The XS Dynamis is the latest Erbium:YAG laser-based, skin resurfacing solution offered from my laser system of choice: Fotona. This highly innovative laser represents a complete ablative skin resurfacing solution capable of providing a wide variety of treatment options:
? superficial, light to deep laser peels
? non-ablative (coagulative) to fully ablative rejuvenation
? full-field to fractional resurfacing
Why Erbium:YAG Laser?
Er:YAG laser is very well absorbed in water; the principle target chromophore in skin resurfacing. This gives it the ability to vaporize skin tissue with very little thermal conduction. In contrast, CO2 lasers are less ablation efficient due to their lower absorption in water. They therefore unavoidably conduct significant amounts of heat into the tissue. Coagulation will always accompany ablation when using CO2 lasers. This often entails suboptimal treatment outcomes and an increased risk of undesired effects such as hypo-pigmentation, persistent erythema and prolonged recovery times.
Full control over the Er:YAG laser's clinical effects and ultimately laser treatment outcome is the XS Dynamis' strong point. It offers this by allowing the numerous treatment parameters and modalities to be precisely adjusted and optimized by the practitioner. The XS Dynamis' software predicts skin ablation and coagulation depths, based on the selected treatment parameters; a huge convenience to the laser operator. The system also incorporates factory pre-set treatment parameters that can be accessed, changed and stored through a simple user interface. This offers convenience, especially when wanting to perform everyday procedures and optimal and safe treatment parameters need to be accessed quickly.
There are two approaches to skin resurfacing: full-field and fractional. In full-field resurfacing, the entire surface area of the skin within the laser spot is affected by the laser. In fractional resurfacing the laser affects pinpoint columns of skin within each laser spot, leaving intact, unaffected tissue around each individual microspot. This promotes faster healing, while the laser can be allowed to penetrate into the deeper skin layers to initiate concrete collagen remodeling. While I can do both types of resurfacing now with my standard handpieces, pending FDA approval, Fotona will be offering two new scanners - one for full-field erbium scanning and one for fractional erbium scanning. Both will be computer-controlled handpieces that will scan larger skin surface areas, allow for faster, more precise and safer treatments.
This latest, ablative fractional laser allows us the practitioners to optimize the ablation versus coagulation ratio, providing control of thermal damage induced in the skin:
? V-Smooth Technology is one of the technological advancements that sets the XS Dynamis apart. It allows for extreme skin coverage speeds while still achieving effective and controlled skin coagulation. V-Smooth Technology ensures complete accuracy and simplicity in irradiating single spots for longer optimal durations.
? VSP Technology offers XS Dynamis owners the unique ability to tune this laser to different tissue conditions and at the same time to the desired clinical outcome and/or patient's expectations. You are also able to combine ablation and thermal coagulation in the same procedure. You could now, for example, plane down wrinkles externally, while internally stimulating the dermal collagen matrix to tighten and restore the skin's elasticity for a natural-looking effect. Because of this, VSP Technology is a crucial feature for the practitioner to have in order to provide the most versatile comprehensive treatment options in skin resurfacing
The effects of sun-damage and environmental pollutants take their toll on human skin, causing it to wrinkle, develop sunspots and generally look aged. Fotona Er:YAG skin resurfacing treatments, can reverse these effects and restore a healthy, natural look and feel to the skin.
Ms. Sult began her aesthetic medicine career when she opened her own aesthetic laser clinic in 1999. In the 11 year since, Robin's passion has been twofold: to have a depth of technical knowledge that garners superior clinical results, and to provide the patient a comfortable and happy aesthetic experience. Ms. Sult treats the full range of aesthetic applications available in the marketplace today: Hair Removal, Vascular Treatments, Skin Resurfacing, Fractional, Benign Mole and Pigment Removal, Acne, Warts and more. Anything you've seen on TV, Robin can do in her Aesthetics clinic.
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