My recover time was one week from start to finish and the 2nd and third days were definitely the worst, by the fourth most of the areas were almost peeled. I would definitely do the whole face, but I would wait until I had significant melasma or sun damage before springing this on my husband again :) I am so happy and I feel so clean looking. And I really loved my doctor and I would trust him to do it again.
I had the Fraxel Dual about a week ago and look great. I had mild melasma on upper lip and a small patch around the eye. It's gone and smooth and I love my result. I only treated specific areas and not the full face but I'm shocked to hear it was painful. My treatment wasn't at all. I had numbing cream on for about an hour and the nurse blew cold air on me the same time the laser was working. I went to Dr. Fitzpatrick in La Jolla, and I'm told he is the best. I definitely wouldn't trust a nurse to do it.
Hope this helps.
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