Matrix LS Fractional CO2 Laser Therapy

WEB-MD calls Matrix Fractionated Laser the "anti-aging breakthrough of the decade."

Dr. Peter Schmid introduces Matrix Fractional skin therapy that erases wrinkles, sun damage, discoloration and increases collagen production through its revolutionary fractionated laser technology. Matrix Fractionated Laser procedures are considered state of the art, and Dr. Peter Schmid at the Institute of Aesthetic & Plastic Reconstructive Surgery is one of the only plastic surgeons in the Boulder and Denver, Colorado area to provide this anti-aging process - exclusively to his patients.

Ablative Skin Resurfacing - history and challenges of the procedure

Until just a few years ago, ablative skin resurfacing with full-powered lasers was the only available solution for rejuvenating skin and erasing wrinkles.  At that time, surgical CO2 lasers were used as a means to help skin recover from sun damage and discoloration. More recently, erbium lasers were developed which were safer and minimized patient downtime and recovery from skin rejuvenation.

If you know of anyone who ever had this skin rejuvenation procedure done, however, you may recall that they had to take up to a full week off work, couldn't go out in the sun for several weeks, and the healing process involved an oozing, bubbling and sometimes painful recovery. Ablative laser skin resurfacing, although effective, is not ideally suited to most patient's lifestyles and pain thresholds.

Ablative laser skin resurfacing works by applying a very precise amount of laser energy to the skin, which heats up the water in the top layers of the skin to the point where that water evaporates and the skin cells are destroyed.  After that, the body's natural collagen building repair system kicks in and begins to build new and beautiful layers of skin.  Ablative skin resurfacing works, removing sun-damaged skin, and filling in new collagen where wrinkles and fine lines once existed, and thousands of woman underwent this procedure.

Fraction CO2 Skin Rejuvenation  - a breakthrough treatment

A few years ago, however, scientists began exploring the idea of pulsing and pixelating lasers in such a way that they would damage the skin beneath the surface, which has the collagen-producing effects, but leaving the skin at the top intact. This shift significantly reduces patient downtime.  Today, these fractional co2 lasers have revolutionized the services that Dr. Peter Schmid provides, introducing laser skin resurfacing techniques that now millions of men and women can both afford and work into their busy lifestyles.

Fractional CO2 lasers employs a technique known as fractional photothermolysis, which uses precise laser beams to affect very small interspersed groupings of skin cells, leaving the adjacent cells intact so that they can quickly fill in the very small damaged areas and significantly decrease the healing process.  A similar approach is used by those who touch up historical photographs with digintal imaging, where they go in and fix the color or intensity of some pixels but leave adjacent pixels in tact so that the image doesn't lose it's clarity or definition.  If you were to "fix" all of the pixels, the image might look "airbrushed."

Matrix LS Fractional CO2 Laser Therapy - Breakthrough Skin Rejuvenation available in the Denver and Boulder area

The innovative design of the Matrix Fractional CO2 Laser System takes fractional CO2 resurfacing to the next level. The Matrix Fractional CO2 Laser optimizes traditional CO2 treatments by producing MicroAblative Columns (MACs) of injury to the tissue while preserving untreated skin in-between spots. This promotes rapid re-epitheliazation and long-term collagen remodeling while offering a patient comfort level and convenience that approaches a non-ablative resurfacing.

Dr. Peter Schmid provides state-of-the-art surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures and treatments to men and women from Colorado Springs to Boulder, Denver, Ft Collins and Wyoming. In the professional confines of the Institute of Aesthetic & Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, patients of Doctor Schmid will enjoy this revolutionary treatment and recover quicker and safer, at a fraction of the cost for skin resurfacing. Trust your care to a plastic surgeon with not only the experience and commitment to treat you with the utmost care, but the one to embrace the newest technologies and treatments to serve you better. 

 For more information about Matrix or any cosmetic treatment, call the office at (888) 651-6846. You can also download an overview brochure of the Matrix LS Fractional CO2 therapy.