Fractional Laser Skin Resurfacing

When carrying out Fractional Laser Skin Resurfacing treatments, Bijou uses the Palomar Icon 1540 XD/XF, which is the most advanced fractional laser skin resurfacing treatment system available. The treatment leaves the outer layer of the skin completely intact, a feature which distinguishes this fractional laser from other fractionated lasers. With this treatment, downtime and risk of infection are minimalized, and side effects such as oozing, crusting, or bleeding do not occur.

The Palomar Icon 1540 combines the potency of ablative lasers (which remove the top layer of the skin) with the safety of nonablative lasers (which deliver heat to a small fraction of the skin). The Palomar Icon 1540 works by emitting thousands of tiny columns of energy that deeply penetrate the skin, causing micro-injuries that stimulate the body’s natural healing response as well as collagen growth.

The fractional nature of these devices leaves the area between the columns of fractional injury untreated, allowing for a reservoir of tissue to produce new collagen and new elastin which can smooth the appearance of imperfections such as wrinkles and stretch marks. The Bijou Skin Health Clinic recommends undergoing a series of these fractional ablative laser treatments once every four to six weeks.

Fractional Laser Skin Resurfacing provides amazing results when treating facial lines, wrinkles, enlarged pores, skin pigmentation, age spots, acne/surgical scars, stretch marks, and melasma. This highly sought after skin resurfacing treatment dramatically improves the skin’s texture and appearance.