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Fraxel Vs IPL for Fine Lines Around the Eyes?
Is IPL or Fraxel laser better for reducing fine lines and eye wrinkles?
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simsimas2002
in Munich, Germany
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Fraxel for Fine Lines
Hi Sims, Fraxel re:pair is a great treatment for fine lines around the eyes. IPL is better suited for superficial pigment improvement. Good luck and be well. Dr. P
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For fine eye wrinkles, IPL is the wrong option
Every device has its unique characteristics to give a certain result. IPL helps brown and red discoloration of the skin. The combination of Botox and Fractional CO2 is the best for lines. Fraxel Restore and Botox is for those who can't have downtime.Eyelid surgery is the best choice for eye bags and sagging. The real chioice is the doctor. Choose someone board certified in an appropriate field of medicine and who has the experience to choose the right option for YOU. See my website...
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Botox is still the treatment of choice for fine lines around eyes
Fraxel has a better chance to provide long term improvement from new collagen formation by your skin and might even produce slight tightening of the skin below the eyes.
Botox still is the treatment of choice for the lines near the corner of the eyes.
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Fraxel and Botox work great for eye wrinkles
IPL is great for red and brown discoloration but doesn't treat wrinkles.
Your best bet is using Botox and then Fraxel, the Fraxel CO2 re:pair will work better than the Fraxel re:store but either one would be beneficial.
I recommend you have a treatment with Botox around your eyes before your laser treatment and your results will be even better.
The Botox allows the new collagen forming to settle in smoother and also allows the laser to penetrate better into the deepest part of the wrinkles.
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Fraxel vs IPL? Fraxel is better for eye wrinkles
IPL is great for sun damage, rosacea, broken blood vessels or any pigmentation disorders. IPL is also not recommended to be used very close under the eyes. Fraxel will improve the appearance of fine lines around the eyes by stimulating the collagen production and the restoring the skin elasticity. Multiple treatments might be necessary but the results last for a long time. Using a good eye cream, such as Obagi's Elastiderm, twice daily will maintain the results and prevent aging....
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For fine lines around eyes (crow's feet), multiple Fraxel treatments are better than IPL
Crow's feet lines can be significantly improved with Botox since these are movement related wrinkles.
IPL is used primarily for pigmentation (brown lentigenes) and telangiectasia and redness. IPL will not improve wrinkles.
Fraxel may help with infraorbital crepiness (mild lines and skin laxity inferior to the lower eyelid), however, multiple treatments are necessary.
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Fine eye wrinkles, crow's feet can be reduced with Botox and laser treatment
It truly depends upon how fine those lines are and where they are located. If you are speaking of Crow's feet at the outside corner of the eyes, these can be treated by Botox Cosmetic.
If they are deeper wrinkles, fractional resurfacing will help to further reduce them. If you are referring to the lines on the lower lids that cause crepiness to the skin, the same regimen may work.
Many clients, though, may need traditional resurfacing to this skin as well. If Botox is used prior, there...
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Botox with Fraxel better than IPL for fine lines around eyes
From what we've seen in our clinic, we find it works best for the client to do a combination of Botox and Fraxel. We recommend the client first get injected with Botox at least 7-10 days before getting Fraxel, so it will be in complete effect. And then we recommend 4-6 treatments of Fraxel there after.
Botox is an important part of this treatmet, because as we resurface the area with Fraxel, we find the result much smoother with not being able to re-create those creases as it heals.
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Treating eye wrinkles with Botox and CO2 laser resurfacing
In our experinece, the best treatment for the fine lines around the eyes has been a combination of Botox injections and Active FX with Deep FX fractional CO2 resurfacing. IPL does not really address this area.
Fraxel Re:store does not address it well, and Fraxel Re:pair might be approximating Active FX in achieveing wrinkle improvement.
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Fine lines around eyes
IPL is a good treatment for superficial pigmentation while Fraxel (fractional laser resurfacing) is a good treatment for fine lines around the eyes.
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Fraxel vs IPL for crows feet
Certainly, Fraxel is better for this than IPL. But Botox/Dysport in this area is considerably better than both.
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Fraxel for lines around the eyes
Fraxel works well for lines around the eyes, especially if used in combination with Botox. IPL is too weak to give good results.
Mainz Dermatologic Surgeon
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Fraxel,(laser), is for wrinkles, IPL is for "color".
Both lasers, (such as the Fraxel), and IPL put some heat into the skin that stimulates collagen to help with wrinkles. With IPL, this is a modest amount of heat, and modest improvement. Lasers result in a lot more collagen and tissue stimulation, and the Fraxel, and Profractional lasers are designed to get deep down into the part of the dermis where the wrinkles can be most corrected. IPL is most effective for "colors", such as browns and reds that accumulate in sun exposed...
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Fraxel vs. IPL for crow's feet
Hi Simsimas. Although we would definitely advocate the Fraxel over IPL for fine lines in the crow's feet area, we'd like to add another potential treatment.
While the Fraxel can help, we think Botox is the best option to eliminate the appearance of crow's feet (at least for 3-4 months at a time). Good luck.
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Fraxel works great on crows feet!
Fraxel is a great choice to treat fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes. Fraxel will laser tiny holes into the dermis, where your collagen resides. New collagen is created, therefore, smoothing out imperfections all the way up to 3 months from having the laser procedure. Your downtime of redness and flaking is only 5 to 7 days. To maintain results, Botox and Obagi's Elastiderm Eye Cream is recommended. Patients are happy with one to two Fraxel sessions.
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For correcting fine lines Fraxel is the choice over IPL
The IPL is wonerful if your concern is sundamage or redness but Fraxel is the right choice for wrinkles and fine lines. You have to be careful with the IPL around the eye area. Fraxel will help tighten the area slightly and stimulate collagen to help with the wrinkles and lines. I would advise you schedule a consultationand discuss your concerns with Dr. so he or she can help you determine the best procedure for you.
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Fraxel works for wrinkles, IPL for red vessels and brown spots
Thank you for your question.
The simple answer to your question: Fraxel. Fraxel is a rejuvenation procedure that causes remodeling of the collagen in the second layer of the skin to reduce the appearance of wrinkles or scarring.
IPL is a photorejuvenation procedure that targets redness and dark spots primarily due to sun damage, or due to rosacea / other causes. It has no impact on wrinkles although there was some buzz around using 5-aminolevulanic acid prior the IPL treatment. That buzz...
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