title: Multi-center clinical study and review of fractional ablative CO2 laser resurfacing for the treatment of rhytides, photoaging, scars and striae.
abstract: Laser skin resurfacing has shifted over the past two decades from standard ablative resurfacing to non-ablative resurfacing and most recently, to fractional laser resurfacing. In this most recent category, fractional non-ablative lasers were first introduced followed by fractional ablative lasers, which offer an improved balance between safety and efficacy. In the current article, a review of fractional ablative resurfacing is presented alongside the results from a multi-center clinical study employing the fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) laser (SmartXide DOT, DEKA) for the treatment of rhytides, photoaging, scars and striae distensae.
authors: Yale university School of Medicine; Dermatology and Laser Surgery Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Macrene
authors: M
authors: Alexiades-Armenakas
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Sarnoff
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Gotkin
authors: Neil
authors: N
authors: Sadick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects; D015595:Skin Aging; D057896:Striae Distensae / Q000628:therapy*