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The cost for Total FX fractional laser resurfacing depends on your location, areas to be treated, prep and post procedure treatments that are included, and type of sedation or anesthesia. In our facility treatments for the face range between $3000 and $4000.
Depending on your geographic area and what gets bundled, e.g. post-treatment skin care, the cost of Fractional CO2 Laser resurfacing for face using TotalFx or other devices can run between $2500-$5000 in San Francisco Bay Area. One should make his or her decision on the experience of the laser surgeon, not just on the cost alone. Ideally, the board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon that one chooses should have done at least 50 cases of your particular skin type.
In Los Angeles the prices tend to be more competitive. We charge $2500 for face and neck Total FX treatment. We occasionally will run a special for $2000.
The cost of TotalFX fractional laser resurfacing procedure will vary depending on where you live, what area or areas are being treated and what is included with your treatment. Some facilities include post-procedure skin care, for instance.Expect to pay between $3700 to 5500 or so, for face or face and neck treatment.
Swelling, itching and redness after Fractional CO2 laser is to be expected to last 2-4 days. Taking oral Benadryl is helpful to faciliate resolution of swelling, itching, as well as associated insomnia. While cool or ice compress will definitely help to minimize post-treatment swelling/edema,...
Our office specializes on fractional co2 laser procedures using the SmartXide system. Redness after laser can be improved using the pulsed dye laser to target the hyperemia. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian
Our office specializes in fractional co2 laser using the SmartXide laser. Our postoperative regimen helps improve redness and shortens the time to epithelialization of the skin. We recommend the Melarase creams twice daily to reduce pigmentation. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian
One of the greatest challenge of treating Asian or Hispanic skin with laser resurfacing is post-treatment pigmentation. If sun protection is less than adequate within 4-6 weeks after fractional CO2 laser with Total FX, Fraxel Repair or Mixto, fair skin person may have persistent facial redness...
The ActiveFX and DeepFx treatments are both performed with the same machine, called the Lumenis Encore, but they use different handpieces. Both are carbon dioxide laser resurfacing treatments, but the DeepFx goes deeper, so it addresses deeper wrinkles. DeepFX generally results in more downtime...
Looks like you have sebaceous hyperplasia, I suspect some of it was already there, may have been aggravated by the laser. Normally we treat with either pulsed dye laser or very light electrodesiccation or even a short course of low-dose isotretinoin.
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