Asked By:fl777 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
I'm concerned that there is an ellacor recall on the FDA website. Does this only effect certain machines at a specific setting (8%) or are all machines being recalled?
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Answer: Definitely not all machines
Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Yes it's a one time use tip and it's timed as well. Each tip I think has about 90 minutes and has 24,000 cores before the machine won't use it . That said, Ellacor is sold only to plastic surgeons and dermatologists. We hopefully all know how to keep you safe!
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I'm quite impressed that you are justifiably concerned and skeptical of the marketing hype and social media buzz out there to hawk the use of the relatively expensive fraxel laser, RF, and ultrasound devices out there. It does really seem that many venues are quick to push for everything...
I love this question and both devices! I don't know if there is a consensus answer out there though on your question, but I think that giving it at least 6 weeks makes sense to me. I would also wait until I'm happy with how the Ellacor has healed and see if another Ellacor is indicated. ...