I saw Dr Gidon a few weeks ago for a consultation for Fraxel. I paid $100 for the consultation which is applied to the cost of the service should you move forward with it. She was very detailed oriented, asking me about my routine and my skin concerns. I suffer from rosacea and she offered up a new prescription for me which is working out quite well. The staff are very approachable, even with Covid but they take appropriate per cautions and she personally checks your vaccination documents. I decided to go forward with a half face fraxel session (my forehead is fine) and went this morning. The nurse was lovely but I can’t lie it hurts! Obviously too early to tell but will update. Dr Gidon came in to ensure I was fine, they also gave me a 20% discount, clear instructions for post care. Her practice is focused on cosmetic dermatology but I did not feel any pressure to purchase anything and was simply informed of their current 20% off promotion.
Updated on 17 Oct 2021:
Well its been 5 days and I would say I’m 90% healed just a bit red and some flakey skin, note I have very sensitive skin. As of today it can be covered by makeup, I can already see improvement so I’m pretty happy. I would say you need to plan for 5 days of down time. I was very nervous after reading some reviews on here and mentioned this to the nurse who did my treatment. She mentioned that poor results are usually due poorly trained/inexperienced practitioners and second hand equipment which is not being properly serviced and does not come with follow up training. So be very careful who you go with.
Updated on 22 Oct 2021:
I’m still healing, redness, dry skin at outer edges of my face and small breakout on my chin. The good news is a can see definite softening of lines. At this point I’m completely comfortable going out WITH makeup on. Will continue to go heavy with moisturizer.