“Unhappy and worried with fraxel so far”
Fraxel Laser: NOT worth it
Pain: Uncomfortable
I am 41 years old and have been unhappy with the way my eyes have been aging (crows feet, dark circles,fine lines). I went to a very reputable laser MD and had one very aggressive and expensive treatment. I actually flew from CO to NY to visit this doctor. I had a limited amount of time in NY, so this was the reason for the 1 agressive treatment. I had awful swelling, oozing and crusting for about a week, which got visibly better day by day. It has been 2 weeks, and the swelling around the eyes is what is worrying me now. There are 2 rows of "bags" under one eye and one bag under the other. My eyes look like they have rings under them. Every day I wake up and hope to see just the tiniest bit of improvement, but they remain unchanged. I wish I knew that this was temporary. I could deal with the puffieness if I knew for sure that I won't have these bags permanently. At this point I am thinking my old eyes weren't so bad and wish I had them back. If anyone could offer an explanation or give comments they'd be MUCH appreciated. Sue
Jul 10, 2008Comments and replies (21)
35 posts
11 Jul 2008
Sue, Did you have Fraxel Re:pair? I'm two weeks post Re:pair today and I still have some swelling also. My eyes are also the last area to heal, but they are getting better. Just at a slower rate than the rest of my face.
1 post
17 Jul 2008
I have the same issue. Each eye is totally different. I was curious what your doctor said. Has there been any improvement? Regards, Robert
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21 Jul 2008
It has now been 18 days and they seem to get a little(barely noticable) better each day. The other parts of may face and next look much better. I guess I need to be patient and see where they are on my next visit to the doctor on August 22. Regards Robert
5 posts
4 Aug 2008
Wow! This is so informative - I am so fed up with how the skin under my eyes look and was researching the fraxel treatment but now am having second thoughts after reading this. Have your results gotten any better since this last blog?
1 post
24 Sep 2008
I am now 20 days post fraxel repair and having the same issues. My eyes are baggy underneath and that was never a problem for me. My skin is kinda reddish brown. I too had problems with breaking out until I found the right face creme. I sleep sitting up and am careful with salt...... Hope things improve
4 posts
25 Sep 2008
i went back to the dermatologist and she admitted that i had dark circles under my eyes but not the wrinkles. it has continued to improve over the past week, so possibly it will totally improve. i went to see my generalist today to ask him his opinion and he said he did indeed see dark circles and more wrinkly skin than before. i then went to see a free legal adviser this evening and she said that there's no way that i could prove any wrong-doing as it's just too subtle, not like a huge scar or something. the generalist said that since the skin is burned that it can take months to heal, which i know was true when i had some warts burnt off. all wrinkly at first, but now the skin is fine. so i hope it's the same with the under eyes. not totally sure, but i see improvement from last week(now it's been 4 weeks). i can do nothing, so i accept and hope and learn from my mistakes.
4 posts
25 Sep 2008
oh yes and the dermatoligist said the the vitamin A skin cream i was using could be irritating the skin and i should stop that. i did. i avoid salt, avoid the pool, thinking the chlorine could irritate the skin and i put teabags on my eyes a few nights. actually i was dancing very intensely and aerobic-ly yesterday evening and the burning off energy and sweating seems to help eliminate.
4 posts
25 Sep 2008
my face was totally pink after 3 weeks too, but now after 4 weeks the pink is fading; doc said this might have been provoked by vitamin A cream too.
465 posts
1 Jan 2009
I'm 20 months and gets worse research radiation burns... the raised white skin is dead and they turn into deep ulcer sores in the following months years...My experience..Happy to share pics so you can see what happened to me its a raised white months later ulcer sore....It gets little better than worse, little better and much worse....it will drive you mad..see a burn specialist...and have special imaging done uv spectra.... This can turn into skin cancer that can be severely disfiguring if not already.... I'm going to Johns Hopkins...Will keep informed and appreciate any input or treatments to reduce/prevent damage...Already seen the best here...This procedure has ruined my live...
465 posts
1 Jan 2009
I did one session of restore with blue dye..and didn't do anymore..