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Fraxel Repair vs. Fraxel Restore - Pain?

asked 1 year ago by timeforachange in Miami, FL
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: comparison, pain

Are Fraxel Re:pair and Re:store Painful? Which is More Uncomfortable?

3 answers to Fraxel Repair vs. Fraxel Restore - Pain?

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Fraxel Repair vs. Fraxel Restore and pain

Fraxel Repair hurts much more than REstore. Fraxel Repair is a carbon dioxide laser and Restore, now in the dual, has an erbium 1550nm and a Thulium 1927nm. wavelength both of which are less painful than the Repair. My patients are able to tolerate the Fraxel Restore laser, a series of multiple treatments every few weeks, even with my highest energies, with a numbing cream applied on the face in the office for one hour, or so, prior to the treatment. The Fraxel Restore was made... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist

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Fraxel Re:store much less painful than Fraxel Re:pai

Both procedures require topical numbing but the fractional CO2 -Fraxel Re:pair - procedure is much more painful. We use oral pain control and mild sedation with shots to face for local numbing as well. After the Fraxel Re:pair, there is a burning sensation for about an hour which is alleviated with ice packs and cold air from the Zimmer but beyond the first hour there is minimal pain.
Elizabeth F. Rostan, MD

Charlotte Dermatologist
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Pain with Fraxel Re:Pair and Re:Store

The Fraxel Re:Store is much less painful than the Re:Pair. The Re:Store can easily be done in a clinic setting using numbing cream and a skin cooler such as the Zimmer air cooler. The Re:Pair is much more painful and I prefer to do the treatments with IV sedation in our surgery center. This allows me to give an effective treatment while keeping my patients comfortable. However, the is very little discomfort after the laser treatment with either laser. Most patients describe their post... more
John Burns, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon

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