“Fraxel Re:pair and Active FX Procedure - Austin, TX”

The procedure was tolerable as far as pain. Healing is tolerable with moderate itchiness. I researched this procedure after comments that my skin looked older and wrinkles were becoming very apparent. I saw a procedure on Dr. Oz that was very similar to my problems and researched and found Fraxel Re:pair and a physician in the area who performed this procedure. Research also included this site which I found very helpful and aided in my decision to go ahead with it. I am already excited about the result. I can see my newer skin starting to show and see that areas that were my problem areas are changing for the better. With acne scarring, wrinkling around eyes and mouth and neck and browning from over-exposure to sun, this seemed to be the thing to do. I have already had to remove pre-cancerous skin twice now so I feel that this will inhibit the need to keep doing this in the future.

Updated on 23 Jan 2012:
It seems to take a long time for my review to get up on the site, but I am now in Day 5 and my new skin is showing and looks good. Still flaking skin and it's itchy and getting tired of feeling house-bound. But, don't want to go anywhere yet and see anyone!

Updated on 1 Feb 2012:
Hi All! Tomorrow it will be 2 weeks since the procedure. I have posted the latest pics (sans makeup) to date. I am not as happy as I had hoped as scarring and wrinkles and larger pores seem to be coming back!! I think over all it has given me a younger (a few years) appearance and some of my friends verify this as well. However, for the cost and discomfort, well, just not sure it is worth it. I am going to continue to post on here though throughout a couple of months because I know that the doctor will start me on a bleaching cream as per the instructions, and I think if will help a lot too. So far - well, not so good as I had hoped! Oh - one thing that is very positive though is that the coloring of my skin has remained much better. The brown skin and yellowing from too much sun for too long has not come back - so that it really good!

Updated on 8 Feb 2012:
Well it will be 3 weeks tomorrow that I had my procedure done and I am happier each day. When I saw Dr. Nik last week he said that I can expect better and better results up to 6 months and they figure for every decade of years of age that you are that one month per decade is what it takes to get ultimate results. The Fraxel repair goes very deep in layers of skin so that the skin that was affected by the laser has not surfaced and will do so in about 5 - 6 months. So - I am excited. People have been telling me that they did not recognize me right off the bat (those that have not seen me in a while) and my close friends say that they definitely notice improvement. I feel that I am looking several years younger. I will post a new pic soon - one when I have some make up on too!