I am 58 with history of adolescent and young adult acne. I have many enlarged hardened sebaceous glands below corners of mouth and on cheek. They are between the wrinkled creases. They aren't raised up much, but they can be felt and are definitely visible under the surface when I stretch the skin over. Would Fraxel make these go away, or will it make them show more so should I have the sebaceous hyperplasia treated first?
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Answer: Fraxel will help even out skin texture and tighten the skin. Recommend pairing it with a chemical peel.
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It is safe to have even Fraxel repair of your eyelids one month after Juvederm and one year after Lasik surgery. The heat of the laser may cause the Juvederm placed in your eye hollows to dissolve sooner. Your cornea should be well healed after one year so that the corneal shields used...
Any treatment has risks, and no one can guarantee they won’t happen, even if they hadn’t been observed previously. Pigmentation changes (darker and lighter) can occur with any resurfacing treatment. Scarring would be extremely rare with Fraxel re:store. Fraxel re:pair has a slightly...
Fraxel makes two lasers: one that removes tiny columns of skin (Fraxel Repair CO2 laser) and one that coagulates columns of skin (Fraxel Restore).
Neither have effect on actual facial volume. Your skin will tighten, but you won't lose fat, bone or muscle, which are the real cause of volume loss...