Fraxel makes two lasers: one that removes tiny columns of skin (Fraxel Repair CO2 laser) and one that coagulates columns of skin (Fraxel Restore). Neither have effect on actual facial volume. Your skin will tighten, but you won't lose fat, bone or muscle, which are the real cause of volume loss or volume... more
Can Fraxel laser treatment cause cheeks to lose volume?
I have apple cheeks. Will the treatments from the fraxel laser cause me to lose volume?
2 answers to “Can Fraxel laser treatment cause...”
A: Fraxel is a resurfacing laser and does not cause fat loss
Fraxel is a resurfacing laser which means it vaporizes the upper layers of the skin. It does not have any effect on the deep fat layer and therefore you should retain your "apple-cheeks".
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