I've gotten fraxel twice now. The first time around, my skin looked awesome as it healed. I got the 2nd session 4 months later, but the doctor went stronger and went over my skin multiple times (more than he did the first time - almost too much) and now my skin looks WORSE. My acne scars look even more noticeable than it did before AND my pores have gotten bigger. My skin looks worse now than ever. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? AND IS THIS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN? PLEASE HELP. What should I do now?
I have multiple dark spots, actinic keratoses and scars from skin cancer removal on my legs. I have undergone four IPL treatments and one Fraxel treatment- but it still looks terrible. Self tanner makes it look worse. Summer is very frustrating for me. Is there anything else I can do?
I had my first fraxel session two weeks ago (acne scars...had acne conglobata ), my face is no longer red but I think that it looks worse than before. I had a small acne breakout / got some whiteheads, a pimple on my nose and the area on the cheeks right next to the nose looks more uneven than before (like the skin of an orange). Is this normal? .... can I still expect an improvement or did something go wrong? I am supposed to have another ssession next week (4-6 are plannend but I panic now.
Hi all, I'm a 25 year old female from Newcastle NSW and have recently been dealing with (in my opinion) severe acne scarring. I'm wondering if I would be able to see any improvement at all if I was to see someone, I had three fraxel treatments done and it made my scarring much worse. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you and have a good day!
I had Fraxel on Monday & had abnormal facial swelling that seems to be getting worse, not better, despite icing & 2 RX (Cephalexin 500mg & MethyIPREDNISolone tabs 4mg), which I saw rated yesterday because I sent a selfie to my doctor & they were concerned enough to want to put me on these meds. I was informed swelling lasts 24-48 hours, but I'm mostly concerned that it's heading in the wrong direction (more, not l as swelling). Should I be concerned &/or add/edit my post-op regimen?
I have a question to ask you. I not sure is it normal or not. I have a fraxel laser under my eyes, some spots on my forehead and cheer. The first 3 days I feeled normal for the treatment but my 4th day my face turn red and big swollen almost my entire face. I can't sleep because I feel tight and little burn in my face. The brown spots almost gone all but why the swollen and redness still there. Anyone can help me. Thanks for your time
I'm olive skin male with mild acne scarring. I consulted with few derms and have been told that 3-4 sessions of fraxel will help improve the scaring/skin texture. Research on this site and reddit shows a vocal minority complaining about fraxel leaving their skin worse and in some cases giving them aged look/facial fat loss. On the other hand, doctors here say that fraxel doesn't go deep enough to affect fat underneath to cause aging etc. What's the reason for skin damage then? high settings?