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Will Fraxel Restore on Lip Lines Cause Difference in Texture?
My doctor is suggesting Fraxel Restore for the area around my lips to reduce vertical lip lines. Can Fraxel only be done in selected area like this or will I end up with a different look to my skin or texture only doing one area and not the entire face?
Is there a another laser that might work better for these lines? The doctor's nurse is telling me to expect that I will have 10 days down time with the Re-store yet I am reading on this site that is not the case.
Asked 29 months ago by
Lin in MA in Mashpee MA
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Fraxel Restore is not good for vertical lip lines
We have the Fraxel restore and Fraxel repair and I would never suggest the restore for this problem. The repair may help if the lines are not too deep. The best way to eliminate these are with a combo of CO2 and Erbium laser peeling, but this does have about 10 days of social downtime. For examples, please review my photos posted here on RealSelf. Lastly, I would probably go somewhere else. Why is the nurse making recommendations? The physician should be evaluating you and doing your...
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San Diego Dermatologist
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Fraxel Restore Laser has low to no Impact on vertical lip lines
Vertical lips lines are a real challenge. Fraxel Restore has very little impact on wrinkling and from my long term experience little to no impact on wrinkles caused by muscle contraction.The lines radiating from the upper lip are almost always caused mainly by speech pattern. If you watch how you talk in front of the mirror, you will see how that is an important part of understanding why they are so difficult to remove - or improve. Even if laser is effective, in time you can re-create new...
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Irvine Dermatologic Surgeon
