“Fraxel repair nightmare”
Cost: $3,000Pain: Severe
Fraxel Repair satisfaction: Poor
I do not recommend my Fraxel Repair provider: Name not provided
Why: They acted like this was going to be a walk in the park. No big deal. They didn't tell me how bad it was going to be or show me pictures of the patients while they were recovering. They only showed me some before & after pictures. Also, Now a may have no eyelashes & missing hair,bangs etc. that may never grow back.
Seeking help:I had fraxel repair done 4 days ago. My doctor accidentally lasered my hair all around my face & now its gone and so are half of my eyelashes. Will they grow back? If not what can I do? This has been the worst 4 days of my life. Horrible experience so far with my face & now I have these others issues with the hair loss. Please help!
Review of Fraxel Repair:I did fraxel repair for acne scars & sun damaged skin. It was extremely painful even after taking 4mg of xanax & 3 percocet(25 mg total)& they put on numbing cream . I have a high pain tolerance but it was horrible.
Swelling & burned skin was incredibly painful & emotionally traumatic. I felt like a burn victum taking care of my face every 2 hours--having to look at myself this way. I could not stop shaking & crying for the first 3 days.
Today is day #4 and I just noticed that the doctor lasered my eyelashes & hair around my face so half of my eyelashes are gone & all the hair around my face, bangs etc. The laser tech who i did the consultation with said she makes sure that doesnt happen when she is there with the doctor, but she was gone when I had my laser surgery done.
Nov 1, 2009Comments and replies (8)
This review is the subjective opinion of a RealSelf member and not of RealSelf, Inc.
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I'm so sorry to learn you were/are so traumatized by your Fraxel Re:Pair. Hopefully, it will be worth it in the end. I had FR more than 16 months ago, and I, too, lost a LOT of hair in areas where my doc lasered into my hairline. I can't say for certain whether yours will grow back, but I can tell you mine did. Best of luck to you, doll.
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I too was disappointed in my fraxel repair results and lost a row of hair at my bang hairline. It grew back with no problem but looked very odd for awhile while it grew out. Good luck to you. I hope you are satisfied with your final results but I certainly wasn't with mine.
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Sagwa, I'm sure you will continue to look "less scary" with each passing day. I also hope you end up more satisfied with your FR results than I did with mine... 16 months post-FR, the only lasting effects I have from my procedure are hypopigmentation (which I did NOT have pre-FR), thinner skin (definitely not a good thing), and a $5000+ deficit. Live and learn, though... any situation is whatever you decide to make of it. Wishing you and yours a blessed, fabulois weekend! ~AliGrace
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