It is important to achieve daily sun protection PERIOD, particularly after any facial procedure, including chemical peel, Fractionated laser such as Fraxel or Fractional CO2 laser. Even what appears to be a minute amount of unprotected sun exposure can lead to prolonged post-inflammatory redness or... more
What exactly does avoid the sun after Fraxel Re:Store mean?
The Fraxel website says to avoid the sun for 3 months, post treatment. I am getting one Fraxel Re:store treatment next week and am wondering exactly what "avoid the sun" means. Do I need to wear a wide brimmed hat walking for 30 seconds to my car in the middle of the day? And do I really need to avoid the sun for 3 months? What I am thinking that that any sun will damage my skin and therefore, if I am able to wear a wide brimmed hat every where I go, then i should. Is that accurate?
2 answers to “What exactly does avoid the sun...”
A: Wear sunscreen and no tanning
The controlled injury of the skin from Fraxel (to stimulate new collagen repair) may increase the skin's vulnerability to tanning and risk post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. It is also counter-intuitive to be trying to reverse sun damage and photoaging while continuing to get ultraviolet rays. Wear a... more
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