Gina Rose

Re:pair Thus Far Not Worth It (Three Months Have Passed)

Fraxel Dual for "Melasma Mustache" - Worked when Other Treatments Didn't

Melasma Mustache - 90% Gone

He's very expensive, but there's a doctor out here who I met once (he was fine but didn't have the Dual), who also has an office in BOca Raton. I couldn't post his link (this site would not let me), but if you look for Dr. Goldberg Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists), you should find his site. He has offices in NJ, NY and FL, etc. Good luck.

No - sorry. I don't want to post my picture. However, it is substantially better with the use of the Dual Fraxel than any other treatment I have tried.

I've done 5 Fraxel dual treatments and most of the melasma is gone. A bit of the melasma mustached is still there but I'm not freaked out over the way it looks. I have the 6th treatment in December. According to the doctor, if during the summer the melasma returns or worsens, periodic Fraxel treatments will deal with that issue. I used Laser & Skin Surgery Center in NYC and they are well-known and quite reputable.

THe IPL helped, but not entirely. THe Fraxel Dual laser is helping the most. I have had 3 so far, but still have some melasma left (mostly the mustache) -- it's not THAT bad, but not perfect yet. As for acne scars, Fraxel did not help at all.

The Fraxel Re:Pair was likely NOT done on a conservative setting as the doctor is a well-known, highly revered doctor in NYC who I assumes knows what he is doing and would have treated me with the appropriate settings. In addition, I did suffer about 5 days of down time so my assumption is that the setting was relatively high. The thing that disappoints me the most (even more than the money) is that this Fraxel (Re:Pair), over all the other Fraxels', was highly touted and made such huge promises. In addition, I feel that I was "taken" because suddenly the Fraxel Re:Pair claims are changing. For example, when Fraxel first hit the press, I read that only one Re:Pair treatment is needed. Now, I read that patients might need up to three treatments to see improvement on acne scars. My doctor charges $2,500 for the second treatment of Re:Pair. That's a lot to add after wasting $5,000, which is what I paid to do the Re:pair the first time around. Another thing that bugs me greatly is that the Fraxel Re:Pair representatives have claimed wrinkles are greatly improved; I still have all the wrinkles I started with before the treatment. My wrinkles were not THAT bad to begin with so I really thought I'd at least see improvement in that area. I plan to get Restylane in my wrinkles, if after the next month or so they still have not improved and I still do not see any collagen formation. I should have had Restylane or Juvaderm or Perlane and saved a lot of money. I'll keep everyone posted and let the readers on this board know if I notice any changes in the next two months or so, but until the final results are in, my suggestion is that buyer beware.