I am trying to educate women out there about...
I am trying to educate women out there about Fraxel. There are tons of name products on the market now and for the most part I don’t believe they work. This is my opinion as a consumer. I have used Fraxel in 2007 and I have used dermabrasion 30 years ago and there is nothing wrong with these old techniques. Anything with a name attached to it is marketing and designed to make money. Patients will inevitably come second.
I tried Fraxel treatments for acne facial scarring. This is important to know because the majority of positive recommendations I received for Fraxel came from people who used it for skin discolorations like melasma, NOT scars. Like I said, I have heard positive reports from these people but cannot say the same about Fraxel for acne.
After each treatment (six total) I saw mild improvements in the texture of my skin and the acne pits seemed less apparent. Over time, however, (usually less than a month) I would revert back to my former self. My personal opinion on this is that the Fraxel laser doesn’t go deep enough to promote a long-lasting effect on the deep scars caused by acne. I am not a doctor, but I don’t expect doctors to tell you this anyway, whether it’s true or not.
I don’t recommend Fraxel for this reason. Like I said, if you’re one of the people who heard about its effect on skin discoloration, I think it might be worth looking into further. But based on what I went through and, let’s face it, what I paid for the results I didn’t get, I don’t recommend it. I would rather go through the pain and recovery of dermabrasion and know I am getting results.
Treatments instead of old Fraxel
That may or may not work. Have heard good things about Fraxel Dual
Restore. Getting a GOOD DR is more important. Some are greedy and will
Go deeper then needed, or keep scedualing more treatments when they know the outcome wont be to the clients expatations. Good Luck
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