Solta Medical Inc., a global leader in the medical aesthetics field, has this week announced that it is donating one of its Fraxel re:store laser systems to the Grossman Burn Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Grossman Burn Center.

The Fraxel system will be used to reduce the appearance of scarring caused by traumatic thermal damage. The Burn Center is a worldwide leader in innovative treatment and care for burn patients and their families.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Grossman Burn Center (GBC) is the largest plastic surgery-based burn practice in the western United States. But the work of the Foundation does not stop on the US border. The Grossman Burn Foundation provides burn care and medical resources in developing countries all over the world, including a burn center in Kabul and a physician triage training program for doctors in underdeveloped countries. The Foundation is also involved in the development and distribution of satellite based telemedicine equipment to doctors and first responders all over the globe.

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After Fraxel treatment, the most common skin reactions are redness, swelling, and a warm feeling to the skin.  People often compare it to a bad sunburn that lasts for about 3 days on average. After that, the skin starts to bronze with brown spots (the dead cells coming to the surface) and then peels. This continues for a few more days as the skin heals and becomes clearer.

Are there possible side effects?

Some adverse reactions have been documented. Darkening of the skin, also called “post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation” can occur in Asians and darker skinned individuals.  This is best prevented by pretreatment of the skin with a bleaching agent like hydroquinone.

Another side effect is hypopigmentation, where some coloration is removed from the skin. This is unfortunate occurrence is possible, but extremely rare. Personally, I have never seen this, but I do discuss this with all my patients in advance.

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We thought it might be helpful to show some of the latest before and after photos taken with the Fraxel restore dual wavelength laser.  These patients were not treated at our San Francisco plastic surgery center, but we have certainly achieved results comparable to these.

The Fraxel restore dual is the newest offering from Reliant technologies and probably the most versatile cosmetic laser yet.  Contact us to discuss laser skin resurfacing with the Fraxel re:store laser.

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