“Fraxel re:pair - red bumps 3 weeks post surgery”
Fraxel Repair: Worth it
Cost: $4,500
Pain: Mild
Pain: Mild
Fraxel Repair satisfaction: Very good
it has been 3 weeks since my surgery. Up until 2 days ago my skin was healing beautifully, but now it's broken out in to tiny little red dots all over my forehead.
Apr 30, 2009Comments and replies (8)
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135 posts
30 Apr 2009
acne or eczema?
3 posts
1 May 2009
It could be milia which I got after having Fraxel restore. Call your doctor and ask him/her what you should do. Who did your re:store here in Houston? How long after your treatment could you apply makeup and go out in public? Good luck.
135 posts
2 May 2009
some people get acne from fraxel but it usually goes away. some get dry skin post treatment which is basically eczema. try moisturizing and see if it helps.
4 posts
12 May 2009
Well my doctor ended up prescribing me Clindamycin and Bactrim antibiotic. The bumps flattened after about 3 days but little red dots remained in their place for about another 5 days. Luckily it's completely gone now. For those of you who had CO2 re:Pair - did anyone still have small little "holes"/"pores" a month afterwards? Please advise.
465 posts
17 Jun 2009
Yes these leave scars and will not go away...It's not millia like many thought including me It's actually little burns that will eventually erode the skin because the laser went to deep on the thin skin of your forhead..Killing the fibroblasts ect needed for your skin to regenerate..It will end up looking like acne scarring... Deeper is not better..You need to be screened for skin cancer as well because the cells this laser doesn't kill but damages around the micro holes can mutate and give you skin cancer... Ask to try Aldara ect cream on a test spot to see if you have atypical cells if you don't it will do nothing after a few days use...At a minium it will boost your immune system to expell the junk the laser left left behind....And you could try a few session of micro derm if your doc says it's healed enough
4 posts
4 Nov 2009
I had fraxel repair 7 days ago. I am still deep red & have severe itching. I have been taking benadryl 3 times a day & doctor now has me on vanicream moisturizer mixed with a little vasolene.Would resuming the vinegar water soaks help with the healing & itching? This has been a horrible experience & i wish I had not had it done. Scared of what will happen with my skin in the future after reading all these posts.