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Will Fraxel Laser Give Me Any Relief from Eye Deep Wrinkles?
asked 6 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 218 times
Tags: eyes, wrinkles, comparison, deep, options
Is my only hope to use an injectable filler for deep wrinkles, or is there a type of laser that can penetrate noticeable creases and lines around my eyes?
7 answers to Will Fraxel Laser Give Me Any Relief from Eye Deep Wrinkles?
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Fraxel Laser
CO2 laser is the only laser I have consistently seen wrinkle improvement under the eyes. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon
Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Fraxel laser for eyelid wrinkles
Certain eyelid lines don't respond well to Botox such as the lower eyelid. Skin removal with a surgical blepharoplasty can help, but often the lines, especially if related to bad sundamage, can come back quickly after surgery. Resurfacing with a chemical peel or laser resurfacing or plasma resurfacing can help. These are down-time procedures that need one to two weeks to heal. Plasma Portrait resurfacing involves heat generated by plamsa energy and usually requires one...
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Fraxel, eyelid wrinkles, lasers and peels
When one uses any kind of laser, it, the laser, doesn't automatically know what to do. The doctor doing the procedure has to decide on what settings and how many passes to use. There are many variables in addition to the technical skill involved. The dual Fraxel laser is on the low side for getting wrinkle reduction. Exquisite care must be used to avoid injury to the eye itself when treating wrinkles on the lids. A fractionated CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser is one step up (made by many...
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Russell W. H. Kridel, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon
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How to treat wrinkles around the eyes
Essentially two things happen to the skin with fractional laser resurfacing:
Skin is tightened. Fractional lasers vaporize tiny columns of skin in a grid pattern with variable percentage of skin vaporized, from 5% to 30%. The skin around those vaporized columns contracts. Because the damage (essentially what a laser does is burn a tiny amount of skin) to the skin is partial (not all the skin is vaporized), the healing is faster and there are fewer potential side...
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These wrinkles are best treated with full laser resufacing. I like CO2 erbium combination laser resurfacing.
You have fairly deep wrinkles. These are best treatment with full laser resurfacing. The results should be very good in a single treatment if your procedure is performed by a skilled and experienced laser surgeon.
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Fraxel laser for deep eye wrinkles?
Fraxel would not be my first choice for periorbital lines. Fillers and Botox may be more beneficial. But Fraxel does have a role and it is difficult to say without either seeing you or seeing high quality photos. Good luck!
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Eyelid lines
There are different kinds of "lines" around the eyes. There are dynamic lines which can be improved by botulinum toxin. There are static lines which can be improved by laser, peel or surgery. Fraxel can help with dynamic lines. There are hollow areas, which can be improved by fillers.
Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon