Any laser treatment will make your skin more susceptible to damage from the sun and sunbathing should be avoided until you've healed from the laser. Good sunscreen is the key to preventing skin cancer and aged looking skin in the future. I hope this helps.
Can I sunbathe after Fraxel laser treatments or will my skin be too sensitive?
after fraxel re-store treatment how sensitive is to the sun? planning on doing the re-store treatment my main concern now is would I be able to sun bathing?
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3 answers to “Can I sunbathe after Fraxel laser...”
A: Good idea not to sun bathe
Unfortunately sun bathing causes skin damage, not only increasing your cancer risks but increasing your age spots and wrinkles too. Undergoing skin rejuvenation procedures such as Fraxel and others is meant to reverse some of the signs of skin damage. Sunbathing after skin rejuvenation almost certainly will... more
A: Get your sunbathing out of the way before your laser treatments
It is counterintuitive to sun bathe after having treatments that correct sun damaged skin. I love to be outdoors and in the sun myself so I can appreciate your concerns. You risk post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (dark browning of your skin) if you sun bathe following Fraxel re:store treatments... more
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465 posts
29 Jan 2009
Are you insane!! Kooky Dook this has to be a joke.... Spray on a tan otherwise don't bother getting laser treatments if your going to tan your face.. A little on the legs or arms to get your Vit D.. But ALWAYS cover you face neck and chest..I won't take my son to school 10 minutes away without putting sunscreen on my face and neck even if it's raining..
2 posts
28 Mar 2009
how long after getting fraxel do you have to wait to start going tanning again?
465 posts
29 Mar 2009
Don't do it!!!! Melenoma the deadlist form of skin cancer and the number one cancer killer of women in there 20's has Increased 50% in women but not men since 1980 Non Melenoma has tripled in women under 40... While it has a low death rate... It is severely disguring They may cut your nose off or take half your face ect... Google Mohs reconstructive surgery and look at the images..... Find a spray booth....And invest in some sunscreen... Don't you watch the News???? Stay out of the Sun and don't get multiple laser procedures...They are both forms of radiation only one makes big bucks... I think they cause as much skin cancer if not more than the sun.... Mainly the non-ablative
465 posts
29 Mar 2009
The plus side of the spray booths is it will even your skin and hide blemishes unlike the sun that will just make blemishes or dark spots darker than the rest of your skin