Moxi® Fractional Laser by Sciton
AVAILABLE AT VEGA SEAPORT & VEGA FENTON
AVAILABLE AT VEGA SEAPORT & VEGA FENTON
MOXI® by Sciton is a gentle, non-ablative fractional laser designed to improve uneven pigmentation, sun damage, skin tone, and texture with relatively little downtime.
Using a 1927 nm wavelength, MOXI creates microscopic treatment zones within the skin while leaving surrounding tissue intact. This fractional approach stimulates renewal without removing the entire surface of the skin, allowing patients to pursue meaningful skin rejuvenation with less recovery than more aggressive resurfacing procedures.
MOXI can be customized from lighter treatments focused on maintaining healthy-looking skin to more corrective treatments for visible photodamage and pigmentation.
MOXI uses a 1927 nm thulium fractional laser.
Rather than treating the entire skin surface, the laser creates thousands of microscopic treatment zones while leaving surrounding tissue untreated. These areas initiate a controlled healing and renewal response while the untreated skin between them supports relatively rapid recovery.
Over the days following treatment, damaged and pigmented cells are gradually brought toward the surface and shed as the skin renews itself.
That mechanism is also why patients often notice improvement in both pigmentation and overall skin quality rather than simply seeing individual brown spots disappear.
This is something your current page is missing, and I think it’s useful because it explains why two people’s MOXI experiences can be quite different.
MOXI treatments can be customized by adjusting treatment density and energy according to the patient’s skin and goals.
A lighter treatment may be selected for prejuvenation, maintenance, or patients seeking minimal recovery, while more intensive settings may be used when addressing more established pigmentation and photodamage.
Your provider will determine the appropriate treatment settings rather than applying the same protocol to every patient.
MOXI and BBL are frequently paired because they address different components of photodamage.
BBL® uses broadband light to target unwanted pigmentation and vascular concerns such as brown spots, redness, and visible vessels.
MOXI® uses fractional 1927 nm laser energy to address pigmentation while also improving overall tone and texture.
When performed together in an appropriate patient, BBL + MOXI provides a more comprehensive approach to skin rejuvenation than either treatment alone, addressing both unwanted color and skin quality.
Although both treatments can improve pigmentation and sun damage, they work differently.
BBL is primarily a light-based treatment that targets specific chromophores responsible for brown pigmentation and vascular redness.
MOXI is a fractional laser that creates microscopic treatment zones throughout the skin, making it particularly useful when the goal includes tone, texture, pigmentation, and overall skin renewal.
For patients with multiple concerns, the treatments may be combined rather than choosing one or the other.
Both MOXI and HALO are fractional resurfacing treatments from Sciton, but they occupy different positions on the treatment spectrum.
MOXI is non-ablative and generally chosen when patients want improvement in pigmentation, tone, texture, or early photodamage with relatively limited recovery.
HALO® is a hybrid fractional laser that combines ablative and non-ablative wavelengths, allowing treatment at multiple depths and generally offering a more intensive resurfacing option for patients seeking greater correction.
A simple way to think about it is:
MOXI → lighter resurfacing and maintenance
HALO → more intensive correction and resurfacing
Treatment choice ultimately depends on the condition of your skin, desired results, and acceptable downtime.
A topical anesthetic may be used before treatment depending on the settings and treatment area.
During treatment, the MOXI handpiece is passed systematically across the skin as fractional laser energy is delivered. Patients commonly describe sensations of warmth or heat.
Treatment itself is relatively quick, although appointment time varies depending on the treatment area and whether MOXI is being combined with another procedure such as BBL.
Immediately afterward, the skin may appear pink or red and feel warm, similar to a sunburn.
Over the next several days, the skin can develop a characteristic rough or sandpaper-like texture as microscopic treated tissue moves toward the surface. These tiny areas of treated pigment are sometimes referred to as MENDS (microscopic epidermal necrotic debris).
They gradually shed naturally as the skin renews.
Patients should avoid picking or aggressively exfoliating this material.
The amount of redness, roughness, and visible recovery varies according to treatment intensity.
Skin typically begins to look brighter and more even as the initial healing process resolves.
Pigmentation, tone, and texture may continue to improve over subsequent weeks as the skin renews.
Some patients are satisfied with periodic individual treatments, while others benefit from an initial series followed by maintenance treatments.
The appropriate schedule depends on the amount of photodamage, treatment intensity, and individual goals.
Melasma requires a different approach from ordinary sunspots or photodamage.
MOXI may be considered as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for appropriately selected patients with melasma, but laser treatment does not cure melasma and results can be unpredictable.
Melasma can recur and may worsen in response to factors including sun exposure, heat, hormones, and skin inflammation. For that reason, treatment generally requires careful patient selection along with rigorous sun protection and an appropriate topical skincare regimen.
Your Vega Vitality provider will determine whether laser treatment is appropriate for your particular pigmentation.
No. MOXI is a non-ablative fractional laser. It creates microscopic treatment zones without ablating the entire skin surface.
MOXI uses a 1927 nm thulium wavelength.
Recovery depends on treatment intensity. Redness, warmth, swelling, and a rough or sandpaper-like texture can occur for several days as treated tissue sheds.
Yes. This is an especially useful combination because BBL targets unwanted pigmentation and vascular redness while MOXI provides fractional treatment for pigmentation, tone, and texture.
Neither is universally better. They use different technologies and address somewhat different concerns. Many patients benefit from combining them.
No. MOXI is a non-ablative 1927 nm fractional laser. HALO is a hybrid fractional laser incorporating both ablative and non-ablative wavelengths and is generally used when greater resurfacing is desired.
That depends on the amount of photodamage, pigmentation, treatment intensity, and your goals. Some patients undergo a series of treatments followed by periodic maintenance.
MOXI can be an excellent option for patients who want to improve pigmentation, sun damage, uneven tone, and texture without committing to more aggressive laser resurfacing.
Treatment can be customized to your skin and goals and may be performed alone or combined with complementary technologies such as BBL for more comprehensive correction.
Your Vega Vitality provider will evaluate your skin, pigmentation, treatment goals, and desired recovery to determine the most appropriate treatment plan.