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Concerned About the "Orange Peel" Texture Some People Report After Fraxel Re:Store, Normal?
asked 8 months ago by DaniJeanine85 in Connecticut
Latest answer by Grant Stevens, MD
Question viewed 307 times
Tags: orange peel, risk, texture
In some reviews, people are stating that Fraxel Re:Store ruined their skin by causing a permanent "orange peel/golf ball" texture after the treatment. Many people who experienced this reported that they took all precautions and proper after-care measures, but it still occurred. I am considering having this laser done on my skin and this side effect scares me to death. I'm wondering: How often does this occur? Is it caused by the laser itself, or by misuse of the laser by the physician?
2 answers to Concerned About the "Orange Peel" Texture Some People Report After Fraxel Re:Store, Normal?
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Fraxel and Skin Texture
Fraxel Re:Store is an excellent treatment for skin texture. While it is impossible to eliminate large pores, they are usually nicely improved by the treatment. I have not experienced a permanent "orange peel" type skin in my patients. For a week or two after treatment a rough surface with a little bronzing can be present which is the old skin working it's way off the surface. This disappears leaving smoother, softer and smaller pored skin.
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Lawrence Bass, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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'Orange Peel' skin post Fraxel...
In my office, my Physician Assistants have done hundreds, if not thousands, of treatments of Fraxel and we have never seen a permanent "orange peel" effect on a patients skin. This type of skin is normal right after the treatment and that is during the normal healing process. After a few days the top rough skin sloughs off leaving new, fresh, glowing skin.
Hope this helps.
Dr. Grant Stevens
