Fraxel re:pair (CO2) New! Available January 2008
Removes lines, wrinkles, brown spots, and acne scars and tightens the skin.

Ultimate Image is the first and only office in Tampa Bay to offer Fraxel re:pair (CO2)

Reliant Corporation produces two types of Fraxel lasers. The original Fraxel used an Erbium laser and is now called Fraxel re:store. The Fraxel re:store laser is still useful for younger patients with milder signs of aging. This laser usual requires three to five treatments to reach a patient's optimal benefit.

The new Fraxel laser uses a CO2 laser and is called Fraxel re:pair. This laser was just released in January of 2008. Compared to Erbium lasers, CO2 lasers are more powerful. The Fraxel re:pair laser is more useful for older patients with moderate to severe signs of aging. The Fraxel re:pair laser usually only requires one to two treatments to reach a patient's optimal benefit. Occasionally a younger patient will prefer the Fraxel re:pair laser (CO2) because it can achieve the same results in a single treatment whereas the Fraxel re:store (Erbium) procedure would require multiple treatments.

Common to both the Fraxel re:store and Fraxel re:pair lasers is their method of delivery. They both deliver the laser's energy in a fractionated manner like pixels in a digital photo. By using this technique dramatic results are obtained safely with minimal downtime. The Reliant Fraxel lasers are the only lasers that use a continuous scanning technique to deliver a fractionated pattern uniformly. Other manufactures claim that their new lasers are fractioned lasers but none of them employ a continuous scanning technique. And only one other company at this time uses CO2. Lastly, the Reliant Fraxel lasers are superior because each laser pixel is smaller in diameter and goes deeper then any other laser system. Each pixel is called a micro thermal zone. The smaller and deeper the micro thermal zone, the better the treatment. All other fractionated devices have micro thermal zones that have not achieved the small diameter and depth of the Reliant Fraxel re:store and Fraxel re:pair lasers.

The Fraxel re:pair laser is used for:

• Lines and wrinkles
• Tightening of skin
• Removal of brown spots
• Removal of melasma
• Removal of redness
• Acne scars
• Other scars
• Stretch marks

Advanced technology
The Fraxel re:pair laser system will offer a fractional ablative treatment utilizing a CO2 laser to produce similar effectiveness to traditional bulk ablative treatments, with less expected downtime and risks. The Fraxel re:pair laser system is distinguished by its ability to ablate tissue deep within the dermis. The treament is made-up of deep microscopic ablated zones surrounded by undamaged tissue, rather than a thin, general ablation of the entire surface like traditional CO2 lasers.

An effective resurfacing solution
The Fraxel re:pair laser system provides results that patients and physicians want – without the risks and recovery time that come with traditional CO2 lasers and surgical procedures.

Your Fraxel procedures can be performed personally by Karl Swanson M.D. who has personally performed more Fraxel skin treatments than any other Doctor in Florida and is also one of the top five doctors in the country for number of Fraxel treatments performed.

Before and After Photos

Before Actual Patient of Karl Swanson MD	After Actual Patient of Karl Swanson MD
Before Actual Patient of Karl Swanson MD	After Actual Patient of Karl Swanson MD