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“Fraxel Ruined my Skin and Life”
Spent: $800 in USA
Posted 3 Aug 2011
I had one Palomar 1540 restore treatment a little over two years ago and it ruined the texture of my skin and broke nearly every blood vessel on my face. Before the procedure I had near perfect skin except for some fine lines around the eyes.
The healing process went exactly as described yet two weeks after I started to have major issues such as broken blood vessels, wrinkles that were not visible before and a strange grid like pattern all over my entire face. When I went back to the tech who preformed the procedure she informed me that the grid-like pattern would shed off in time and the broken vessels were probably there to begin with even though it was not noted in the pre-op report.
Two years later the strange pattern isstill present along with more broken veins and extremely dry skin. I have spent a ton of money trying to repair the laser damage but nothing seems to have worked. Please do not do this procedure unless your skin is really bad and even then I still would hesitate.
This review is the subjective opinion of a RealSelf member and not of RealSelf, Inc.
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I do not blame the tech who preformed it nor the doctor just Palomar
Hi Fraxel,
I'm so sorry. I'm glad you posted a review, it will help the other members in the community who too have had the same problem. Please keep us updated on what happens next.
Thank you! Enjoy your weekend!
-Britt
I was thinking of having a Microlaser peel to correct some of the damage - You said you had tried peels in a previous post, I was just wondering if you have any thoughts on the Microlaser peel. If so, can you please let me know. Thank you so much...Kim
I was thinking of having this done for fine wrinkles and acne scars. What has happened to you is so differnt from what the dermatologists say. I think you should sue the doctor. My heart goes out to you.