Fraxel or Er Yag for Pitted Scars?

asked 1 year ago by cape cod in cape cod, ma
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: acne scars, comparison, costs, ice pick scar

i have icepick and boxcar type scars and asked around for prices on different lasers. i want to get the most fo my money, and one dr. told me fraxel for $900 each session with 3+ treatments and another told me YAG for $300 for about 5 sessions. can i get just as good results with the YAG. i dont want to spend more if i dont need to.

2 answers to Fraxel or Er Yag for Pitted Scars?

Fraxel laser and acne scarring

Your acne scarring will not improve sufficiently with only laser treatment. Mulitple Fraxel Restore laser treatments, one or two more aggressive and more down-time Fraxel Repair laser treatments may work better than a yag laser, but none of these, nor dermabrasion, fully ablative carbon dioxide laser resurfacing and chemical peels would improve the icepick scars tremendously. In almost twenty years of treating acne scars, I have found that tiny punch grafts work better than... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

www.thenyac.com

Fraxel versus YAG laser for treatment of acne scarring

First, it is important to consider which type of Fraxel you are referring to. The older Fraxel (Restore) is a fractionated non-ablative laser and the newer Fraxel (Repair) is a fractionated ablative laser. Fraxel has also come out with a dual wavelength (1550nm + 1927 nm) version of the Restore laser; this is also non-ablative. With the price given as $900/treatment, I'm assuming that you are referring to the Fraxel Restore. You can get quite a bit of improvement... more

Monika Kiripolsky, MD
San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon

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