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Are Fraxel and IPL Better to Be Done Together or Seperate?
asked 8 months ago by Peter Mccaw in uk
Latest answer by Michele S. Green, MD
Question viewed 67 times
Tags: combination, timing
I have 2 problems. Firstly my skin looks red and the pigmentation is patchy. I also have wrinkles and scars I want to try and improve. Can IPL and fraxel be done seperately weeks apart, one to improve and even the tone of my pigmentation, the other to reduce lines and scars. Or am I better getting both problems treated at the same time, and if so, with what laser?
2 answers to Are Fraxel and IPL Better to Be Done Together or Seperate?
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Fraxel and IPL laser are both wonderful and treat different problems
Fraxel laser is wonderful for treating pigmentation, fine lines, wrinkles and scars. IPL or V-Beam is the method of choice for redness or rosacea. I often treat patients for the rosacea with one laser and follow-up a week later with the Fraxel for pigmentation, wrinkles, or scars. There is no one laser that can treat all of these problems at the same time.
Michele S. Green, MD
New York Dermatologist
New York Dermatologist
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Fraxel and IPL
The procedures can easily be done together. Fraxel will improve the texture and pigmentation but not the red. IPL will improve the red and brown If you combine the two you may need fewer Fraxel treatments overall. This would of course be a cost savings assuming your physician is not charging as much for Fraxel as iPL. Doing the procedures together does not improve results but gives you one instead of two downtimes.
Jacqueline Calkin, MD
Sacramento Dermatologic Surgeon
Sacramento Dermatologic Surgeon