Clinic of Dermatology

Active FX

For people with an active lifestyle who want noticeable effects in a single treatment.

Our skin changes over time, losing its youthful look, and giving way to brown spots, wrinkles and laxity. In recent years there has been a growing number of aesthetic procedures available to treat the skin. Active FX – the result of the latest advances in laser technology – is a new procedure that yields remarkable, longlasting results with just one treatment. A fast, office-based procedure with minimal patient downtime, Active FX is your single-treatment solution for beautiful younger-looking skin.

Is Active FX right for you?

Active FX is ideal for you if you:

• have a busy lifestyle or cannot be away from work for a long time;
• want noticeable results with minimal downtime;
• want to treat dyschromia, fine lines, wrinkles and skin laxity.

What is Active FX?

Active FX is a fractional CO₂ laser procedure performed in a single treatment with minimal patient downtime. During the procedure, a CO₂ high-energy beam treats the areas of discoloration closer to the surface and also penetrates deep into the dermis. It smooth out lines, wrinkles and scars, remove brown spots and other irregularities, and tighten the skin. It also stimulates formation of new underlying collagen to continue improvement over time. With fractional laser treatment, only a fraction of the skin’s surface is treated by the laser, leaving small “bridges” of untouched skin. This technique makes the healing process much faster and enables you to get back to normal activities sooner.

What are the benefits of Active FX?

Active FX treatment produces a dramatic effect on the skin:

• causes immediate skin tightening;
• reduces wrinkles and fine lines, and softens deeper frown lines;
• noticeably improves skin tone and texture;
• stimulates new collagen formation and plumps the skin;
• restores the skin to a healthy youthful-looking state.

The results of Active FX laser treatment are long-term and, with proper sun protection, can persist for many years. Most effects of treatment become visible right away, whereas others – such as new collagen formation, which leads to continued inner tightening – build up gradually and become more evident over time. Therefore, most people look even better 3-5 months after the procedure

Before	After
Before	After

What can you expect from Active FX?

Most physicians perform the procedure in the office with a topical anesthetic cream that is applied 30-40 minutes before the ActiveFX procedure begins. There is little to no pain associated with the procedure – most patients say they feel warmth similar to sunburn. You can drive yourself home after the procedure. With a gentle washing and moisturizing regimen, your photodamaged skin will begin to flake off within 2 days. After about 3-5 days, your doctor will probably let you wear make-up. Pinkness should be gone in about a week.

The Active FX procedure is a unique, proprietary application of the Lumenis Ultra Pulse® Encore™ system. This system uses CO₂ laser energy to perform Active FX and other skin rejuvenation procedures, as well as various incisional and excisional dermatologic and surgical procedures.