33yo F. I'm intending to do a form of Fraxel for pitted acne scarring, & I've already done 2 deep microneedling treatments within the past few months. I'm supposed to do my 3rd treatment, but I'm considering doing Fraxel about 4 days after. Is this a bad idea? Should I forgo the microneedling for the Fraxel? A part of me thinks it may aid the Fraxel, a head-start so to speak; and the rational part thinks I'm only making my skin become sensitive to the laser. Also, my skin heals rather quick.
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Answer: Microneedling 4 Days Before Fraxel, Safe or Too Much?
Thank you for your question! Make sure you are always using sunscreen with high SPF and you are taking good care of your skin. There are few options for hypopigmentation such as ink tattooing, as well as options for remaining scars. Sometimes it takes time, but you should keep looking to find ...
Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...
Thank you for your question! Icon Erbium Glass laser is fractional lasers that has ablative and non-ablative capabilities that allow it to treat epidermal and dermal skin imperfections, therefore it can be great for acne scars. On the other had Fraxel is a brand of lasers and they have a line ...
