is the laser that works at the highest temperature, in contact with the skin reaches 100C temperature, this causes the destruction of the surface layer of the skin and subsequent regeneration. Its ablation effects achieve to renew, tighten and smooth the skin, all in one treatment.
Lip reshaping with Co2
Thermography-guided fractional laser co2 lip reshaping, or cheiloplastyis one of the most requested treatments by people who have previously undergone lip augmentation with permanent materials or because over time the injected product has caused a chronic inflammatory reaction.
Thermography-guided CO2 laser is achieved by controlled vaporization of the lip area where the nodule is located.
It has a wavelength of 10,600nm which is absorbed by the water in the tissues that transforms it from liquid to gas, and destroys the tissue by heating.
The heat that is dispersed to the surrounding tissue is minimal, avoiding injury to the area that is not to be treated.
Immediately afterwards you can resume your routine as it has no side effects.
Acne scar treatment
The improvement induced by the CO2 laser is due to the substitution of the epidermis by a new, more uniform and stretched epidermis. The remodeling of the dermis is due to the thermal effect, which produces the elevation of the scar’s sagging.
How much recovery time is required?
When we perform a complete facial treatment, the patient needs 10 days of recovery. After 10 days, the patient can resume normal activities and even apply make-up if necessary.