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• Posted to Adverse Effects Fraxel Repair on 25 Jan 2012

  The device makers get out of any obvious 'blame' for burns/scars by saying the doctors did not do a patch test first (which most device makers do actually recommend). In the years I've been dealing with this, I've only had one or two that have been harmed say they've had a patch test prior.
  
  I've also found most spa technicians/aestheticians will amp up the settings to much higher than is recommended. Very few people are also given the correct eye protection (especially for IPL). One person was told IPL could not harm the eyes. That's ridiculous beyond words.
  
  The FDA MAUDE system is a joke as well. The device makers investigate themselves when a report is filed, basically the fox guarding the hen house. Add that to the fact that the FDA post-market follow up on device adverse events is a fiasco or non-existent and the unsuspecting public is left to the mercy of those who cover up the damage or deny it even happens.

• Posted to My face is destroyed by ePrime device(Evolastin-new name of the procedure with the same ePrime device be aware!)-Rockville, MD on 9 Nov 2011

  FILE AN ADVERSE EVENT REPORT WITH THE FDA!!!

• Posted to 755 Alexandrite Burn - Charleston, SC on 2 Nov 2011

  To the laser tech: it is not as though this type of damage is limited to one person. 100s on this site and others have been damaged by one laser or light device or another whether the newest or oldest device out there was used and at the hands of some of the top doctors in the world.
  
  Respectfully, using one laser or light device to fix the damage of another is not the answer for most who've been damaged by these devices.

• Posted to Fraxel Ruined my Skin, Should Be Banned by FDA on 24 Sep 2011

  Erin has been aware of this for well over a year. She has a spot on her website to leave your story about IPL/laser damage. There is more than one website in existence on the ravages of these machines, all cosmetic devices, not just Fraxel.
  
  In my experience, every cosmetic device has caused damage, regardless of the skill of the doctor. Even in the hands of those writing text books for other doctors have had these devices damage patients whether they admit it or not. I know of at least two who've been damaged by one of the leading laser gurus in the world. In the case of these evil machines, skill does not always matter.

• Posted to Do Not Do Fraxel, Ruined my Face.... on 23 Sep 2011

  And you are, Reality Calling, going onto every Fraxel post and challenging honest reviews. Just because this may not be YOUR experience with Fraxel does not negate the fact that his is the experience of the reviewer.
  
  Perhaps you should create your own review and show your own pictures on your page to prove YOUR point. Angela is no longer here to make any further points. I don't think it is contended that Fraxel killed Angela. An aneurysm killed the lovely, once vibrant woman but the after effects of what Fraxel did to her skin and psyche are indisputable. She was brave enough to post every picture she could of her terrible experience. Aneurysms don't cause skin issues so the cause of her death did not cause her skin problems. Fraxel did this to her face and skin.