“Do not do fraxel, ruined my face....”
Fraxel Laser: NOT worth it
Pain: Severe
Do not let anyone put this laser on your face...I was burned and haven't felt comfortable leaving my home in over a year......At first you may think its ok and you're healing...but the laser goes so deep the real results show later.....NOT PRETTY....
The B/After pics aren't that impressive and its very new...
Stick with tried and true I had better results with peels....
510k FDA is not FDA approved or safe......only says other lasers like it on market.....Don't fall for it....It's all marketing and hype....
WAIT till it's been around longer and they work out the kinks and know how to use it....
Will upload pics later
Updated on Jan 25, 2009:
See my post of the recent study from Dec 2008
I had this procedure 2 years ago at a plastic surgeons office who I’ve seen for 9 years for botox resty….I would not recommend it to my worst enemy… It seems you may have improvement at first but it causes DNA damage to the existing cells not destroyed..The negative results damage may not be apparent for months or years…..There is not enough research it was put to market to soon and we are the guinni pigs……Don’t let this laser on your face…They have treatments available with long term studies on all skin types that doctors have more experience using…
Updated on Feb 4, 2009:
To the company, executives and sales reps, who rushed this laser to market before they did correct and responsible studies. Exploited the system ..Your unscrupulous, irresponsible, marketing, advertising, and buying of doctors is inexcusable.
You are the true criminals of society not drug addicts, burglars, adults abused as children or the mentally ill that fill our prisons… You have options yet choose to in danger others for personal gain…
You should know I cry everyday and every time I look in the mirror..Your greed, lack of integrity and irresponsibility has ruined life’s...My son is hurt when I hide in the car to watch his soccer games. My mother is sad when she watches me isolate myself from the things and people I love because I have sores and scars covering my face now...Knowing It hurts them is the worst feeling I've ever experienced....One you are obviously incapable of comprehending since you continue these practices today...It’s pure evil and you should be the ones crying or sitting in prisons.
Today is my birthday..The second one I will spend sad and crying with sores and scars on my face, I feel like a caged animal, my phone is turned off and I wonder if I will ever look normal again…Enjoy a birthday dinner, Cheer on the field at my sons soccer game, Go to lunch with my Mom, Attend parties, Go on vacations, Visit my neighbors or Go out with my friends and family ect ect…..
I hope you read this and I hope you think of us when you enjoy theses simple pleasures you have taken from me and my family…Maybe it will take you a few minutes longer to go to sleep tonight??? One can only wish..
To the Doctors performing this procedure Please Take it seriously learn everything before you put it on a patients face...Start with the person you intend to delegate it to...You took an oath when you became a doctor..We count on you to protect and guide us thru the mish mosh of info and the corrupt FDA..
Everyone has a right to make a living especially after so much education...But never at the expense of another....Do your homework...
Do not listen to sales reps.. Or base your decision on delegating this and profit margins..They take no oath, have no education requirements. If you do you don't deserve the title,trust or respect we give you..
You will quickly become a commodity to greedy executives with half your education Please honor your oath and put pressure on peers to disclose..
If I wanted to get a sales reps opinion I’d talk to a sales rep Not my doctor….
Updated on Apr 2, 2009:
I felt a strong need to update this based on the positive reviews I am seeing 24 hours after the procedure... I thought it was fine 24 hours after and was looking forward to the results..
It's impossible review a treatment 24 hours or even weeks after when the results are not visible for months... While helpful in describing what to expect during treatment they should in no way be taken as a positive result.......
If you read the negative reviews you will notice most are months or years after treatment and are not happy ..They say they look much older or it ruined their skin....At this point you can pretty much determine the final result..
I wanted to make sure people considering this treatment put the appropriate weight on the reviews they read...The length of time after treatment should be taken into consideration when making your decision...As results and complications do not present immediately
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Feb 7, 2009Comments and replies (210)
8 posts
12 Jan 2009
omg! How many fraxel treatments did you get? $9000 is so expensive..I am so sorry that you had such a terrible experience..have you been back to the clinic who did the treatment to see what they have to say about the burns you experienced or can you get any of your money back?? What was the setting of the fraxel when they did the treatments?
76 posts
19 Jan 2009
I'm so sorry you had to endure this both physically/mentally.How many treatments were you given and at what setting? It sounds like you should be looking into getting a refund or a lawsuit!
465 posts
1 Apr 2009
Please complain to the FDA about 510k approvals misuse...It’s not fair what happened to us but we’re alive. Many others will be taken from their families to soon by the use of unsafe medical devices…Our Government, Scientists, Doctors and lives are becoming a commodity and casualty of corporate greed... I know in my heart there are more people in America with integrity than there are with the power or money to buy it… I had one treatment....This laser does not have any long term studies... It is irresponsible for a company to market it for an elective procedure when the safety has not been established….Not what Congress had in mind when they approved this fast track FDA 510K approval ….. Why do they not have blind clinical studies of its effectiveness and safety on the website….We are the clinical studies fooled by greedy company who specializes in Marketing not Medicine…. Why do we believe them? Because they advertise in fashion mags ect, it is FDA approved….ASK FOR CLINICAL BLIND STUDIES BY DOCTORS AND RESEARCHERS You will end up with skin cancer being cut out of your face if you get burns ect,,,,disfiguring scars in the future…. It’s not worth it when there are other options more effective with long term studies….. I am giving you the warning I didn't have available to me even with research I did before I had this procedure almost 2 years ago...Further reasearch has led me to believe the above... Don’t be a victim of this unscrupulous marketing of medical devices
465 posts
21 Jan 2009
I'm sorry it was $900 for 1 not thousand...I tried to post pics..emailed to customer service try again later when I can get hubby to help me...
10 posts
21 Jan 2009
When did you do your procedure exactly? 2 years ago? Some people mention 1 treatment (like yourself) while others say 4-5, which is what my doctor told me it will be, and I might not see any real results until the 2th or 3rd. Could it be that the people that got 1 treatment they used too much power? My doctor has been in the field for 20 years, I don't think he'll put in jeopardy his reputation, will he?
465 posts
10 Feb 2009
Yes two years ago and I had the fraxel restore with the blue dye... It uses infrared radiation in the 1550 range to create micro thermal holes...I was supposed to do a series of treatments but did not after the first reaction....This technology is exciting but in its infancy...There will be kinks and a learning curve.... I wish I would have known that FDA approved does not mean what it used to...510K is very easy to get and does not assure something is safe or even tested....Don't do it..... The fraxel Repair has some studies 500 people over two years and uses C02 technology that has been around longer but there will still be a learning curve.... Knowing what I know today I would never have had this procedure...It has ruined my life...I would have rather lost an arm..No exaggeration...I would give it to have my face back It's all Marketing hype to the consumer and sold to any doctor based on profit margin.The results are not impressive and there are other proven. Less expensive and safer treatments.. Wait on this unless you go to the best who has done hundreds + and can share his personel results I'm sorry but if someone is going to use my face as their Guinea Pig they should pay me...even then I wouldn't do it.... no one but the most serious cases should have been considered as it is in medical and drug trials
76 posts
23 Jan 2009
Awalk, do you mind sending me pics to my personal email?
2 posts
23 Jan 2009
Awalk, did the burns leave scars? If so are they still there?
465 posts
23 Jan 2009
Yes I will send you pictures if you contact me with a email....
465 posts
9 Apr 2009
It would be one thing if this laser was just ineffective but it causes damage where there was none…..It is downright negligible for Doctors to take a Sales Persons word with no research.. It is being sold based on unscientific peer reveiws without disclosure.To doctors who shouldn't be performing it.. I may not have medical knowledge, but common sense is all that’s needed to weigh the opinion of someone who has a financial incentive..