How Effective is Fraxel Repair 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... more

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.

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... more