It has been a week since my first fraxel restore treatment and I have had a small breakout. I was wondering if it would be okay to do a sulfur mask to try to calm it down a bit or if that would be too harsh for my skin right now. Also, is it normal for previous red marks to seem more pronounced after the treatment and will these fade?
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The Fraxel laser is a great laser for pigmentation and wrinkles. The healing time generally depends both on your skin type and the energy (joules) used. Usually ten days is sufficient time to recover from the Fraxel laser. Post-op I suggest you use Epiceram and sunscreen. For the best re...
The Fraxel laser treats both acne scars and pigmentation. However acne scars is treated with the 1550 wavelength and the pigmentation with the 1927 wavelength. If your goal is to treat the acne scars there is no reason to have a "combination" treatment with different wavelengths. Since th...
Fraxel and Clear and Brilliant can all be used for Melasma. I wish you had posted a photo. With your skin type you would probably be best treated with Cosmelan for your Melasma. Melasma is very difficult to treat so please find a board certified dermatologist wi a great deal of experience with...