I need to get a dental x-ray 3 weeks post fraxel restore treatment. I have had a basal cell removed in this area before and I don't want to put my self at increased risk for a repccurance. Will a the radiation from a dental x-ray put my healing skin at risk for further cancers? I have a tooth that needs work and I can not avoid an x- ray in the near future.
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Answer: Dental x-rays are not a problem after fraxel laser facial resurfacing for wrinkles or acne scars
I have never seen telangiectases, or facial capillary blood vessels, form after Fraxel laser resurfacing. If someone has a rare complication of a cold sore (fever blister) scabbing reaction after Fraxel, then there can be more blood vessels in the skin that create redness for some time...
Dark circles can be caused by an inherited pigmentation issue and usually, the Fraxel laser, whether the Restore or Dual or Repair lasers, will not help. If the dark circles are more a purple or red color, then it might be a transparency that allows the underlyling blood vessel perfusion of the...
The Fraxel Restore / Dual laser has a very high safety record but side effects can occur such as several days of redness but actual formation of new capillaries in the skin is not something that I have seen. There can be however, red streaks at times which are rare but I have never seen those...