2026 Newsletter

Fraxel: Our Favorite For Turning Back The Hands Of Time

What do you worry about when it comes to maintaining the health of your skin? Fighting sun damage, lightening brown spots, lessening wrinkles?

The great news is that the Fraxel laser, a device with a 20-year-long track record, is an effective way to treat each of these concerns.

When our patients want to improve the quality of aging skin, Fraxel is an essential treatment to incorporate into an annual maintenance routine. This laser uses two wavelengths of light. The 1927 nm wavelength targets sun spots and brown discoloration, while the 1550 nm wavelength penetrates deeper into the dermal layer of skin to stimulate collagen, improving skin texture, fine lines, wrinkles and acne scarring.

SkinCare Physicians has pioneered a protocol we call Fraxel Quick Recovery. With only 3-4 days of downtime, many of our patients are able to repeat this treatment once or twice annually to continually address sun damage and age-related collagen loss. By increasing the intensity of the treatment with classic Fraxel settings, we can also treat more significant sun damage, wrinkles and acne scars.

Fraxel has medical benefits as well. Recent data suggests that routine Fraxel treatments decrease the risk of most skin cancers. It is also well-established that Fraxel decreases the presence of actinic keratoses, or pre-cancers.

Whether you want to improve discoloration and texture or fight skin cancer, our providers can help you design a long term plan that uses Fraxel laser to improve the health and look of your skin.