If Fraxel is So Great, How Come It Didn't Work for Me?

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Ron Shelton, MD · Answer

Depending on your condition you're seeking to improve, Fraxel Restore may not be the right laser for you. Possibly you would have benefited by Fraxel Repair or Dual, or vice-versa.  If you had Restore, you might not have had sufficient energy settings or not enough treatment. Improvement also occurs for six months after the treatment as more of your own collagen forms.

Sanusi Umar, MD · Answer

This depends on several factors. If you only scheduled one treatment, this could be a cause of
	your dissatisfaction. Fraxel Re:store was created to be used over the course of several treatments
	for optimal results. Some patients are skeptical about needing upwards of three and four
	treatments, but this is very normal given the nature of the nonablative laser. Again, if you are
	unhappy with your results, I would consider a follow-up procedure or consulting a medical
	professional. You want to make sure that whoever is administering your treatment is certified
	and experienced enough to give you the results you deserve.

Harold J. Kaplan, MD · Answer

The are many different potential answers to the question of why a particular laser "worked" for you or not. Below are a few.

Practitioners must choose the correct patients for the correct lasers to get good outcomes.
Practitioners must set realistic expectations to end up with satisfied patients.
Lasers must be used specifically for the conditions they are designed to treat.

Regarding the Fraxel laser treatment. We have found that most of our patients that have undergone Fraxel treatments at other facilities that they were not happy with did not have the correct expectations set for them, especially when it comes to the amount of downtime. Every Fraxel patient that we have ever met that has been happy with their results has had at least 5-7 days of redness and swelling. The old saying "no pain, no gain" really does apply when trying to get the best results for your laser treatments.

William Groff, DO · Answer

The questions I have for you are:
1.  What were you trying to improve?
2. What skin type are you?
3.  who did your treatment and what is their Board certification in?
4,  Did the doctor do your treatment?
5.  How many treatments did you have and which Fraxel was used?
With this info I can help you.  Thanks, Dr. Groff

Michele S. Green, MD · Answer

If you are having Fraxel laser for deep lines or perioral wrinkles around the mouth or acne scars, you will need a series of treatments.  It depends on what condition you are treating and the settings that you are having and the energy used to treat the area.  True collagen remodelling goes on for several months after the treatment.

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Answer: Fraxel is a great laser but there are several indications

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