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Hydroquinone Absolutely Necessary Before Fraxel?
asked 3 months ago by alice3326 in Vancouver, BC
Latest answer by Michele S. Green, MD
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Tags: combination, hydroquinone, opinion, risk
I never had the fraxel treatment before, and I was consulting my dermatologist if I should get some. He said, that before putting me under the procedure he would have to put me on some hydroquinone for at least a month. The problem is, I need the treatment done fast, and therefore I don't really have the time to pre-treat my face. Is it safe enough to get fraxel (probably re:store or re:pair) without applying hydroquinone? How bad does the chance of possible side effects increase? Thank-you.
4 answers to Hydroquinone Absolutely Necessary Before Fraxel?
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Fraxel laser is wonderful for different skin types
Depending on the skin type you can pre-treat patients with a hydroquinone. Most patients who are fair do not require hydroquinones and I ask patients to stop all of these before Fraxel. For darker complexions there are times we pre-treat both before and after with hydroquinones. This process is tailored for each individual patient.
Michele S. Green, MD
New York Dermatologist
New York Dermatologist
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Hydroquinone before Fraxel
The answer to this questions is it depends on what type of skin you have. If you have lighter skin you can most likely have the Fraxel laser treatment without pretreatment with hydroquinone. Darker skin types would need at least a month of pretreatment with hydroquinone. The hydroquinone decreases the chance of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Dr. Halem
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Every Fraxel doctor has their own protocol that works for them
I personally never pretreat anyone with either Retin A or hydroquinone. Postoperatively, total sun avoidance until the skin gets back to normal color and treatment if necessary with hydroquinone works very well for me even in some darker skin types. We do hundreds of patients with Fitzpatrick skin types 1-IV. If there is a strong history of pimples turning brown and taking months to get back to normal color or minor injuries turning brown for months or years after...
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Skin Brightening Products and Fraxel Treatments.
Skin brightening products are recommended prior to treatments with Fraxel lasers but not absolutely necessary! I would highly recommend at least getting on these products IMMEDIATELY after your laser treatment to help prevent any unnecessary hyperpigmentations that may appear post procedure. The use of sunscreen in addition, is highly recommended after any Fraxel laser.
Hope this helps.
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