Fraxel Restore. More Aggressive Than I Thought. - Dothan, AL

I still have scabbing and flaking around the perimeter of my face and around mouth and chin. I like the results though, especially around my eyes. Still a little swollen. Gonna have another treatment in Dec. I might not do anymore after that because my doc only does them on Mon and Wed so I have to take three days off wk each time. Please tell me about your experience. did you get your eyelids done?

I am reviewing, too. For me it was not that hard of an experience, I went back to work the next day, looking a little funny but no one really commented on it. I did not get my eyelids done, just chin an forehead, as my cheeks are pretty much 'intact'. I did it for minor acne scarring.. and I can already see results, but I will have 3 more treatments. I think after the second treatment, downtime won't be that hard anymore as your skin kind of gets used to it. Do you know what settings were used for the first treatment?

He told me it was more than 50%, whatever that means. Do you know?

From what I know, the highest setting is 70mj. I think 50% must be around 50mj, my doctor started me on that level, saying that 55 would be the maximum for the face. So your doctor went pretty intensive, too. But honestly, I rather look a little weird for 2-3 days longer than spending all this money for one treatment when the start you on sth like 20%.. and a lot of doctors work like this.

oh yes, I want to see results for the money I'm paying and I'm so tired of using creams and products that are useless. I just hope the results will last!

I have been at home for three weeks

Goodness! Home three weeks. Wow. My first treatment I missed six days of work. Second about the same and third treatment only about four days. First and third treatments were for pigment. Second was more aggressive for texture and I had more swelling.

Hi. Did you have marks in squares on your face? I have thicker lines where square mark was and now red and brown. Look just like cat marks on my chin. I hide under make up and go to sleep hoping tomorrow will be better. Look like I have deep red line over lip

Hi faith2ndchances. I've had both the Fraxel Re:Store and Fraxel Re:Pair. I would say your results will depend on a lot of factors...the severity of the issues you wanted to treat (acne scars? wrinkles? brown spots?), the type of Fraxel treatment you had, the laser settings the physician used, the number of passes he or she made, the way your skin heals, and the methods you are using to treat your wounds and newly repaired skin. Personally, I have depressed/pitted acne scars on my cheeks and chin associated with cystic acne. I've had probably a dozen Fraxel Re:Stores, but I wasn't aware at the time there were different "types" of Fraxel lasers. The physician told me he "cranked up the dial" to some of the highest settings, and I went regularly, but I have not been pleased with the results. Again, at that time I was not adequately informed, I was still breaking out in cystic acne, and I wasn't told how to treat my wounds and the new, healed skin. This is both my fault and the fault of the physician, of course. I was burned by the physician's assistant doing the laser during one session. I was high on medication but I remember her doing it. She never said a word, so I didn't think it was "that bad" and didn't treat it as I should have, so now I have a hypertrophic or keloid scar along my jawline. The Fraxel Re:Pair was done by a different physician who had me take various vitamin and homeopathic supplements before and after the procedure in addition to doing vinegar washes every two to three hours after the procedure, wear Aquaphor, and COMPLETELY stay out of the sun. Although I felt she was more invested in the after care -- wound care and healing -- than my former physician, she was not truthful with me. She told me my scars would be 100% gone. I knew deep down that wasn't going to be true, and I was right, but it still hurt me greatly to know she misled me. I had that procedure done July of last year. Although I have not been pleased with my scarring, the procedure did help with the fine wrinkles around my eyes. I'm 33, but I do see them starting to creep in again, so that smoothness only lasted 7 months. :/ I definitely want to have more procedures done to treat my scars. When I have the money I plan to go to a completely different physician who specializes in medical and cosmetic procedures to the ear, nose, throat, and face. Even though I no longer respect the physician who performed the Fraxel Re:Pair, I plan to implement the before and after wound care procedures I learned from her. I apologize for this being such a long reply, but there's a lot to tell! :) I hope this helped you some, and I'm happy to provide you with any further information if needed. Good luck!

I had the fraxel SR1500 re:store - OMGosh I'm so sorry, I'm sitting in shock and feeling sick right now and the thought of this horror. I went to have deeper scars "removed". But they seem more visable than before!!! Not sure what to do now, I'm not sure about going back for another one NOW, have you considered dermabrasion?

If you name it, I've probably tried it. Dermabrasion did nothing for my scars. Please don't feel sick and be worried. I truly, TRULY hope you will have a better experience!!! I didn't tell you any of this to shock you, and I apologize if it upset you! I'm only telling you my story...as brutally honest as possible. Plenty of people have been been satisfied with their results. Again, I TRULY hope you receive the level of satisfaction you are seeking!!! I hope to have the traditional CO2 laser done when I have the funds. The ENT and facial plastic surgeon I spoke with told me that I wouldn't have 100% improvement, but told me (realistically) that I could see a 50% improvement with one, and that others could be done in the future. So I'm pretty sure that's what I'll be seeking out when I can do something more. :)

Why do I have severe red skin? No one mentions this. Three weeks after treatment. Scars red veins. What didvthybdonwrong?

Do nothing stay calm. Dear abrasion worse. We r all being taken for fools.

I am three weeks out and red. Blotchy. I hope u o better than me

Did your face stay red with lines and squares? All over my lip area. Under chin. One big scar red area on forehead.

marilyn horween: I'm 3 weeks out as of yesterday... not really red, that was only about 1 week after treatment. I do have more visible "dents" than ever before on my face which causes great concern since that wasn't originally a big ssue. I had one spot he was trying to make smaller and it to appears to be more visible than before... not sure what the next step will be! I hope your results turn out good for you... God bless

The Fraxel was applied to your lips? I didn't think they could do that. I had three treatments. Pretty good results but I do have stubborn pigmentation that won't budge altho it is lighter. The last treatment did nothing which was disappointing. My skin does appear very smooth. So overall I look better. I may consider IPL treatments for a few broken capillaries. Let me know how you continue to heal.

Marilyn, I'm worried about you. Are you okay?

Hi. Thanks. My face is still peeling. It is red. I went to another doctor and he said it will take a long time and wanted to know why dr did not go far up on chin near lip. Bottom lip now there is a demarcation It is really depressing for me. I am ok

Hi. Treatment over lip. Went to another dr who suggested iIPL. Later to get rid of redness. This dr does not like fraxel but he did do it and stopped. My skin is still rough over lip so make up is creepy. Dr told me not to use hrdroquoine to get rid of mr redness. Other dr said use. I am not using just using lots of creams. Oils thinks to hydrate and drinking water.

Do not do anything. Go on the site ipl damage and fraxel damage. Look at the pictures. After the fact now. I have some on that same damage. Also there is some damage to my eyes. I am going back to the eye dr. Cornea can get burned. Don't do anything. They lie. I did not expect the terrible burn I got. I thought this was just a lite peel. Fraxel. It turned out to burn my face. Brown squares. I look at the pictures and now the damage. I want to contact the reporter mentioned in the damage website. Melanie woodson