Your recovery from Fraxel laser treatment?

It's day four of my recovery from FRAXEL REPAIR. I had the procedure on 10/30, and looked like "The Great Pumpkin" for Halloween. My face was incredibly swollen, and bloody at each tiny laser entry point ... it oozed clear body fluid in some places...very very scary and appropriate for the day. I was afraid my eyes were going to be completely shut by the increasing swelling. Swelling started to go down a bit on day three. Today (day four) I'm still swollen, deep red and cannot be seen in public without upsetting people. It looks like I have a very serious burn, with spotty areas of dark red-brown crusting skin on about 40% of my face. FRAXEL REPAIR does not hurt post-procedure, but is frightful in every other way. I'm sure there are many long-term benefits to this procedure, for people with serious skin damage from sun-exposure or other skin injury. I expect that after the peeling, intense swelling and intense redness subside there will be improved skin. I would not recommend this for simple cosmetic improvement however. It is just far to intense and costly. FRAXEL REPAIR is one step shy of a complete surgical face-lift in seriousness. It is for people who want a lift and improved skin without stitches and general anesthesia. It is NOT a lunch-hour procedure and it is not a breeze. You look way more than "sun-burnt" with the highest level of FRAXEL treatment. I am hoping for the best and expect long term healing and improvements revealed OVER TIME...months of time. I can already tell I will still have some larger pores, fine lines (yes really), some sagging and sun damage visible on my skin, but there will be a small improvement that's noticeable to me... caution: this is not a miracle treatment...just a way of improving and brightening things the way a fresh coat of paint brightens a room.

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