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Is it ok to wait 3 months between Fraxel laser treatments?

jelllybAug 31, 2015
I will be out of the country for 3 months. I would like to start Fraxel treatments & was wondering if doing one treatment now then doing the next treatment 3 months later will still be beneficial. Or, is it more advantageous that I wait to start the series of Fraxel treatments when I return?

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