Which Fraxel do I need restore or refine, repair? I have verticle lines above my upper lips. The rest of my skin looks great, no acne, firm, small pores. I tried Restylane and it looked weird. So I am a bit scared of fillers. What should I do?
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Answer: Vertical lip lines best treated with multiple pass CO2/Erbium
Are you asking about the Fraxel repair or the restore? One thing to consider is the skin color of the patient.
If a patient has darker skin, I would more strongly favor treating the entire face. I have done the treatments both ways and patients have been happy, but some do regret not doing...
You may have Fraxel Re:store treatments while taking Coumadin but you may have small bleeding points for a day or so afterwards. This would not affect the success of your laser treatment but you would need to plan for some downtime.
Fractional CO2 laser is an excellent tool for skin rejuvenation in our center in Santa Monica. We use the fractional multi-depth ablative approach to help resurface the skin, recontour acne scars, improve incisional plastic surgery scars, and reduce surface irregularities from skin tone to dark...