What should you know about Icon fractional laser?

The device delivers laser energy in a fractional pattern, so untreated skin remains between the treated points. This pattern supports healing while targeting uneven texture, fine lines, sun-related changes, or depressed acne scars. A clinician chooses settings according to your skin type, concern, and tolerance. Warmth, redness, swelling, and a sandpaper-like feel can occur afterward; darker skin may need particularly careful settings to reduce the chance of pigment changes.

Tell the clinician about recent tanning, cold sores, active acne, medicines, and a tendency to form raised scars. Follow instructions about pausing irritating skincare products and arrive with clean skin. After treatment, use the recommended gentle cleanser, moisturiser, and sun protection. Do not pick peeling skin or restart strong exfoliants until the treated area has settled. The number and spacing of sessions depend on the goal and the response of your skin.

Contact the treating clinic promptly for worsening pain, spreading redness, pus, blistering, fever, or swelling that affects your eyes. Urgent assessment is needed for breathing difficulty or swelling of the lips or tongue. A clinician can distinguish expected irritation from infection, a burn, or a pigment reaction.

Ask which concern the treatment is targeting, what settings suit your skin tone, how long healing may take, and which products or medicines should be avoided around the session.