Laser Skin Resurfacing (Fraxel & PicoWay)

Laser resurfacing at Dr. Ariel Ostad's Upper East Side Manhattan clinic spans a range of technologies from ultra-gentle fractional treatments to more aggressive ablative resurfacing, allowing precisely calibrated interventions across the spectrum of photoaging severity and patient downtime tolerance.

Fraxel Dual (Restore) operates on two wavelengths — 1550 nm (non-ablative, penetrates deeper for collagen remodelling) and 1927 nm (targets superficial pigmentation and sun damage). It is a gold-standard treatment for melasma, sunspots, actinic keratoses, and mild-to-moderate wrinkles, with three to five days of redness and mild peeling. Results continue developing over three months as new collagen matures.

Fraxel CO2 is an ablative fractional laser delivering greater energy to resurface the outer skin layer while leaving surrounding tissue intact for faster healing than traditional full-field CO2 resurfacing. It addresses deeper wrinkles, more advanced photoaging, and texture issues that non-ablative wavelengths cannot fully reach. Downtime is five to seven days, and the effect is more dramatic — producing results that previously required full ablative…