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Recommended Fraxel Laser for Pores, Acne Scars and Wrinkles?
asked 2 years ago by ToyiaL in Houston, TX
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: wrinkles, acne, acne scars, large pores, pitted, scar
2 answers to Recommended Fraxel Laser for Pores, Acne Scars and Wrinkles?
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Acne pitted scarring, punch grafts and fraxel laser treatment
Although depressed acne scars with shallow sloping borders respond well to Fraxel laser, some narrow deep ice-pick scars respond better to punch grafts. The scar is cored out surgically with a tiny instrument called a punch and then a tiny piece of skin, usually removed from behind your ear so it's not visible to others, is used to plug the hole. The new skin acts like a graft and then it can be resurfaced by dermabrasion or Fractional laser such as Fraxel. Some ice-pick scars can be...
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I like the fractional CO2 results best (if you can do downtime of 1 week) because you get so much improvement with just one treatment, often more that 5 Restore sessions will provide. restore is for those patient enough to wait the months it takes to get several sessions, but they can only do minor downtime.
