How does fractional CO2 laser work for scar removal?
Fractional CO2 laser is a non-surgical approach to skin rejuvenation. It not only helps remove scars from the body of the patient, but also works deeply on the wrinkles, fine lines and damage to the skin caused by an excessive exposure to the sun.
In CO2 fractional laser, the laser light is fractionated into thousands of light shafts, which then penetrate deep into the skin surface. The light shafts pushes and removes the scarred parts of the skin. Over a period of time, the void created by the laser is filled with new skin cells.
In addition to removing the scarred surface of the skin, the collateral heating caused by CO2 fractional laser shrinks damaged collagen and promotes the development of new collagen. As a result, there is a dramatic improvement in wrinkles, fine lines and sun damaged skin as the old cells are replaced with new cells.
CO2 fractional laser, thus, paves way for scar-free, younger, tighter and smoother skin.