“Fraxel restore step by step”
Fraxel Laser: Worth it
Pain: Painfree
Hello everybody!
Today is very important day for me.Because I had 1 treatment of 4 or 5 fraxel restore treatment.
It was very hard decision for me .The rewievs were very different each other, and this was the skin on your face that you looks everytime everywhere, and to everybody,You can not hide it in any cover.
I have acne scarring for years .I'm 37 years old .Actually I have never had acne problem until my 21 years old but when I got deep stress, I had them all in a day.I was shocked and from that day untill now I had to live with huge acnes all over my face and acne scarring problem.
so, I m going to load my pictures before and after step by step.You are going to see with me what is going on to my face with fraxel restore :) I dont know what will happen,
let's see together.
this picture is taken before 3 day fraxel restore(rıght side of my face)
this is left sıde of my face before fraxel restore
after 2 hours first treatment(left sıde)
after 2 hours first treatment (right side)
so, first day experience was good .No pain, no bad reaction such as itching etc.
my face is little bit red and little swallowed.You see at the picture was taken after 2 hours first therapy.
no fear till now:)
I thougt it would be very painful but no..see you next treatment on April 3
I hope this sharing will be useful for you
see you ...
Updated on Mar 9, 2009:
here are some pictures (before and 4th day pictures)
Updated on Mar 12, 2009:
after 1 week photo from 1st treatment
Updated on Mar 13, 2009:
Mar 12, 2009Comments and replies (26)
76 posts
7 Mar 2009
Good luck and keep us updated with your results. I had my 3rd fraxel restore just a few days ago, a little more redness this time and a little more swelling. A little more discomfort but not really painful, the highest setting was used this time, since this is my 3rd treatment. I will decide after my 4th treatment whether I want to pursue 2 additional follow-ups. I know it takes time to see results and for new collagen to re-build, be patient, which is hard sometimes because we like instant results. Good luck!
6 posts
7 Mar 2009
Hi fitness lady, I wish you good luck and best results with your treatments. My doc said that next time she was going to set higher, I'll load my before and after pictures for my next treatment again. When I went the clinic for asking about fraxel, she said that she couldn't say certain result like %60-%90 etc. but she had patient who got improvements between %10-%90 results.some of them improved %10 , some of them %90 or others.I understand , it depends on of my skin response and reaction and I believe this treatment is not a miracle. You are right, we must be patient and see the results. You are going to see b&a pictures of my skin for next treatments (on April 3th,I'll load new ones). let'see together what fr/restore does on acne scarring:) good luck for everyone.
76 posts
8 Mar 2009
Update, I woke up this morning, eyes still a little puffy and I'm a little concerned about some blistering in a couple of spots. The setting were turned up to 70% this time, quite a difference. I was told to expect more redness and a little more discomfort this time though. I'll keep you updated but you will continue to see progress. It's not easy dealing with acne scarring and I know this isn't a cure but it sure makes you feel a lot better about your appearance!
76 posts
13 Mar 2009
My skin is looking soooo smooth, even better than the first 2 treatments, I'm thinking I may not need to go beyond a 5th treatment if that! I just want to see more of an improvement along the temple are, where I have some icepick scars that I usually cover with brushing my hair down but I know they are there and want them to be less noticeable! Continue to keep me updated!
unregistered guest
15 Mar 2009
Wow you can see a noticable difference. I didn't realise you need more than one treatment. I am just looking into have my active ance treated. Thanks for sharing your photos.
8 posts
18 Mar 2009
wow ebrush, I really see an improvement in your skin just after one week! It's nice to have pictures before and after so we can all see the change, thanks! i had my first Fraxel Restore a few weeks ago like you, for acne scars. i hope my doc will give me my before and after so i can post mine too. congrats on the improvement!
8 posts
18 Mar 2009
i am wondering if you know what settings they are using on you? mine was 56 millijoules (mj) over most of my face, but 79 mj on the 2 deepest scars. I beleive it was a Level 7. Mine was painful (but I was able to tolerate). You said yours was not painful? What did they give you to make it more comfortable?
76 posts
19 Mar 2009
I was given valium for pain! You know I can relate so much to everyone who has ever suffered from acne/acne scarring it really affects how you feel about yourself. I'm feeling so much better now and I hope to continue to see more improvements in the future with this treatment!
6 posts
20 Mar 2009
hi, I couldn't have come to write for a while ,sorry. You asked my settings, I'not sure but I think , she said there were mainly 4 levels, she began with first degree of 4th level. she is going to apply higher next time Also, you asked about my pain. I felt very little pain like warm ironing on my face, actually I liked it.I felt it was face massage but my doc said some people found it painfull. Thank you for all your good comments.They have made me happier. I'll post my new pictures after my seconde treatment.(aprox.after 20 days) see you soon..
465 posts
20 Mar 2009
You results look great thus far..I'm excited to see your results... The laser really improves the tone and color irregularities at first because it coagulates blood vessels as well.... My skin looked nice at first.... Make sure you keep the circulation going in your face it carries nutriants and oxygen to the cells so they can repair... I wonder if the coagulated vessels or to many of them cause some of the bad reactions that appear later...It can't hurt to increase the circulation... TNS recovery serum will dramaticly improve results you should consider a bottle..It is nothing short of amazing...for healing Good luck and Thank you for sharing It will be nice to see a good result