After Fraxel Restore or Fraxel Dual using the erbium wavelength, the skin is first quite red and swollen then feels like sandpaper and may have some light 'bronzing' or brown scale. If the thulium wavelength was used with the erbium or alone, there is more bronzing, less sandpaper. In either ...
Hi gig,
It takes a series of Fraxel re:store treatments to get optimal results with the treatment of scars. Often after only two treatments the improvement is minimal. It usually takes 4 or more treatments, and sometimes even a few months after the treatment as collagen remodeling continues...
Hi cpt,
All patients receiving laser treatments on the face should take prophylactic anti-viral medications for one week, beginning a day before their treatment. The heat of the laser may stimulate dormant virus into an active state. The virus will easily spread on the lasered skin; therefore...