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Things to do after Fraxel Restore to help skin?

Inbetween Fraxel treatments, are there any topicals or diets that we can do to help promote more collagen? Would Vitamin C topicals or other diets help our skin heal and maximize our results? Thanks

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Dr. Michele S. Green, MD
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