As she powers up the device and I don protective glasses, she tells me she chose the Genesis over the more popular Fraxel because it can go deeper—up to four millimeters.
Before I can hesitate, I book my first treatment: a Genesis laser, which works by gently heating the dermis below the skin’s surface to boost collagen, zap brown spots, and shrink broken capillaries. As she powers up the device and I don protective glasses, she tells me she chose the Genesis over the more popular Fraxel because it can go deeper—up to four millimeters. “You want to have the full thickness of the skin rejuvenated,” she says. “If you want to make an analogy, if the peel of the fruit is smoother, what good is it if there’s no substance inside?”