Is There a Less Painful Pore-Reduction Procedure Than Fraxel?

  We tend to overlook things when we become too familiar with them.

For most people, skin is simply something on the surface of our bodies,

but skin is the largest organ in the human body.

In terms of weight, it is twice as heavy as the brain, and its surface area is also very large.

Human skin not only serves as a protective barrier but also plays various roles,

such as allowing us to sense touch.

Because skin is visible at a glance and plays an important role in determining first impressions,

more and more people are making an effort to care for their skin.

 

There are many factors to manage when caring for the skin,

but one of the areas many people pay attention to is pores.

Pores originally refer to the openings for hair and the space where hair grows,

and because they are connected to the sebaceous glands, the sebum produced by those glands

reaches the skin’s surface through the pores.

Pores exist throughout the body except for the palms, soles, and lips,

and they are especially noticeable because they are mainly distributed on the face.

  So why do these pores become enlarged?

The reasons pores enlarge can be thought of in two ways.

First, the reason most people already know for enlarged pores is

excess sebum production.

As mentioned earlier, because pores are connected to sebaceous glands,

pores serve as a passage for sebum to come out.

Therefore, when too much sebum is secreted, pores may enlarge.

In addition, when sebum and various waste products mix and clog the pores,

pores can become congested, which can also lead to enlargement.

Another reason pores can enlarge is a decrease in skin elasticity.

The skin is divided into several layers,

and among them, the layer responsible for skin elasticity is the dermis.

The dermis is mainly made up of collagen,

but if it is gradually lost and moisture decreases due to ultraviolet rays and various other factors,

skin elasticity declines, and not only wrinkles but also pore elasticity decreases.

This becomes a cause of enlarged pores.

  Depending on how they appear and what causes them,

pores can be divided into two types: horizontal pores and vertical pores.

Horizontal pores usually appear in the teens to the mid-20s,

and refer to pores that enlarge due to excess sebum.

Horizontal pores are characterized by expanding in a round shape.

Vertical pores usually appear after the mid-20s,

and refer to pores that enlarge due to aging-related loss of skin elasticity.

Vertical pores are characterized by expanding in an oval shape, as if sagging.

In the past, when choosing a pore-reduction laser to reduce pores, many people selected Fraxel. Fraxel was a treatment method that involved irradiating a thin laser beam to exfoliate the skin. It can be seen as a method of removing the skin’s surface layer, but even when performed after applying anesthetic cream, Fraxel tends to be very painful, and because it can cause red marks on the skin along with facial flushing or heat sensation, it is difficult to return to daily life immediately after the procedure.

Considering these drawbacks of Fraxel, many people may have wondered whether there is a pore-reduction laser that can overcome them. For those who have had that concern, today I would like to introduce the Pico laser.

The Pico laser is a method that incorporates an ultra-short PICOSECOND, one trillionth of a second. It delivers higher energy by using a shorter duration than before, and you can think of it as working on the same principle as narrowing the opening of a water nozzle, which increases water pressure and makes the spray stronger.

 

You may be wondering why the Pico laser is recommended instead of Fraxel.

First, because the Pico laser achieves an ultra-short pulse that is 100 times faster than the NANOSECOND used by conventional pore-reduction lasers, laser exposure time is shorter, which makes the procedure less painful.

In addition, as mentioned earlier, the Pico laser delivers stronger energy in a shorter time, allowing you to achieve the effect that previously required 10 sessions of conventional pore lasers in just 2 to 5 sessions, so it has the benefit of reducing the number of treatment sessions.

Also, because the energy is concentrated on the dermis through the MLA lens, there is less damage to the skin, allowing you to return to daily life immediately after the procedure.

The Pico laser does not exfoliate or cut away the skin; instead, it works by filling it in. The Pico laser creates tiny holes beneath the epidermis and proceeds by stimulating the synthesis of new collagen. Through this process, the skin is filled with new collagen.

 

Through this principle, you can expect not only pore-reduction effects but also improvement of pigmentation conditions such as freckles, age spots, blemishes, and tattoos, as well as wrinkle improvement.

At 4월31일, this type of pore-reduction treatment that is less painful than Fraxel, the Pico laser, is being customized and performed by Dr. Go Hyo-seon, a board-certified plastic surgeon.

  When choosing the Pico laser over Fraxel as a pore-reduction laser, you may also be curious about the cost.

At our clinic, we run the Happy Tuesday and Thursday Day event, which offers discounts on all petite procedures every Tuesday and Thursday, so if you visit with that in mind, you may be able to use it at a more reasonable price.

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