I used an exfoliate this morning. My skin still feels the same. Is that going to hurt my outcome from Fraxel? Also is it normal to have a few breakouts and what can I do to prevent this? I thought the heat from the laser would kill the bacteria and prevent breakouts. I am a little annoyed that now I am having small whitehead breakouts.
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Depending on the patient's skin type, and history of postinflammatory hyperpigmenation, such as getting darker brown after acne blemishes, I will often do a test spot behind the ear and if there is no darkening seen after a few weeks, then I often do a second test spot on the face usually upper...
Like all surgical or non-surgical procedures, it is best to choose someone experienced. A Board Certified M.D. is the best choice for a laser procedure. I never schedule a patient with more than one Fraxel procedure at a time. Often you don't know until afterwards if you are going to need an...
Fraxel will definitely not make rosacea worse. Some patients do in fact notice that Fraxel helps improve acne, redness, and of course the scars from acne/rosacea. I always recommend Epiceram after Fraxel laser since this is an extremely mild moisturizer which will not exacerbate acne or r...
