Wait Time Beween Fraxel Repair and IPL

Pulsed dye laser and Melaquin PM skin topicals can be used to reduce marks associated with the Fraxel laser skin resurfacing. 

If you had Fraxel Repair, then you would wait until it healed fully before doing the Ultherapy so as not to rub over the raw skin, but Fraxel Repair has been done right after the Ultherapy as the skin is left intact immediately after the Ultherapy and its energy targets deeper tissue than the...

In my experience, there should be no reason why your diabetes should preclude you from receiving treatment with Fraxel. Your physician will likely want to know your recent A1c or a history of finger sticks to make sure that you are well-controlled enough for adequate healing, but other than that...

The Fraxel Repair can be an excellent tool for upper and lower eyelid tightening, but it can be a very tricky area to treat and care must be taken to avoid eye injury. The results are especially great when combined with CO2 laser resurfacing.  Make sure you see an expert laser dermatologist...

Fraxel re:store or re:pair can be initiated at suture removal or one to two weeks after suture removal. In a pilot study in 2005, following Moh's micrographic skin cancer surgery, we resurfaced half a scar at suture removal and the other half was left as internal control. We demonstrated that at...

Be very careful with skin care before and after Fraxel Repair laser resurfacing.  Skin care is a vital part of laser resurfacing and a great way to optimize your results.  In most cases, I recommend stopping abrasive products such as retinoids (Retin-A or Tazorac), any acid based skin...