Advanced Laser Skin Resurfacing in Dallas, TX

Older laser methods may have been the best at the time, but they were not as efficient as they were thought to be. In 2006, Pixel by Alma became the first FDA-approved ablative fractional laser skin resurfacing method that was as gentle as a non-ablative laser with just a few days of social downtime for patients. The name Pixel is based on the way the device treats the skin – creating small tunnels or micro-canals in the epidermis that go anywhere from 20-50 microns deep, penetrating down to the dermis.

When the Pixel laser resurfacing in Dallas touches the skin, the 2490nm Er: YAG delivered laser energy makes visible marks on the skin in a grid-like fashion. These grid marks are made in two configurations of 7×7 and 9×9 – the 7×7 penetrates deeper into the skin and treats higher levels of skin damage such as scarring, while the 9×9 configuration is gentler on the skin and can be used for the most sensitive areas such as the neck and chest. While the laser energy penetrates deeply into the dermis where damaged proteins lay, the fractionated position of the laser allows healthy cells to thrive.

Leaving space between the treated skin cells and those that are healthy, the skin’s natural healing process will take over with rapid epithelial stem cell growth over days or weeks in between sessions. Instead of treating the full face, only 15 to 20 percent of the skin is affected by the 2490nm Pixel laser, supporting healthier, fresher epithelial tissues. Most laser systems cap at 1064nm which is less than half the strength of the Pixel – now you can truly get through to the deepest, most damaged sections of the dermis to begin the necessary restructuring.