Doctor_canada2009

Happy with my Neck Liposuction... - Calgary, AB

Hyperpigmentation After Fraxel Restore - Canada

Thank you Britt for your response. I am glad that I managed to get rid of the hyperpigmentation in a relatively short time.

I want everyone on the Fraxel forum to read the posting of Dr. Joel Schlessinger, MD (which also appears on the link I provided below). His posting says it all. The advice is do not use Fraxel for acne scars.

http://www.realself.com/question/fraxel-repair-improve-acne-scars

Here's the deal with acne scars: no laser is really going to do all that much for them. Sorry, but acne scars are very difficult to treat and you are never going to go back to where you want with any laser alone. Even with the best of treatments, you are going to have about 50% improvement and that is with fillers such as restylane and perlane, which will be doing the heavy lifting.
Prior to having Fraxel, Cool Touch, Fraxel Re:pair and every other laser that has promised to improve acne scars but didn't, I performed full face CO2 lasers on patients with acne scars. The results were not all that impressive, despite the fact that patients went through 2 weeks of sheer torture during the recovery phase. That, on top of the price in the $4000 range that made it *seem* like something ought to have happened. Due to this fact, I stopped doing the older, CO2 laser and haven't missed it one bit.
Now, unfortunately, we have a whole new generation of doctors and quasi cosmetic surgeons (family practitioners, nurse practitioners, Ob Gyns, etc) who have now purchased these lasers for their medispas and are trying to generate some cash, along with laser companies that are desperate to sell their machines. So, the old concept of treating acne scars with a laser such as Fraxel is once again being trotted out and desperate patients are being duped once more.
The truth is that it does precious little for acne scars and typically not enough to make someone spend the money and recovery time to do the treatment. What I tell patients is that if the money is something that you care about and it is anywhere near a stretch to do the procedure, you don't want to do it for acne scars. Wrinkles are a whole different situation because it does work for these. Acne scars not so much. And the recovery time, if the scars are done correctly with it, is going to be about a week or two along with major downtime and oozing. So, think twice before doing this procedure, despite what the laser companies and many doctors are telling you!

Unfortunately YES. I went through all the invisalign journey and then went to braces. This is my luck.

No one can tell at this time how invisalign will go with you. You have to wait to see the results. Results vary a lot. From the experience I went through, invislaign was very good in closing gaps and straightening the crowded teeth. The crowding of my lower teeth was corrected, but not the overbite. Eventually, I saw an orthodontist who was willing to correct the overbite with traditional braces. I chose the clear ceramic ones..they are less noticeable than the metallic ones.

Important advice for invisalign prospective patients:

- Don't do invisalign in general dentists. Many orthodontists offer invisalign. They are very good at it. They can manipulate it to reach the maximal results. My orthodontist preferred the traditional braces because he modify the movement with braces better.

Just to give you an update.

I got my traditional braces after invisalign failure to correct my overbite. I have the upper brackets clear ceramic while the lower one metallic. It is somewhat embarrasing to be in braces as an adult but I took the decision after a lot of thinking and I am very happy to have the courage to do it. My orthodontist told me that I will need around 14 months to correct the overbite. He told me that he will be able to manipulate the teeth better than invislaign. I am glad I made it.

My advice: don't be afraid from traditional braces. Ask for clear ceramic. They are less attractive than invislaign but definitely better than the metallic traditional braces.

I will give update after 14 months!!!!!!!

I am not a plastic surgeon but I learnt from the postings of the certified surgeons that liposuction is not enough in old people (how old are you by the way) as the skin loses its elasticity and would not tighten again. Therefore liposuction should be combined with neck lifting (or skin tightening). By the way, 9K for liposuction alone is way too expensive. Chin liposuction is a minor procedure and costs between 1500-3000 at the average. May be you have to do revision at another good surgeon who can do lifting (skin removal in the neck and under your eyes).