Fractional CO2 laser therapy is said to deliver the powerful results of the old carbon dioxide lasers -- considered the gold standard in laser wrinkle removal -- without the long down time and complication rate.

The treatment uses a fractionated laser beam that delivers thousands of tiny columns of heat deep into the skin, ablating (destroying) old skin cells and inducing new collagen formation.

Unlike old CO2 treatments that caused significant skin wounds, open sores and crusting, fractional lasers leave surrounding tissue unaffected and intact allowing the skin to heal much faster.