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Fraxel Restore or Repair can be done probably three to six months after rhinoplasty to allow for less swelling and improved circulation to the skin of the nose. At times, depending on the extent of the surgery, your plastic surgeon may allow earlier resurfacing and if he or she does not do the procedure, let them communicate with the resurfacing doctor.
You should be able to be successfully treated approximately 6 weeks after your rhinoplasty. Any specific concerns are best addressed by discussion with your rhinoplasty surgeon, who can make you aware of any problems they might see with you undergoing the Fraxel treatment.
Hi, Not enough information to answer your questions. I would recommend examination of your skin. There are many fractionated CO2 lasers that call themselves "Fraxel", but not all tissue is Kleenex, not all fractionated CO2 is Fraxel. If you were treated with true...
The Fraxel laser will not reach the significant depth of the salivary glands. If the duct opening in the mucosa of the mouth gets plugged then the gland can swell but this has nothing to do with Fraxel laser treatment.
When performing laser resurfacing of the eyelid skin, I insert metal eye shields to protect from the laser. First an anesthetic drop is used, followed by careful placement of a metal eye shield that is coated with eye lubricant. The eye is then flushed with BSS solution after their...
Micordermabrasion can be used after Fraxel, but why? Did you have enough Fraxel Restore sessions? If there is some smoothening to be done, the microdermabrasion will give more temporary results than the Restore.
It is unusual for the neck to hurt if the chest doesn't after Fraxel to both. Did you have Restore or Repair? Were the Fraxel energies the same? See your doctor to try new soothing creams. It may take another week to improve. If it was Fraxel Repair, make sure you get evaluated as it is more of...
Hi, If you would like to resurface your face anyway, Fraxel repair is the strongest treatment (fractionated CO2 laser). You may see some improvement. For an isolated line in a patient, usually filler is the best choice. If you are going to do both, I advise my patients to...
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