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Fraxel Repair Cost $3,800 average cost

Fraxel Repair for Improving Skin Texture?

I'm looking into Fraxel Repair for a year now. I had 5 Fraxel Refine and 1 Fraxel Restore treatments before for rolling acne scars. I also had Sculptra, which helped a lot, but now it's the skin texture I'm concerned about. The scars aren't too deep anymore. Will the Fraxel Repair help remove the top old tissue? Is there a state of permanent restructuring of the scar tissue after treatment? If one were to do this once a year, wouldn't it gradually peel away an almost perfect skin?

Asked 34 months ago by caddi in ny,ny
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Fractional CO2 Laser for Facial Rejuvenation

Fractional CO2 Laser has become the new gold standard for laser resurfacing for scar revision, wrinkles, and sun damage. The old traditional ablative CO2 laser resurfacing had been the prior gold standard treatment; however, the requirement for general anesthesia and associated downtime has made the traditional CO2 laser resurfacing less desirable. Fractional CO2 laser allows for the CO2 laser energy to be delivered in a fractionated fashion to dramatically shorten downtime 5-6 days and... more
William Ting, MD
Bay Area Dermatologic Surgeon
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