fraxel is a non-ablative erbium-glass treatment that has been used to improve acne scars and uneven pigmentation with some success. usually 4-6 treatments are needed. there is usually little down time with redness and scaling for a few days after the treatment. fractional co2 treatments build on the gold-standard co2 resurfacing laser for improvement of lines wrinkles sun damage and other signs of aging. usually only a treatment is needed but it is ablative which means that there is greater recovery time usually about 7-10 days.
what is fraxel and how does it compare to a co2 laser peel?