If I do full face Fraxel how long before I can do Thermage?

Fraxel is a great procedure but the company advises you to stop Accutane one year before the laser.  If you are taking mega-doses of Vitamin A I would advise you to stop that as well before the procedure.  A normal multivitamin or the daily recommended dosage of Vitamin A is not a problem with F...

Fraxel is a great laser and I have had fabulous results over the years. However, I have seen many Asian patients who were treated by other physicians and developed hyper pigmentation from Fraxel.  Asian skin is very delicate.  Depending on your skin Ematrix Radiofrequency may be a better c...

Many patients who have Fraxel for wrinkles or scars at high settings are also prescribed Prednisone to help with any swelling.  Please consult with your treating physician for verification but it is routinely prescribed.

The Fraxel laser is a fabulous laser. There are quite a few imitations to the Fraxel laser which do not give the same results. I have had many patients come to my office and they thought that they had Fraxel when in actuality they had some imitation of a fractionated based laser. Please consult...

Fraxel laser is great for scars, particularly on the nose.  Without a photo it is impossible to know how deep that scar is and your skin type.  Depending on each it may be wise to do the entire area.  I also love Ematrix Laser for acne scars.  They have a special tip if there is just one sma...

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...