This type of infection and many others can be seen after re:pair. You need to keep working with the surgeon and make sure that you go to any and all appointments and take heed to their instructions. If they aren't a dermatologist, you may want to consider seeing one as dermatologists are uniquely... more



465 posts
28 Mar 2009
I agree with Dr.Schlessinger I made a huge mistake having Fraxel at the plastic surgeons office I had seen nine years for resty... I thought he was going to perform it but it ended up being the nurse... When I had complications they didn't have a clue what to do... If it has to do with your skin go to a derm...If you are getting a procedure involving laser a Derm who specializes in lasers..... Unless the plastic surgeon has done hundreds++ of laser procedures and is doing it themselves... most are just buying a laser and giving it to a nurse for extra income..And Fraxel provides a nice profit margin with no training.... Don't risk it...and do a patch test..To many are recommending this because of the profit margin... There are many more effective and proven treatments with long term results that doctors know how to use...Wait a few years.. Let them perfect the laser and technique
465 posts
29 Mar 2009
Don't use family towels or washcloths after this or any resurfacing procedure!!!! Use papertowels at first and wash linens seperate on sanitary mode... Are clean laundry is not sanitary and spreads fungal and skin infections if not washed on sanitary mode...95% of homes use cold or warm water now. Doctors would be smart to take this into consideration in aftercare instructions to avoid complications Google it.. This is no joke..I am not germ phobe,, we need exposure to build a healthy immune system as children.. But there are limits The place we go to get clean has more germs than a trashcan and the towels you dry with are right below the kitchen sink and an airplane bathroom Why I only have white towels...And spray the tub and shower with bleach or vinegar and rinse before use...evn when they look clean.. Your hubby or children can rinse god knows what off after playing sports ect From CNBC the 12 germiest places... 1. Kitchen sinks: there are typically more than 500,000 bacteria per square inch 2. Airplane bathrooms: 3. A load of wet laundry: 10. Your bathtub: A recent study found staphylococcus bacteria, a common cause of serious skin infections, in 26 per cent of the tubs tested, as compared with just six per cent of garbage cans.