A radiofrequency-excited CO2 platform on a mobile cart with an articulated arm. Energy is set per micro-spot, pattern and treated area are chosen independently, and four interchangeable tips take one machine from a light textural pass to a focused surgical one.
Ablative CO2 is the tool for structural problems: rhytides, atrophic acne scarring, textural change a surface treatment cannot reach. Selene delivers that ablation fractionally, so the depth is available without committing the patient to the recovery a continuous pass would demand.
The same system covers a superficial, high-density pass on a Tuesday and a deep scar-revision protocol on a Thursday, with a tip change and a different preset in between.
Recovery from fractional CO2 is conventionally described in the literature as five to ten days. Consent, aftercare and scheduling should be built around that from the beginning. The documentation to do it ships with the system.
Fractional delivery divides the CO2 beam into microbeams that land as discrete columns. The intact tissue between the columns heals the surface from thousands of nearby edges at once, so a column can be driven deeper than a continuous ablation would safely allow.
Full-field CO2
One continuous wound. It heals inward from the margin.
Fractional CO2
Discrete columns with intact tissue between them. The surface closes from many nearby edges.
Radiofrequency excitation, then the energy is split into microbeams that treat discrete micro-spots down to 120 microns.
Energy is adjustable at the level of the individual micro-spot, so the same tip behaves differently on a forehead and on a cheek.
Pattern and treated area are selected independently of energy. Density decides how much intact tissue is left to do the repair.
Each tip shifts what the machine is good at, and swapping takes seconds. Pattern, area and energy are set independently of the tip, so a protocol built for one region can be adjusted rather than rebuilt.
The traditional microspot for fractional resurfacing. Small enough to keep healing time down while still allowing deeper ablation.
Reach for it when the case is about depth: scarring, established rhytides, anything structural.
A larger spot for more superficial work at higher density, so more surface is addressed per pass and less energy is driven into any one column.
Reach for it when the goal is tone and texture across an area rather than depth in one place.
The smallest scanning field of the four. For regions where a wider pattern would extend beyond the treatment area.
Reach for it when the area is tight and the margin matters more than the coverage rate.
A focused tip for precision work rather than fractional resurfacing.
Reach for it when the procedure calls for cutting accuracy rather than a scanned pattern.
Published studies support treating a surgical incision in its first month, while the scar is still remodeling, rather than resurfacing it after it has set.
For years the standard advice was to let a scar mature, often a year or more, before treating it. Multiple randomized split-scar studies have since started fractional CO2 treatment far earlier, at suture removal or two to three weeks after surgery, and reported better scar quality on the treated side, with acceptable safety in properly healed incisions.
Across the published work, eligibility is anchored to a closed, re-epithelialized incision rather than to a fixed day; open, infected or poorly healing wounds are not candidates. In practice that puts the window at roughly suture removal through the first month, decided patient by patient by the treating clinician.
First treated two to three weeks after surgery, around suture removal. Randomized controlled split-scar design; treated scars had better Vancouver Scar Scale scores than untreated control.
Shin HW, Suk S, Chae SW, Yoon KC, Kim J. Early postoperative treatment of mastectomy scars using a fractional carbon dioxide laser: a randomized, controlled, split-scar, blinded study. Arch Plast Surg. 2021;48(4):347-352. DOI · PubMed
Treated three weeks after surgery. Prospective split-scar study; greater scar-scale reduction and greater patient satisfaction on the treated side.
Lee SH, Zheng Z, Roh MR. Early postoperative treatment of surgical scars using a fractional carbon dioxide laser: a split-scar, evaluator-blinded study. Dermatol Surg. 2013;39(8):1190-1196. DOI · PubMed
Randomized split-scar study; no laser-related adverse effects, and patients significantly preferred the treated half (P=0.002).
Sobanko JF, Vachiramon V, Rattanaumpawan P, Miller CJ. Early postoperative single treatment ablative fractional lasing of Mohs micrographic surgery facial scars: a split-scar, evaluator-blinded study. Lasers Surg Med. 2015;47(1):1-5. DOI · PubMed
Treated two to three weeks after surgery. Significant scar-scale improvement from the early postoperative baseline.
Jung JY, Jeong JJ, Roh HJ, et al. Early postoperative treatment of thyroidectomy scars using a fractional carbon dioxide laser. Dermatol Surg. 2011;37(2):217-223. DOI · PubMed
Randomized to treatment immediately, two weeks, or four weeks after suture removal. The two-week group also showed favorable objective changes in epidermal thickness and scar depth.
Esmat SM, Khafagy MM, Mostafa BA, Amer MA. Traumatic scars: evaluation of the best timing for early intervention with fractional CO2 laser using optical coherence tomography. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2026;42(2):e70071. DOI · PubMed
Beginning fractional CO2 at or within one month of surgery significantly reduced postoperative scar severity (95% CI −2.31 to −1.01).
Ji Q, Luo L, Ni J, Pu X, Qiu H, Wu D. Fractional CO2 laser to treat surgical scars: a system review and meta-analysis on optimal timing. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2025;24(1):e16708. DOI · PubMed
The findings come from published human studies and meta-analyses of fractional CO2 devices as a category. They are not Selene clinical claims and not a statement of cleared indications, and published study parameters belong to the devices studied. Early-scar protocol guidance for Selene comes from our clinical team, matched to your tips and configuration. Read the full evidence review → Ask about early scar protocols →
Cost of ownership is best compared on an itemized quotation, line by line, plus how much of the machine is built to last its whole life.
| Laser source | Radiofrequency-excited CO2 |
|---|---|
| Wavelength | 10,600 nm |
| Delivery | Fractional: energy divided into microbeams treating discrete micro-spots |
| Smallest micro-spot | 120 microns, approximately the width of a human hair |
| Energy control | Fully adjustable per micro-spot |
| Scanning | Multiple modes; treated area selectable independently of pattern and energy |
| Tips supplied | Micro · Macro · Face · Surgical, interchangeable at the handpiece |
| Beam delivery | Articulated arm |
| Form factor | Mobile cart; moves between treatment rooms |
Full technical specification, including electrical and site requirements, is supplied with every quotation. Ask for the current instructions for use before planning a protocol or a room.
Prices in this category are not published. A Selene quotation is issued per configuration, because the tips you take, the training you need and the service term you choose all affect the price. The lines that belong on every fractional CO2 quotation are listed below, so you can compare ours against any other.
The four tips are metal, cleaned or autoclaved between patients and used again rather than thrown away. The laser tube is sealed and radiofrequency-excited, with no gas to refill; metal RF tubes are generally rated at 20,000 to 50,000 hours of use. The routine replacement item is the smoke evacuator filter.
Paid onceThe system
Paid onceThe room
OngoingRunning the system
Room, electrical and cooling requirements depend on your building, which is why a site survey comes before the invoice. Your own quotation is itemized: device, tips, consumables, installation, training and service, each on a separate line. Ask for an itemized quotation → Fractional CO₂ laser buying guide →
We look at the room before the machine ships, then deliver, set up and calibrate it.
Hands-on, in your room, with the staff who will run the device.
The number on this page reaches Hyperion Medical, not a distributor, and a person picks up between 8:00 and 5:00 Central. Call outside those hours and you hear back first thing the next morning.
Provider documentation is issued with the device and on request. It is not published here because the current version depends on your configuration.
With system ships with the device On request issued per configuration
For most of the work, yes. You treat a proportion of the surface per pass rather than all of it, and compensate with density and repeat sessions rather than a single deep wound.
That is set by your state's scope-of-practice and delegation rules, and it varies by state. Tell us the state and the staffing you have in mind and we will share what we have seen work. Confirm it with your own counsel or board.
The system is on a mobile cart, so it moves between rooms. Beyond that, a Class IV laser room has requirements (access control, eyewear, signage and the right surfaces) that depend on your building. A site survey is part of installation and we will tell you what needs changing before you buy.
Tips, accessories and the routine service items, on one account with us. No third-party minimum orders. Ask for the consumable schedule with your quote so the running cost is visible before you commit.
You call Hyperion Medical, not a distributor. Focus Medical has built medical laser systems for thirty years, and service sits with the same people who sold you the machine.
A Selene treatment offering designed for patients who cannot schedule a week of downtime. Protocol, positioning and pricing guidance come from our clinical team, because they depend on the tips you hold and the patients you see. Call and ask.
Yes, on-site or virtual, whichever suits. If there is a Selene running near you, we can arrange for you to see it in a working practice.
A carbon-embedded hydrogel patch that converts Q-switched Nd:YAG light into a mechanical shockwave, for body work on a laser you already have.
Direct sales, site survey and install, clinical training in your own room, and a service line that reaches the people who sold you the machine.
Selene can be shown in your own room or over video, arranged around clinic hours, with protocol and configuration questions answered by the clinical team.
