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Regardless of Fraxel Restore, Dual or Repair, it might be wise to wait several days after laser hair removal to assure there is no unusual reaction such as blisters prior to the treatment with Fraxel. After Fraxel Restore you should wait more than a week before laser hair removal and if you had or will have Frazel Repair, then your doctor should tell you when your skin has healed enough to undergo laser hair removal, but it will be more time than the Fraxel Restore.
You should not have both procedures in the same area on the same day. If you have laser hair removal, wait at least one week before having Fraxel laser treatment if you have a fair complexion or at least 2 weeks if you have a darker complexion to prevent pigmentation. If you have Fraxel treatment first, wait at least 2 weeks before having laser hair removal.
There is typically not a problem with Fraxel after laser hair removal; however, if the area has very dense and thick hair, there may be some residual swelling 2 days after laser hair removal treatment that might be made worse with a fraxel treatment. In light skin patients this may not be a problem but if you have darker skin then there is an increased risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation or darkening of the skin.
I would reccommend about a two week wait between laser hair removal treatments and CO2 fraxel laser work.
1. It is safe to treat right up to the lash line, but the physician needs to place a corneal shield (fits like a contact lens) over the eye for protection. 2. It is safe to treat 2 months after Juvederm injections, but there is a slight risk of hyperpigmentation (temporary), and this...
The Fraxel restore laser induces new collagen by stimulating fibroblasts, cells that produce collagen, in the dermis. Subsequent treatments stimulate more collagen but without being an ablative , destructive treatment, you can build up more and more collagen with Fraxel Restore...
Hi Babbs, Your question is a common complaint of women. The best way to remove the wrinkles is to find a volunteer to grasp each breast and hold them laterally until the wrinkles are gone. I know, plenty of volunteers, but not a practical solution. Fraxel laser can be...
Fraxel Restore laser is good in improving skin texture and photodamage discoloration, but for tightening you would need either the fraxel Repair laser or the fully ablative carbon dioxide laser. Thermage radiofrequency treatment can also tighten the skin and many patients are treated with...
Most patients tolerate the Fraxel restore laser very well, especially the newest model which has cold air blowing on your skin to help decrease pain. Anesthetic cream is applied in our office to the skin that will be treated for 30- 60 minutes prior to the procedure. Very rarely,...
Depending on your pigment and tendency to develop post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, you may see such marks with some lasers. There might be a greater chance to see this with the Fraxel Repair as it is a carbon dioxided fractional laser which is more traumatic than the Fraxel Restore...
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