I think that the best thing for a 56 yr old with sun damage, some wrinkling, some neck creases, tiny jowls is Fraxel Repair. I'm not ready for a Facelift but I really need to do something about the neck and jowls area.I've got no eye drooping or bags, thanks to an endo Browlift in 2004. There are nothing but horror stories about browlifts on Realself; so I'm hoping that the horrors for Fraxel are also exaggerated. The truth is that people happy with their procedures probably aren't on-line! What do you think?
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April 6, 2019
Answer: Fraxel repair for Tightening Jowls and Neck Laxity
I love my Fraxel Re:pair compared to the old CO2 lasers. It works with much less down time and its safety level is much higher than the older CO2. My guess is that you will need one treatment and will be happy with it. While it won't have quite as much effect, the skin color will be much more...
At about 4-5 days, the aquphor is stopped and moisterizers are used. At his point, you can start to wear mineral make up. Make sure it's newly purchased and the applicator is new as well. I give my patients a tinted sunscreen which seems to hide the pinkness well.
There is no standard setting for a “Lite” Fraxel treatment. Different doctors can use different settings. There probably is no medical study that has compared these two in a scientifically controlled experiment; so you would have to rely on anectdotal reports from doctors who have...