Fraxel™ - Related FAQ's
Q: I have bad acne scarring and want to start Fraxel™. I have a reunion in ten months. Is this a reasonable request?A: You will have possibly a good result by then with multiple Fraxel™ Restore treatments but you need a consultation so you can be evaluated in person and see if you need punch grafts first for ice pick scars because that will lengthen your time to look good.
Fraxel™ Repair takes a while longer, than Fraxel™ Restore to heal but it may be worth it for you to have both.
Q: I am in the public eye and so I can not undergo a procedure that will give me much down-time. I want to improve my acne scars. What can I do that is practical?
A: The number one treatment in my practice is Fraxel™ Restore and it is for the reasons you have indicated. Fraxel™ Restore has a high safety threshold and can provide an excellent result after a series of treatments, usually three weeks apart or more. There is very little down time. Some patients are redder than others, and there is slight swelling, but on occasion there is significant swelling that can be socially embarrassing to the patient but this lasts usually less than five days. There may be a little flaking of skin. Makeup may be applied even the evening of the procedure. One does not need to hibernate and take care of their wounds at home with the Fraxel™ Restore unlike the Fraxel™ Repair which is an ablative wounding laser. A series of Fraxel™ Restore treatments can significantly improve acne scars.
Q: I read on line that someone had a Fraxel™ mini. What's that?
A: Good question. Only one practice knows because they named a procedure this for name branding. It is not a true procedure and just a modification possibly or renaming of what is done currently. Doctors serving their own interest by naming a common procedure uniquely serve to diminish the patient's ability to research procedures unless they have a common name.
Q: If I want my eyelids lasered do I have to do the whole face?
A: No, especially if you use Fraxel™ Restore. In the olden days, there was so much coloration change, that physicians had to treat the whole cosmetic unit rather than subjecting their patients to develop a hyperpigmentation that would be readily noted. Despite those precautions, the textural change could be so significant, that a blending with the rest of the face became evidently important. Blending could be done with less passes of the laser used on the other sites, or a different laser entirely. If you have Fraxel™ Restore on your eyelids, you may not need a laser to treat the rest.
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