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What Caused my Skin to Break out After Fraxel Laser Treatments?
I had Fraxel treatment done Aug 5th and I'm having alot of break outs and my skin is very oily now. What causes this? Also I had a appointment to go in September but I rescheduled for October because of the breakouts.Im using Suphera which seems to help.I have seen little improvement on my face but it's to soon I guess.Since its been 3 weeks going on 4.
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R Tucker
in Goodyear, Arizona
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What causes breaking out after Fraxel?
A new breakout cycle is not that uncommon after Fraxel with patients who have had acne problems in the past.
Acne pimples often are "lying in wait" under the skin surface. Any aggressive action could cause them to surface. Because Fraxel is forcing a surface cell turnover, the acne lesions are released...and often many of them all at once!
A similar thing happens when someone uses Retin-A for the first time. Those who have had acne in the past will typically go through a period of bre
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