Unsure about doctor's Fraxel Re:pair skills

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A: Experience is extremely important with Fraxel Repair

By Steven F. Weiner, MD - Fort Walton Facial Plastic Surgeon

First off, the Fraxel Re:pair is not your everyday laser. Undergoing this procedure is a MAJOR laser procedure. It should be done only in hands of very skilled physicians (not nurses or PAs) with major laser experience. The patient needs to be prepared for the downtime (5-7 full days) and... more

A: Experience is key in this procedure

By Joel Schlessinger, MD - Omaha Dermatologist

As a dermatologist, it is my view that dermatologists are particularly suited to perform this procedure. While some plastic surgeons may have the skills necessary to deal with the recovery period, most don't. The recovery period will make or break this procedure and will determine whether you have... more

A: Everyone Starts Somewhere / Judgement Trumps Experience

By Athleo Louis Cambre, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

New devices, drugs and therapies, and technological advances are coming to medicine in general at a very rapid pace. Literally hundreds of new or updated or upgraded lasers alone have hit the marketplace over the last decade. Everything that is now "old hat" was new at some... more

A: Is Experience Important in Choosing a Fraxel re:pair Physician?

By Michael A. Persky, MD - Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hi again JJ, Fraxel re:pair is a very powerful CO2 laser. If a physician has had experience with traditional CO2 lasers then there is no problem with having the treatment after the physician has performed a few treatments. The step from traditional CO2 lasers to Fraxel re:pair is small, the... more

A: Fraxel repair should be safe if the surgeon has experience

By Min S. Ahn, MD - Westborough Facial Plastic Surgeon

If the plastic surgeon has performed hundreds of laser treatements, including Fraxel re:store or ablative CO2 laser, then I would think he/she would be qualified. The re:pair laser has only been commercially available since January 2008 so not that many people have experience with it anyway. If you trust... more

A: Experience is critical

By William Groff, DO - La Jolla Dermatologist

Like most things in life, you are best served by someone with lots of experience. This is a procedure that in technique dependent, and complications can occur. As a physician that performs this procedure often, I can tell you that I learn something new with every patient I treat. You probably wouldn't let... more