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Does Fraxel Remove Old Scars
asked 1 year ago by Perth3080 in Perth, 08
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 210 times
Tags: forehead, scar tissue
i have a 20 yr old 3cm vertical scar on my forehead from stitches after running into a window, will fraxel remove this scar? Or what other treatments are there?
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Fraxel for scar revision
Traumatic scars such as the one you have that was sutured, may improve significantly after several Fraxel Restore resurfacing treatments. This non-ablative fractional laser may induce more collagen underneath the epidermis thereby making the surface more even. The treatments can continue to improve the area, although after a large number, the percent of improvement becomes less and less as the scar improves from the baseline contour before laser treatment began. The scar may become very...
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