Skin Resurfacing Ran on Two Technologies For 30 Years. Shlomo Assa's Company Is Testing a ThirdSMITHFIELD, RI / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Ablative skin resurfacing has been a two-technology category since the mid-1990s, when the foundational papers on carbon dioxide laser resurfacing appeared. Erbium YAG at 2,940 nanometers became the alternative, matching CO2 on efficacy while ablating with less tissue coagulation and allowing faster recovery.
