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How Effective is Fraxel Repair for Acne Scars?
asked 2 years ago by Sami1984 in London
Latest answer by Steven F. Weiner, MD
Question viewed 1,361 times
Tags: acne scars
Honestly, is Fraxel repair really that great? Why don't I see any really happy stories regarding acne scarring with it? Why don't i see photos? Where are these ''great results for acne scars'' or is this all marketing ploy?
I know I'm not going to able to leave my house for at least another week. This isn't fair. We deserve better techs than this. A bloody red face for 3+ days and erythema for SURE for the next 4 months and then either no improvement or what I've been seeing mostly 5-10% reduction in scars.
3 answers to How Effective is Fraxel Repair for Acne Scars?
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Fraxel re:pair for Acne Scars
Hi Sami,
I have seen very nice results with Fraxel re:pair for acne scarring. The four patients that I treated who had very nice results after one treatment will not give me permission to put their before and after photos online.
Most patients with moderate to severe acne scarring will require 2 to 3 treatments, separated by about 6 months. As the technology has only been out since January 2008, there are not any patients in my practice who have completed multiple treatments to post...
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Acne scar photos have been on Realself
I have posted photos on Realself of at least 2 acne scar clients. I don't think there is a better treatment available. If you have deep, icepick or boxcar scars, you need to have these treated first with TCA cross. The physician must be upfront regarding the results and post operative care.
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I don't do it for that indication because it doesn't give very good results.
Sadly, there are way too many claims and doctors who are willing to do procedures that have little or no benefit. After having done the much more aggressive CO2 laser procedure for acne scarring back in the 90s, I found that very few patients had good or great results.
Some results were pretty good, but it wasn't predictable enough to make me feel good about taking folk's money and being able to deliver. Does it give some results? Yes. But are the results demonstrable enough to make...
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