Collagen resurfacing and Botox

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD answers: Will Botox injections before Fraxel Repair produce better results?

I am planning to have Fraxel Repair, and have heard that having Botox injections a couple of weeks before having laser treatment will yield better results. Is this true? I would be interested in some advice.


Hratch Karamanoukian, MD
10 months ago

Although studies are scarce and can be counted on one hand regarding the combined used of collagen resurfacing techniques and Botox, at least in efficacy versus staged performance of Botox and resurfacing or resurfacing followed by Botox, what we see clinically bears out the following:

Better results are seen when Botox is performed before collagen resurfacing, as collagen is laid down in areas where there is no muscle function.

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