“Save Your Money, It Doesn't Work - Tokyo, Japan”

Tokyo2854

Not Worth It
Spent: $5,000 in Tokyo, Japan

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Posted 22 Jan 2011

I had 5 treatments at a high setting. My acne scarring is not that severe and I have a few fine lines. There was no improvement whatsoever. The procedure was virtually painless after having numbing cream applied. The redness lasted about 3 days and then faded over a number of days.

Don't bother with this treatment and spend your money on something else.

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The treatment doesn't work and the doctors really don't care about the patient requirements

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BrittB 23 Jan 2011

Hi Tokyo,

Thanks for the review. You said the redness lasted about 3 days, did you peel at all? Please keep us updated and welcome to the community.

Thanks,

-Britt

GoFig 11 Feb 2011

If the procedure was "virtually painless after numbing cream" and you were "only red for three days" you most certainly did not have a very high setting. I've had 7 Fraxels over the last 4 years and have it at the highest setting. I find it to be a VERY painful procedure after 1 hour of numbing cream AND a vicadin. After the initial 5 procedures I have it once a year as a maintenance. My skin is not perfect now but it is MUCH better and always looks amazing about 2 months after the procedure when the new collagen has formed. I am usually very swollen for a couple of days and I look sun burned for about 5 to 7 days. And another week or 2 of looking very tanned after that. I need to stay out of the sun for about 2 months or I get weird pigmentation. I hate the pain but I swear by the results.

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