If Im on Blood Thinner Will It Cause Any Adverse Affects with Fraxel Treatment?

There are ablative (vaporizing) Fraxel lasers that use a carbon dioxide laser (Fraxel RePair).  This laser leaves the skin raw and requires time to heal.  Blood thinners would increase the bruising associated with such treatments.  Sometimes this would just add to recovery time but could also increase risk of a bleeding complication.  How the blood thinner is handled should be coordinated between your internist or whichever doctor prescribed the blood thinner and your aesthetic surgeon.  Fraxel ReStore (a nonablative laser with no raw skin or healing time on the surface) may show mild bruising but is not substantially affected by blood thinners in most patients.  Still the matter should be discussed with your aesthetic surgeon. 

Blood thinners increase your risk of bruising and bleeding. With a non-ablative fraxel treatment this should not have any adverse effects. If you are undergoing a fraxel repair (fractional CO2) treatment during which many patients receive injections of local anesthesia as well as oozing from the laser treatment itself, you can experience greater bruising and oozing with blood thinners.

It is best to first discuss this with your treating physician