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Had Mixed Results with Fraxel and IPL for Melasma

Loris15
posted 4 years ago
updated 3 years ago

Not Worth It
Cost: $1,350
Tampa, FL

With the Fraxel laser treatments, the Doc also...

10 Jul 2008

With the Fraxel laser treatments, the Doc also used IPL so it was a double treatment for Melasma. I had two rather large brown spots on my face (one looked like a Hitler mustache!), and wanted some tightening of the skin as well. After treatment (which does sting), I had redness and swelling, then flaking for a few days. After that all seemed perfectly fine. It was about 6 months later that I noticed my skin was Hyper? Pigmenting, with the Brown spots now being much larger and spread out all over my face, following a line around my face, (like when you use makeup that's too dark) and you notice that it doesn't match your neck color. My face is now mostly brown pigmented, but i am Caucasian with Euro light olive skin.

I'd say overall, it isn't worth the expense and trouble if you have sensitive skin that's prone to freckling or Hormonal melasma. I use Sunscreen constantly, but all it takes now to aggravate the brown spots is simply walking from my car to the house! Kind of wish I hadn't done it. I didn't have this problem before the laser treatment.

Don't do it if you live in the South, where the sun is extra intense! You can't possibly stay completely out of the sun there.

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Comments (1)

Key Biscayne
2 years ago

I also had that terrible reaction from Fraxel. The anxiety of walking out my door to the car is now part of my everyday life. It changes your life forever. You feel like you should become a vampire and avoid daylight. I had mild mild melasma before the treatment and I was always careful to protect myself from the sun. Now, my skin was left so damaged and hyper pigmented, that safely being outside without having my entire face pigment is not an option. Once I realize this was a condition for life, I filed a lawsuit against the company.

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