La Jolla Fraxel Laser Doctors and Reviews

“Fraxel Not Worth It - San Diego, CA”

I had 4 treatments of Fraxel restore, and 2 IPL's were included in the price. I chose this Dr. because the price was good compared to others, close to my house, and I had had IPL with her before. She recommended I have thermage, which was cheaper, but after reading reviews here I was scared of that, and had seen more favorable worth it reviews for fraxel, so I chose Fraxel. She is a sweet... more

“Fraxel Restore Looks Good! - San...”

Originally, my plan was to have Fraxel Repair. However, the timing kept me from doing the procedure. I'm always busy with one project or another and need to be able to go in public. Finally my doctor suggested doing the milder Fraxel Restore, which would leave a sunburned appearance for 2 days. Hopefully, the treatment will cause the skin to look smoother, minimize pores, address lip... more

“Fraxel Dual- So Far So Good! - San...”

First Fraxel Dual 1927 done 2 days ago for age spots, freckles, and fine lines and while it is too early to tell, I wanted to share my experiences before I forget, step by step. I am 32, fair skinned and noticed crows feet,freckles, and hyperpigmentation from years of sun damage and really wanted a fresh face. I have had microdermabrasion, chemical peels, Dysport for the wrinkles and none... more

“Love the Results - San Diego, CA”

I am a 43 year old female with some uneven texture and tone, had cystic acne in my 20's that left minor scarring which I used Hydroquonone for. Still never felt totally comfortable with my skin and felt it did not have a glow. I did one treatment and was amazed at the change in my skin, it took about 6 weeks when I really noticed how even the tone and texture was and people started... more

“Canceled 2 treatments - San Diego, CA”

I had my first fraxel yesterday. I showed up early for the numbing cream, The hour went by fast because I was nervous! The procedure itself didn't take too long but WOW it DOES hurt. It is doable if you keep telling yourself why you are doing it. The RN was super sweet and talked me through it. Tears came out, couldn't help it but the pain passes fast. I had 4 passes and honestly... more

“Mr. Laser God - San Diego, CA”

First of all, I am such a chicken when it comes to surgeries, needles, and other things that cut your skin, make you bleed, or artificial bodies and enhancements that can be implanted into your body, so I was always looking for alternatives. Second. It does work if you let the doctor work the magic! I mean it ladies - no whining that it hurts. Beauty is pain! If you want to look great, you... more

“Fraxel Dual ReStore- Great Result. -...”

I had the Fraxel Dual and Alexandrite laser about a week ago and look great. I had mild melasma on my upper lip, small patches around the eyes and dozens of scattered brown spots. It's all gone and smooth and I love my result. I only treated specific areas and not the full face but I'm shocked to read other reviews stating it was painful. My treatment wasn't at all. I had numbing... more

“2 Fractal Restore Treatments and 2...”

I have had 2 procedures done and the first included a Gemini laser that did well on reducing my age spots (I am late 50's). However there has been no improvement in wrinkle or pore reduction. Some improvement to texture and smoothness but this marginal and is not worth the $ time and effort. I am about to go do my 3rd treatment but wondering after 2 1/2 months and not seeing a significant... more

“Fraxel II: Worst Nightmare of my Life”

I had Fraxel done on my face 3 years ago (1 session) because I have discolorations on my face due to the whitening cream that I used before. I thought that it will remove the discolorations, but on the contrary it made my face so swollen for 2 weeks and made the discolorations worst and darker and left some scars on my face, made my pores bigger and make me look older. Now, my face became so... more

“Fraxel Restore for Wrinkles Around...”

I am 39 with sun damaged skin. I had committed originally to doing at least 3 fraxel restore treatments for wrinkles around my eyes and lips and some MINOR skin discoloration and texture. After two VERY aggressive treatments I have to say I notice no visible difference in wrinkles. Overall, I do not believe looking at before and after pics you can see any differences. What a... more

“Fraxel Frenzy - Procedure Done for...”

PRO: Minimal tightening...maybe 10-15% PRO: Think you're going to be happy with results at 10 days out, but then swelling goes away and real results come through. PRO: Brown spots diminished in appearance CON: Acne scars which prompted the procedure are still there but my $5,000 is not. CON: 3 new line shaped scars w/ discoloration CON: White streaks down one side of my face. CON:... more

“Fraxel: Restore - Painful”

I did a lot of reading about Fraxel:restore and decided to do one treatment (that's all I could afford) at a medi spa because they had the best deal. I have fine lines and wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, and acne scars that i wanted treated. On 10/30/09 I had my appointment. They put numbing cream on my face for an hour and then wiped it off and lasered me. I told the technician that I... more

“Used Baking Soda On Face After...”

The fraxel laser treatment went really well and it was only my second one. I am just not sure if my skin was still too sensitive from the fraxel laser treatment to try the baking soda.I recently had a fraxel laser treatment done for my cheeks 3 weeks ago to get rid of minor acne marks and minor scarring. A few days a more

“Great for Acne Scars NOT for Vitiligo!!”

I don't know how to answer questions here maybe because I'm not a dr? and see that some people have been asking and are getting wrong info from Drs. on here.I've researched vitiligo for years because specialists are rare. I have Vitiligo and have used Fraxel for acne scars, I KNOW it is NOT used for Vitiligo. In my circumstance it r more

“Fraxel Restore to Get Rid of Sun...”

Today I had my first treatment of a series of 4 fraxel restore, to get rid of sun spots, freckles and uneven pigmentation and of course to improve the texture and glow of the skin. My experience after 10 hours can't be better. I had slight swollen and my spots are dark, so far no redness and absolutely no pain, I had a valium 1 hour before the procedure, half hour later a shot of... more

“Fraxel II: Before and After”

Had one procedure and not sure yet if its worth it yet but my pores are smaller and the swelling has subsided... That said, here is the progression so far. I had the procedure done in Rancho Bernardo ($600) The procedure was administered by a nurse. Procedure was Thursday morning and felt like getting a hot match tattoo all over your face. Saturday the skin around my mouth and chin broke out... more

“California Girl I'm Not”

I'm in my 50's and like alot of baby boomers, spent my youth in the sun trying to get as dark as I could so I could get that "California Girl" next door look. My face and chest have paid the price, however, with some brown spots, a few wrinkles and uneven skin tone. Still wanting that "look of youth", I began to research non-surgical mini-face lifts on the internet, which... more

“Fraxel Treatments Are Great for...”

History:  I am 5'6", 120lb 45 yrs old.  I have trained horses all my life and suffered tons of sun exposure as a job hazard.  I have hated my turkey neck for two decades. Approx 4 weeks ago I went to a La Jolla doctor for  consultation to have a necklift, short scar facelift and also breast augmentation.  The doctor, whom I would recommend to anyone... more

“Does Not Last”

Two years ago, I had a series of Fraxel treatments, two on my chest and four on my face.  The pain was moderate to intense.  The recovery process lasted 4-5 days on all but the last peel.  At first, I experienced swelling and redness, then extreme peeling.  On the last treatment, I had a severe breakout that prolonged the recovery process to about 10 days.  Initially... more

“Doing Wonders for my Face”

So far I have had two treatments and everyone is acknowledging the rapid change in my face. I have had acne for 14 years and have a lot of scarring and still breakouts. the process was a bit painful but well worth it to finally have normal looking skin. My Dr. is great! He uses really cold air to minimize the pain, my face is a medium red for about 24 hours. my pores are shrinking and the... more

“No Results, Average Experience”

I am Asian and have small pitted acne scars that I wanted to improve using Fraxel. The cost was not too bad ($300 for cheeks) so I decided to give it a shot. The experience itself is similar to getting small injections into your skin (or a slow "tattooing"...with not as many punctures obviously). The numbing cream is useful and the pain was fine. The following 24 hours were... more