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Greetings~ If white spots and discoloration are your primary concern then you should definitely have a face to face consult to determine the nature of your white spots prior to treatment. If they are sun damage related (which they may very likely be), the color will unfortunately not come back but you may see some improvement with Fraxel by evening out or lightening the darker skin and spots surrounding the white spots. Good luck~ Dr. Grant Stevens
It depends on what the white spots are caused by. There are many dermatologic conditions that cause white spots. Tinea versicolor is a yeast infection that needs to be treated with topical medications. Vitiligo are white spots caused by your immune system and can be worsened with Fraxel. Hypopigmented seborrheic keratoses can be pink or white and will not be improved with Fraxel. Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis likely would not be helped by Fraxel. Scars that are white can be improved by Fraxel. My recommendation is see a dermatologist in order to determine the cause of the white spots and then consider the various options.
Hi, It is safe to have multiple Fraxel treatments with all of the Fraxel lasers including restore, repair, and Dual. As long as the skin heals without problems, once it has healed it is okay to go ahead with another Fraxel treatment. It is certainly safe to have yearly treatments...
It is typically recommended that patients stop exercising for about a week after their Fraxel procedure. This time period can be slightly more or less. However, you should speak to your physician as he or she would have a better idea of how your recovery is progressing.
I think it is great that you are being proactive about finding your own answers. The three most important questions I would recommend asking is: 1. The credentials, background and experience of your practitioner. Does he or she have case studies and/or pictures of patients similar to you...
Unless your laser surgeon accidentally burned the eyelashes, it is exceedingly rare to lose eyelashes after Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing with Fraxel Repair, Total Fx, or Mixto. This is something that I have never come across with several hundred cases of Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing...
Keloids can occur anywhere on the body as a result of skin inflammation or injury. In my practice, I usually opt for nonsurgical treatments first followed by surgery if necessary. Our patients benefit from multi-modality protocols that include scar modulation, application of Plato's Scar Serum...
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