Fractional Infrared
Deep Heating
The Palomar LuxIR Fractional™ Handpiece sends infrared light pulses deep into the dermis, where it creates a carefully controlled area of elevated temperature.
Skin Tightening through Soft Tissue Coagulation
These areas of elevated temperature cause soft tissue coagulation, which can lead to collagen remodeling in the deep dermis. Remodeled collagen can tighten sagging skin. Deep heating with infrared light can also stimulate increased collagen production, to create long term results.
Fractional Technology
The LuxIR’s infrared light is delivered as an array of small, regularly spaced beams, with depth of treatment ranging from 1.5 to 3 mm into the deep dermis. This Fractional Heating creates a lattice of hyperthermic islets, with each islet surrounded by unaffected tissue. Right: view from above of the beams emanating from the rectangular LuxIR treatment window.
Fractional Deep Heating is a much safer method of treatment because the overheated islets do not cause bulk damage of the target area. In addition, subsequent regrowth of cells and new collagen expression from neighboring healthy tissue during the healing process provides a quicker remodeling process, with little to no downtime for the client.
Safety Features
The LuxIR has several additional safety features, including a Contact Sensor attached to the handpiece tip, which will not allow pulsing until the handpiece window is in full contact with the skin. Once in contact, the LuxIR delivers 3-Stage Contact Cooling – before, during, and after each pulse – with the handpiece tip cooled down to 5º C. Compared to competing systems, the LuxIR offers superior skin protection and comfort. Left: LuxIR cooling the skin as it pulses.