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Why Did my Scars Come Back After Fraxel Repair?

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Jenny_fungMay 25, 2010

I've undergone 7 times of fraxel restore the results are quite good and then I wanna attain more so I did the repair but why my scars come back after I did it (although it slightly improves again afterwards)

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Dr. D.J. Verret, MD
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Answered on Jan 18, 2011
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Dr. Steven F. Weiner, MD
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