“Fraxel repair - mixed results on pores, wrinkles, veins and rosacea”
Fraxel Repair: Worth it
Pain: Uncomfortable
So far i have mixed feelings about this procedure. i guess it is really too soon to tell what the benefits will be. i was very prepared for the healing time, post op care and downtime after reading this site and seeing people's pics. i plan to post mine when i am healed.
I chose fraxel repair because i wanted a one time procedure. i wanted lasting results and i had several issues to tackle: large pores, rosacea veins, laxity, under eye wrinkles that were pretty deep, upper lid hooding, skin texture.
Updated on Aug 15, 2009:
update:
it has been about five weeks since i had this proceedure. it's difficult to gauge the changes since they happen slowly and you become accustomed to your new face and think little has changed.
i have noticed no reduction in pore size at all. in fact, since i had to stop using glycolic acid and retin a for a few weeks, they got even bigger. i waited about two and a half weeks and started back with retin a every other night because i couldn't stand it.
on the other hand, i have notice significant changes in tightening and firming. the under eye hollows/circles are somewhat improved. my eyelids are really improved. in fact my husband was away for 6 weeks and came back about 3 1/2 weeks after i had it done and said my eyes looked amazing. he commented on it several times.
the texture on my forehead (which was the most aggressive area he worked on) is still not that good. the tiny track marks from the laser are fading, but i could see them for a long time. good thing i have bangs.
i think i will still have to try something else for the pores and texture. the texture of my skin doesn't seem improved at all.
maybe fraxel restore......combined with ipl.
the rosacea veins are gone, but i still have a lot of redness.
Jul 11, 2009Comments and replies (3)
1416 posts
12 Jul 2009
Thanks for your review. Hope you get the results you're looking for!
Have you mentioned metrocreme to your laser doc?
314 posts
27 Jul 2009
In my opinion, you can use the metrocreme after about 5-7 days. The Retin A is started on my patients at 3 weeks.
23 posts
6 Aug 2009
Take a look at my post because I had the Fraxel repair done specifically because of my Rosecea. I have Type II which is more the small facial viens and small pimples. I used metrocreme for 3 years before the procedure and I saw very limited success with it. After the procedure I've never gone back to it (it's been about 9 months) and the rosecea has not returned. Also I found that I could not use my heavy "anti-wrinkle" creams. They seemed to be way too strong even months after the procedure and frankly it no longer seemed necessary. I'm only using Cerave which I discovered during this process and still really like it. What I do now is just a very light exfoliation 2x a week and that seems to keep the "Faxel pimples" away. I'm still pleased with results. I still feel $5K is pricy for this procedure but as I said in earlier posts if it keeps the rosecea away, I'll pay any amount.