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Fraxel Causing Permanent Redness?
asked 2 years ago by dony in london
Latest answer by Michael A. Persky, MD
Question viewed 869 times
Tags: crows feet, face, redness, skin
i have had fraxel 3 times and portrait twice in the last 3/1/2 years for deep crows feet.the problem is now that i have permanent redness and my skin is very bad, a small amount of alcohol for instance makes it flare up and is very embarassing. my skin seems permanently damaged, what can i do?
1 answer to Fraxel Causing Permanent Redness?
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Doubt Fraxel, but Perhaps Portrait Treatments Have Caused Persistant Redness
Hi Dony,
Sorry to hear about your adverse effects from multiple treatments. It sounds like you need to give your facial skin a rest, and hopefully with time the redness will fade. The redness is likely from stimulation of your skin from the treatments and increased blood flow. I have never seen this occur permanently with Fraxel repair. It may be an adverse effect from the Portrait treatment. Ask your treating physician if ths is a known complication of Portrait. Hopefully with time...
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