I wanted to reach out because I have noticed a trail of white dots along my forehead and down my hairline since receiving 6 fraxel treatments. I've never noticed these spots prior to laser treatments and I'm not sure how this happened? When confronting the Dr. (not dermatologist), she said it's not actually hypopigmentation, but rather my true skin tone since the fraxel targeted/removed the hyperpigmentation . I'm very worried about the damage to my skin and wanted to get a second opinion.
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When hyper pigmentation is the result of sun damage the Fraxel is a fabulous option. If the sun damage is Melasma then there are some different treatment options available. Clear and Brilliant which is a mini Fraxel can be effective as well as the Fraxel on the 1550 setting. I have also had a...
Melasma is a difficult condition to treat. There are times that Cosmelan or chemical peels are the preferred treatment for a patient. The different settings can give you different results and the pigmentation setting may not be good for a patient with melasma. For the best cosmetic res...
It is my opinion that eye shields should always be used whenever a laser is being operated near the eyes. Since the Fraxel laser beam will not fire unless the handpiece is in contact with the skin, that does significantly reduce the odds of the laser beam hitting the eye, which is why I...