Sacramento Active FX doctors

	Reginald Rice, MD Sacramento Facial Plastic Surgeon 4300 Golden Center Dr Suite D, Placerville		2 answers
	Suzanne Kilmer, MD Sacramento Dermatologist 3835 J St, Sacramento		1 answer
	Jonathan Freed, MD Sacramento Plastic Surgeon 3180 Bell Rd Suite 200, Auburn
	Susan K. Silva, MD Sacramento Dermatologist 3835 J St, Sacramento
	John Zimmermann, MD Sacramento Plastic Surgeon 3443 Villa Ln Ste 10, Napa

Recent Answers

Active FX During Pegnancy Im getting Active FX on Saturday & will be 6 weeks pregnant. Its to treat a small scar between my eyebrows and so I will only be getting my forehead treated. I had the procedure done last year & this is to try to improve it a bit more. I didn't take infection medications last time as it was such a small area being treated & I dont plan to take them this time either. The scar really bothers me so if it wasn't going to harm the baby I'd really like to get it done. I've never had hyperpigmentation.

A: A simple no.

Although the only issue/potential complication that I can specifically point out that is increased in this situation is the chance of hyperpigmentation (due to the hormonal influence of pregnancy),-- it simply is not the best plan. Pregnancy is temporary. What if you do have a problem with the procedure that requires additional medications to treat, ie, infection, etc., You are early in your pregnancy and your baby is in a critical time of development--protect him/her at all costs. You will never forgive yourself if something happens that you didn't plan for and it, is some way affects your baby.

Reginald Rice, MD

Sacramento Facial Plastic Surgeon

Can Active FX Help Tighten Skin on Legs, arms and Abdomen?

Suzanne Kilmer, MD

Sacramento Dermatologist

Active FX Recovery What is ActiveFX recovery like? How much downtime should I expect?

A: It depends upon how much/or how damaged the skin is that needs to be treated.

Active Fx is completely controllable--from just a couple of days of down time to as many as 10-12 days. It depends upon the type of skin damage that is to be treated. If a pt. comes in with significant sun damage and wrinkling, a higher energy level will be required to accomplish the improvement. However, if the sun damage is light the the pt. desires only "freshening" of the skin with improvement in pigmentation and fine lines, lighter settings will be chosen to meet the needs of the patient and the problem. I my hands, the typical pt. can put make up on after a week and a weekend--(7-10 days). But, I have had pts. with 5 or 6 days of down time and I have treated pts. with 2 weeks of down time. In general, fractionated therapies (or "bridge therapies") are much, much better at maintaining outcomes with shorter down times.

Reginald Rice, MD

Sacramento Facial Plastic Surgeon