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Does Fraxel Restore Cause Fat Loss or Indentations?

asked 2 years ago by DJ53 in Pgh
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 1,488 times
Tags: dents, fat

I've read that some people believe that they suffered fat loss or indentations from Fraxel Restore. Is this a concern?

4 answers to Does Fraxel Restore Cause Fat Loss or Indentations?

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Fraxel does not cause fat loss

Fraxel does not penetrate to the depth of the fatty compartment. It helps stimulate collagen. I am not aware of any physician-documented reports of fatty atrophy received by Fraxel’s company.You should discuss this with your physician if you are interested in receiving the treatment.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist

www.thenyac.com

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Fraxel Restore causing fat loss or indentations?

I can't see this happening with Fraxel Restore and personally have neither seen this nor heard of it. Might you be referring to "old" Thermage when that technology first came out? In some rare instances there was report of an occasional over-treatment which did cause some indentations from fat loss. With the current Thermage protocols that should never happen. Fraxel Restore does not reach the fat layers in the skin so the only way this could even potentially occur with a... more
Nissan Pilest, MD

Irvine Dermatologic Surgeon
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Fraxel re:store, Does it Cause Fat Loss and Indentations?

Hi Dj, I have treated hundreds of patients with Fraxel re:store for the past 5 years without seeing any loss of fat or indentations. I have not read any reports of this type of adverse event in our medical scientific journals. Therefore I do not consider this a concern. Please let us know where you have read these reports. Thank you and be well. Dr. P
Michael A. Persky, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Have not seen fat loss from Fraxel Restore

We have performed close to 1,000 Fraxel restore treatments and have not seen any incidence of fat loss or soft tissue indentation. The same applies to Fraxel repair.
Min S. Ahn, MD

Westborough Facial Plastic Surgeon

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