Does Fraxel Work on Scars?

If so, what type of scarring would it treat best?

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Broken Blood Vessels and Scars

Would you say that a scar only gets its color from the broken blood vessels? And if one is to get a Fraxel treatment, by healing the broken blood...

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Fraxel Laser for Scarring from Actinic Keratosis Cream?

Last year, I was seen by a dermatologist for Actinic Keratosis (AK) that was in places all over my chest. She said that I have a lot of sun damage. I...

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Is There a Possibility That Scars on my Face Can Be Remove by Fraxel Laser? (photo)

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Fraxel Laser on Keloid-prone Skin?

Planning a Fraxel resurfacing and I am very keloid-prone (make too much scar tissue). Will the treatment cause lots of scarring?

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Pigments in Scars After Fraxel Treatment?

Does scarred skin normally contain the same amount of pigments as the normal skin surrounding it? I was wondering because after the Fraxel treatment,...

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Fraxel Should Be Done Before or After Fillers?

I want to have fraxel (2 or 3 sessions) to even out my skin tone, minimize wrinkles, pores, small scars, age spots, but I also need injectable fillers...

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Will Fraxel Restore Results and Recovery Be the Same As Repair?

I'm debating whether to get Fraxel Laser or Fraxel Repair. Repair seems far more scarier to me with the recovery, so I'm wondering if Restore will do...

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Can Fraxel Cause Extreme, Permanent Scarring Years After Treatment?

I've read many posts from Fraxel patients who claim that they started seeing horrible, deep (sometimes open wound) permanent scars a year or so after...

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I Have Rocasea and Had Ipl, However, my Skin is Sensitive and the Treatment Scarred Me. Would Fraxel or Co2 Lasers Help?

Years ago I had 2 chemical peels and my skin was fine with them, although ultimately I just looked fresher for a week or two. I have been told the...

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