Posted March 23, 2009 in Blog, Fraxel Laser Treatment, Uncategorized
Fraxel re:pair is highlighted in the current edition of Vogue Magazine (page 146 in the newsstand copy, and in the “men’s” section of subscription copies…for those of you who cringe as I do at trying to find the table of contents in the heavy jungle of advertisements). The well written article by Catherine Piercy explains the emergence of fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) laser skin rejuvenation as “the Next Big Thing” in dermatology. “The spot-eradicating, line-smoothing results are good enough “to turn a prune-face” (who’s she talkin’ about?) back into a taut, juicy plum, and they (fractionated CO2 lasers) have the most conservative dermatologists feeling giddy with excitement”. New York City dermatologists are featured in the review. Deborah Sarnoff, MD and David Goldberg, MD are quoted referring to the fractionated CO2 lasers generically. Fredric Brandt, MD has the Lumenis Active FX (a superficial laser); Patricia Wexler,MD is not using fractionated CO2 but using non-ablative Fraxel re:store and is quoted anyway; Roy Geronemus, MD is using Fraxel re:pair around some patients eyes as “a substitute for surgery…for a fraction of what you’d pay for an eye-lift”; and Macrene Alexiades, MD is conducting FDA trials for Deka’s Dot Therapy device. Not mentioned in the article, but an excellent NYC dermatologist using the technology is Doris Day, MD who is getting great results with Lumenis Total FX (deep and superficial treatment). The article is accompanied by Roy Lichtenstein’s “Thunderbolt (1966) which has many “dots” similar to the pattern of pixilated dots that the fractionated CO2 lasers deliver. I think that Lichtenstein’s “Girl Looking in a Mirror” might have been a good choice for the article as well. I have been using Fraxel re:pair for the past year. This Vogue article is the first of many to come in the next few years on The Next Big Thing in facial cosmetic skin rejuvenation. The technology is very exciting, safe, and effective when used properly in trained and experienced hands. It is very powerful, when used improperly the potential for complications is real. Therefore please do your homework and choose your treating physician most carefully. Be well.
