Can Fraxel Restore Treatment Impact/melt Belotero Filler?

I've consistently heard that Lasers don't reach the areas where fillers are typically injected; however, it's my understanding that Belotero is injected more superficially. Should this be a concern when it comes to having treatments like Fraxel? What are some of the potential issues?

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by Good face gone bad in CA

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Lasers' impact on superficial filller placement

Belotero is still fairly new and it's great to have a fine line filler that is working so well. But your question is certainly one to be considered. Theoretically Fraxel or other fractional lasers could well speed up the degradation of Belotero. As for actually "melting" the product, it may be more that the heat disrupts the structure of the product and that might induce it to break down unevenly from the varied laser-induces heat. It would probably be wise to either have laser work... more

Nissan Pilest, MD

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Irvine Dermatologic Surgeon

Can Lasers "heat away" Belotero?

Hi GFGB. This is a great question for which I am not sure anyone has an answer yet. You are correct in your statements that most dermal fillers will be placed deeper than the lasers penetrate and therefore little conflict is seen, but Belotero is a more superficial filler and the interaction may be different. I guess caution would be the word of the day with injections done after lasers, but the bottom line is that we won't know until we have seen more of the... more