New laser at UTMB offers fast skin help
GALVESTON � A new solution to a variety of skin problems promises fast results with minimal downtime, according to dermatologists with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The Fraxel laser was approved this year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat wrinkles, stretch marks, melasma, pigment problems, acne scars and surgery scars, said Dr. Erica Kelly, UTMB clinical assistant professor of dermatology.UTMB�s Dermatology Clinic, within University Hospital Clinics at Ninth Street and The Strand in Galveston, is one of only a handful of clinics in the Houston area offering the Fraxel laser treatment.�What�s revolutionary about this treatment is that a patient can have it done on a Friday and be back at work on Monday,� Kelly said. The outpatient procedure requires local anesthetic and typically takes about 30 minutes.The Fraxel laser passes through the top layer of skin into the dermis below to create thousands of microscopic thermal zones.These zones stimulate the production of fresh skin cells on the surface and the production of collagen beneath.�We treat deeply, but only in little spots, affecting only about 20 percent of the skin and leaving the treated area surrounded by healthy tissue,� Kelly said.
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