The Fraxel Restore is a nonablative laser (does not remove skin). The Restore is an Erbium glass laser. Because it is nonablative, it can be used by physician extenders such as physician assistants, nurses, aestheticians, or nurse practitioners. The Fraxel Restore laser is an excellent... more
Fraxel restore vs. Fraxel repair?
Is the Fraxel repair laser a new version of the Fraxel laser (restore) that is already out? I can't really find any information that explains how Fraxel repair is different from Fraxel laser. Does Fraxel repair do the same stuff that Fraxel laser does?
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7 answers to “Fraxel restore vs. Fraxel repair?”A: Fraxel Re:store vs Re:pair
Fraxel re:store • Results are immediate and progressive. Optimal improvement is usually visible in about 2 to 3 months. This time frame and treatment structure allows for complete healing and replacement of damaged tissue with new collagen and elastin, and viable healthy skin cell growth. Fraxel... more
A: Fraxel repair vs Fraxel restore - Ablative vs non-ablative laser
Fraxel Restore is a non-ablative laser. By that I mean, it does not remove the top layer of skin(epidermis). It works at a 1550nm wavelength. Because it is non-ablative, recovery time is faster, although multiple treatments are necessary to achieve desired results. Recovery time is... more
A: Any laser treatment can cause complications, including Fraxel restore and Fraxel repair
With all due respect to my colleagues who have responded thus far, I totally disagree that any laser is immune to complications. In the proper hands and relying on significant experience, the potential for risks should be minimal. Still, we have seen patients who have come to us after having Fraxel... more
A: Fraxel Repair and Fraxel Restore are made by Reliant Technologies
Great question. Yes, both are from the same company, Reliant. The Fraxel Restore was the first to be developed. The Fraxel Repair came to market this year. Both produce small holes in the skin leaving behind normal skin between the holes. The skin heals faster than the older carbon dioxide laser, which... more
A: Fraxel repair is the best laser for skin tightening and wrinkles
The Fraxel re:pair has fractional laser technology that made the CO2 laser much safer than completely ablative CO2 lasers. The company has seen none of the risks that the older CO2 had - hypopigmentation, scarring, and lines of demarcation. The CO2 laser has been long regarded as the gold standard for... more
A: Fraxel repair...Pre-emptive strike against facelift
Hi Kim, The new Fraxel re:pair is made by Reliant Technologies Inc., which is the same company that made the first fractionated lasers including the "Fraxel that is already out" (has been out for the past 3 years). Re: pair is a completely different laser (CO2) while the "older... more
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24 Aug 2008
the fraxel repair has left me with scars and hypopigmentation, and hyperpigmentation, rough skin. the other fraxel did not harm the skin permenetly
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3 Mar 2009
I am 71 years old, but I do not have heavy wrinkles or lines, but my skin saggggggs and looks like an orange peel. I don't need to look 50 or 60, I just don't want to look like this. can Fraxel repair be used on a very healthy, active person my age.
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29 Jun 2009
The Energist Ultra is a form of IPL using VPL "variable pulse light" using light technology. Have you had experience with this machine when used for photo-facials for sun damage, difused redness, thread veins,spider naevi, fine lines and wrinkles. I have been told that this technology is better or at least equivalent than the Fraxel Re-Store
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22 Jul 2009
I have heard of the successes in micro needling. Is it really safe? Does it really work as they claim it does in improving acne scarring and wrinkles?