Today, I was scheduled to undergo laser resurfacing with Scion Halo. When I was seated to begin the procedure, the doctor told me the machine failed, and suggested I underwent treatment with Fraxel (do not know any more details), telling me the results would be the same, just with more pain. I followed his advice. He did a total of 3 passes in my face and 2 in my neck. I was very red at the end, but 2 hours later, I am barely red at all a with no pain. Will I get any meaningful results?
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The Fraxel lasers are know to stimulate collagen. There are some online forums where people have claimed that laser treatments such as Fraxel or laser and light based treatments have caused atrophy and skin sagging. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that this is the case. I have ne...
It is fine to travel or fly a few hours after there Fraxel laser. However, you may feel that you have had a sunburn and feel uncomfortable. I usually recommend that patients apply cold compresses immediately after the treatment for up to one hour. Please consult an expert for the best c...
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...
