Clinical Evaluation of M22 ResurFX 1565nm Module

Inclusion criteria

• Able to read, understand and provide written Informed Consent;
• Healthy adult, male or female, 25-55 years of age with Fitzpatrick-Goldman skin type I-IV;
• Having suitable areas of treatment of facial areas to be treated with wrinkles Fitzpatrick-Goldman Wrinkle and Elastosis Score of 3-6 or striae alba present for more than 1 year;
• Able and willing to comply with the treatment/follow-up schedule and requirements;
• Women of child-bearing age are required to be using a reliable method of birth control at least 3 months prior to enrollment and throughout the course of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Any of the following will exclude the subject from the study: skin type V-VI

• Pregnant, intending to become pregnant during the course of study, less than 3 months postpartum or less than 6 weeks after completion of breastfeeding;
• History of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation
• Unable or unlikely to refrain from tanning, including the use of tanning booths, during the course of the study;
• Use of photosensitive medication for which light exposure is contraindicated.
• Use of oral isotretinoin (Accutane®) within 6 months of initial treatment or during the course of the study. Note: skin must regain its normal degree of moisture prior to treatment;
• Prior treatment, such as chemical peel (especially phenol based) or dermabrasion, in treated area within 3 months of initial treatment or during the course of the study;
• Prior skin treatment with non-ablative laser or other devices in treated area within 6 months of initial treatment or during the course of the study;
• Prior use of collagen, fat injections or other methods of skin augmentation (enhancement with injected or implanted material) in treated area within 12 months of initial treatment or during the course of the study. Treatment may not be performed at all over permanent dermal implants;
• Prior use of Botox in treatment area within 6 months;
• Prior ablative resurfacing procedure or face lift in treated area with laser or other devices within 12 months of initial treatment or during the course of the study;
• Any other surgery in treated area within 9 months of initial treatment or during the course of the study;
• History of keloid or any other type of hypertrophic scar formation or poor wound healing in a previously injured skin area;
• Showing symptoms of hormonal disorders, as per the Investigator's discretion (such as Melasma, Chloasma);
• Concurrent inflammatory skin conditions, including, but not limited to, rosacea of any severity;
• Open laceration or abrasion of any sort on area to be treated during the course of treatment;
• Active Herpes Simplex at the time of treatment or having experienced more than three episodes of Herpes Simplex eruption within a year of study enrollment;
• Multiple dysplastic nevi in area to be treated;
• Having a bleeding disorder or taking anticoagulation medications, including heavy use of aspirin, in a manner which does not allow for a minimum 10 day washout period prior to treatment (as per the patient's physician discretion);
• History of immunosuppression/immune deficiency disorders (including HIV infection or AIDS) or use of immunosuppressive medications;
• Having any form of active cancer at the time of enrollment and during the course of the study or history or skin cancer;
• Significant concurrent illness, such as uncontrolled diabetes i.e. any disease state that in the opinion of the Investigator would interfere with the anesthesia, treatment, or healing process; Participation in a study of another device or drug within 3 month prior to study enrollment or during this study, and as per the Investigator's discretion, as long as not contradictory to any of the above criteria;
• Mentally incompetent, prisoner or evidence of active substance or alcohol abuse;
• Any condition which, in the Investigator's opinion, would make it unsafe (for the subject or for the study personnel) to treat the subject as part of this research study.