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Fractional CO2, IPL, HIFU, RF microneedling, Morpheus8, Q-Switched laser and energy-based skin treatments.
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This category groups concepts for definition and clinical context. Inclusion is not a personal treatment recommendation or a candidacy decision. Only entries that pass editorial-depth, evidence and patient-safety checks are listed; treatment decisions require an examination and review of medical history.
Fractional CO2 laser; Carbon dioxide laser beam with a wavelength of 10,600 nm is fractionated to form heated microthermal zones (MTZ) and provides ablation (evaporation) and deep dermal remodeling on the skin surface. It is the laser treatment with the strongest indication for acne scars, signs of aging and skin texture improvement.
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) is a device that uses non-coherent, polychromatic (420-1200 nm wide spectrum) beam produced by xenon flashlamp and is a non-laser photoenergy source that targets certain chromophores (hemoglobin, melanin, water) with the principle of selective photothermolysis; Medical device used in the treatment of pigmentary and vascular lesions, photorejuvenation, hair removal and rosacea.
Pico-laser (picosecond laser) is a laser technology that works with an ultra-short pulse duration of 10⁻¹² seconds (one billionth of a second), breaks down melanin and tatu pigment with photomechanical fragmentation (light-induced mechanical breaking), is injected without passing the thermal time thanks to the pulse interval as short as 1/1000 of Q-switched nanosecond lasers, collagen remodeling and laser-induced optical breakdown. (LIOB) is used for acne scars, benign pigmentary lesions, tatu removal and skin rejuvenation via dermal plasma formation mechanism.
Q-switched Nd:YAG laser is a high-energy laser system that sends ultrashort nanosecond (5–20 ns) beam pulses at wavelengths of 1064 nm and 532 nm. Based on the photomechanical ablation and selective photothermolysis mechanism, it breaks down melanin, hemoglobin and tattoo pigments and removes them from the body through macrophages. It is used for tattoo removal, melanin lesions, melasma and vascular diseases. It is an FDA approved medical device for the treatment of lesions.