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How to Shave After Fraxel Restore?

sf915Jun 1, 2010
It's 4 days after my first restore procedure. I can't avoid shaving now that I'm back at work, but what can I do - in the way of moisturizing and how I shave - to minimize the rawness and bumps/whiteheads around my mouth (where my beard is thickest) that I get from shaving?

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