thermage uses radio frequency to cause tissue tightening. fraxel or fractionated lasers actually have a different affect on the screen. those are true lasers that remove whether they do it in an ablative or non-ablative way; i will explain what that means to help rejuvenate the skin and that also affects the texture and tone of the skin. so fraxel is non-ablative meaning that your skin doesn't directly peel and the outer layers aren't directly removed. fractional co2 which is my preferred treatment helps in a very soft and gentle way removes layers of the skin even to the deepest layers to help stimulate new collagen production and also eliminate or dramatically improve acne scars and surface changes such as sun spots. so with this treatment this new generation of co2 lasers you can have a lot less downtime a lot safer treatment a lot faster results with less risk and have your skin look so much better. it looks more even in texture and tone. acne scars are often removed. those lines around the mouth are often dramatically softened if not completely gone and you can be out and about within about a week but you do have a good week where you have to stay home and hide because it looks worst before it looks better.
i have heard about fraxel or fractional lasering. is this really very safe? how does this differ from thermage?