I hade Fraxel laser done 10 days ago. Since then my face has taken on a deep shade of red, even though I finished peeling. Is this normal? How long will this deep redness last?
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Answer: Typically redness may last 4-6 days depending on intensity of the laser. Recommend keeping face moisturized
Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong...
Thank you for your question! I suggest my patients to avoid any treatments including waxing at least 1 week before Fraxel to minimize chance of complications and side effects. I would suggest you to contact your provider and move your Fraxel appointment. Best of luck!
Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...