Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 480-486, September 2007

Fractional resurfacing

Mohs/Dermatologic Surgery, Boston VA Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

Massachusetts General Hospital, Dermatology Laser and Cosmetic Center, Boston, MA, USA

Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Abstract 

Fractional resurfacing produces a distinctive thermal damage pattern by creating discrete columns of thermal damage referred to as microthermal treatment zones. It characteristically spares the tissue surrounding each microthermal treatment zone leading to fast epidermal repair. Fractional resurfacing has been successfully used in treating a variety of skin conditions including melasma, dyschromia, lentigenes, wrinkles, and acne scars with minimal downtime. It is safer to use off the face and in darker skin types.

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PII: S0738-081X(07)00096-X

doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.05.007

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 480-486, September 2007

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