FRAC3

In short

How deep: Deep dermis
Recovery: One to a few days red, sometimes with a fine grainy texture that flakes off.
How often: Usually a series of three to four, with four to six weeks in between.

Per sessionOn request

A fractional laser that goes deeper, for texture, pores and irregularities.

This step is one of the four of Fotona 4D. What the whole treatment costs and how it goes is on Fotona 4D in Rotterdam.

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What it does

Where it lands

FRAC3 works fractionally: the energy does not go across the skin as a flat surface but in islands, so that intact tissue stays standing in between that helps the healing get going. The pulses find their own way to the places where more pigment or more blood sits, so the irregularities get more energy than the calm skin around them. That is how it reaches texture, pores, redness and uneven colour.

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Stratum corneumto 0.02 mm
Dead cells and lipids. The water barrier.
Epidermisto 0.1 mm
Pigment cells and the dividing layer that new skin comes from.
Upper dermisto 0.5 mm
Fine vessels, nerve endings and young collagen.
Deep dermisto 2 mm
Hair roots, sebaceous glands, larger vessels and the supporting collagen.

Stratum corneumto 0.02 mm
Dead cells and lipids. The water barrier.
Epidermisto 0.1 mm
Pigment cells and the dividing layer that new skin comes from.
Upper dermisto 0.5 mm
Fine vessels, nerve endings and young collagen.
Deep dermisto 2 mm
Hair roots, sebaceous glands, larger vessels and the supporting collagen.

The proportions are schematic; the depths beside them are not. Usual values for facial skin. The thickness differs per place on the body; on the back the dermis is a multiple of this. How deep we work in your case depends on the setting the therapist chooses.

What happens

Acts on

Water

Every skin cell is largely water. Aim at that and you hit tissue and not colour.

Stratum corneumThe outer layer of dead cells. What happens here shows quickly and heals quickly.Passes through here
EpidermisWhere your pigment sits and where new skin cells come from.It works here
Upper dermisThis is where the connective tissue starts. What you reach here heals by building.It works here
Deep dermisHair roots, vessels and the firmness of your skin. Working this deep needs a reason.It works here

In the appointment

What happens,
in order.

Every treatment starts with cleansing, and that is done by hand. Make-up and sebum come off and the therapist checks that everything is gone, because a device or an active ingredient that works on a layer never reaches your skin.

Cooling and protecting
You are given protective goggles and the skin is cooled before the first pulse comes.
In islands
The laser passes in strips across the area. Every pulse hits small islands and leaves the skin between them intact.
Red afterwards
The skin is red for one to a few days and feels warm. Sun protection belongs with the weeks after.

How it feels

What you notice in the chair

Every pulse feels like a short, sharp tap, as though an elastic band snapped against your skin. On the cheek that is manageable; above the lip and along the nose you notice it more clearly.

Afterwards you are red and warm. In the days that follow the skin can feel finely grainy and flake lightly; that is the old top layer coming away.

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What it is for

What this treatment is meant for

On the left where this treatment works well, on the right when another treatment does more for you.

It works well for

Works on texture, pores and uneven colour in the same session
Seeks out the irregularities and spares the calm skin
Part of Fotona 4D and also available separately

For this you choose something else

For laxity from the inside, SmoothLiftin is the step
For fresh skin alone with no recovery time you choose SupErficial
We do not schedule it just before a lot of sun

Not sure whether this treatment suits you?Book a treatment on advice. The therapist looks at your skin and chooses, and you hear beforehand what it will be and what it costs.To treatment on advice

What people come here with

The concerns this belongs to

Every concern page says what the concern is, what can be done about it and when a different approach gives more.

Goes with this

What connects to it

Fotona 4D
€ 370
The complete treatment this is the second of four steps in.
What it involves
Fotona Resurfacing
On request
Goes further on texture and pores, with more recovery time.
What it involves

About frac3

Frequently asked questions

What does fractional mean?

That the energy goes into the skin in islands rather than as a flat surface. The tissue that stays intact in between helps the healing get going and that saves recovery time.

How many sessions do I need?

Usually three to four, with four to six weeks in between. How many it is for you depends on your skin and on what is going on.

What does it cost?

That depends on the area and the number of sessions, and we establish that at the intake.

How much recovery time do I need?

One to a few days red, sometimes with a fine grainy texture that flakes off.

How often do I need to come?

Usually a series of three to four, with four to six weeks in between.

The first appointment

Start with a skin analysis

The therapist looks at your skin, measures with the EVE-M and establishes what suits you. You hear straight away how many sessions it involves and what it costs. If you are treated in the same appointment, the intake fee is waived.

Skin consultationWhat happens in a skin consultation