Fraxel

Fraxel Laser Treatment is a line of non-surgical lasers for facial rejuvenation developed by Reliant Technologies, Inc. (new Solta Medical) in 2004 from a concept of dermatological treatment that takes advantage of the skin's regenerative process by treating it in a fractional manner. The technology was developed from a US patent licensed from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine with Prof. R. Rox Anderson as the inventor, based on a concept called fractional photothermolysis.

Fraxel lasers cause fractional photothermolysis for skin resurfacing to treat a range of skin conditions. Different fraxel systems use either an Erbium fiber laser at 1550 nm, or a dual wavelength Erbium-fiber pumped Thulium fiber laser with both 1550 nm and 1927 nm, respectively, in a single device. Both are nonablative. An ablative fractional resurfacing laser was later introduced using a CO2 laser, also by Reliant Technologies, Inc.

References
  • Manstein D, Herron GS, Sink RK, Tanner H, Anderson RR (2004) , Lasers Surg Med. 2004;34(5):426-38.
  • Hantash BM, Bedi VP, Sudireddy V, Struck SK, Herron GS, Chan KF (2006) , J Biomed Opt. 2006 Jul-Aug;11(4):041115.
  • Bedi VP, Chan KF, Sink RK, Hantash BM, Herron GS, Rahman Z, Struck SK, Zachary CB (2007) , Lasers Surg Med. 2007 Feb;39(2):145-55.
  • Hantash BM, Bedi VP, Chan KF, Zachary CB (2007) , Lasers Surg Med. 2007 Feb;39(2):87-95.
  • Hantash BM, Bedi VP, Kapadia B, Rahman Z, Jiang K, Tanner H, Chan KF, Zachary CB (2007) , Lasers Surg Med. 2007 Feb;39(2):96-107.
  • DeBenedictis LC, Myers TR, Chan KF, Frangineas, Jr. G (2007) , US Patent 7,282,060, filed December 21, 2004.
  • Chan KF, Frangineas G, DeBenedictis LC, Sink RK (2010) , US Patent 7,824,395, filed August 29, 2006.
  • Chan KF, Frangineas G, Dewey D, DeBenedictis LC (2011) , US Patent 7,862,555; US Patent 7,938,821; filed July 13, 2007.
  • Chan KF, Frangineas G, Dewey D, DeBenedictis LC (2012) , US Patent 8,286,640; , US Patent 8,313,481, filed November 29, 2010.
  • Hantash BM, Chan KF (2012) , US Patent 8,323,253, filed February 22, 2008.
  • Chan KF, DeBenedictis LC (2013) , US Patent 8,435,234, filed November 7, 2007.
  • Chan KF, Hantash BM, Herron GS, Bedi VP, (2014) , US Patent 8,690,863, filed October 10, 2006.
  • Hayt, Elizabeth (April 14, 2005) New Laser Promises Gentler Repairs for Damaged Skin, The New York Times. Accessed June 19, 2010
  • Lawrence S. Bass, MD (2005). Rejuvenation of the aging face using Fraxel laser treatment, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, vol. 25 no. 3 pp. 307–309. Accessed June 19, 2010
  • Z. Rahman, MD; M. Alam, MD, MSCI; J. S. Dover, MD, FRCPC, FRCP (2006). Fractional Laser Treatment for Pigmentation and Texture Improvement, Skin Therapy Letter, 11(9):7-11. Accessed June 19, 2010
  • Sherry S. Collawn MD, PhD (March 2007). Fraxel Skin Resurfacing, Annals of Plastic Surgery, vol 58, issue 3, pp 237–240. Accessed June 19, 2010
  • Robert J. Chiu MD; Russell W.H. Kridel MD, FACS (May 2007). Fractionated Photothermolysis: The Fraxel 1550-nm Glass Fiber Laser Treatment, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, vol. 15, issue 2, pp. 229–237. Accessed June 19, 2010
  • Elizabeth L. Tanzi, Rungsima Wanitphakdeedecha, Tina S. Alster (November–December 2008). Fraxel Laser Indications and Long-Term Follow-Up, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, vol 28, Issue 6, pp. 675–678. Accessed June 19, 2010
  • Cameron K. Rokhsar, M.D., F.A.A.D., F.A.A.C.S. (2004).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.