Fraxel Re:pair and Active FX Procedure - Austin, TX

Well it will be 3 weeks tomorrow that I had my procedure done and I am happier each day. When I saw Dr. Nik last week he said that I can expect better and better results up to 6 months and they figure for every decade of years of age that you are that one month per decade is what it takes to get ultimate results. The Fraxel repair goes very deep in layers of skin so that the skin that was affected by the laser has not surfaced and will do so in about 5 - 6 months. So - I am excited. People have been telling me that they did not recognize me right off the bat (those that have not seen me in a while) and my close friends say that they definitely notice improvement. I feel that I am looking several years younger. I will post a new pic soon - one when I have some make up on too!

Hi All! Tomorrow it will be 2 weeks since the procedure. I have posted the latest pics (sans makeup) to date. I am not as happy as I had hoped as scarring and wrinkles and larger pores seem to be coming back!! I think over all it has given me a younger (a few years) appearance and some of my friends verify this as well. However, for the cost and discomfort, well, just not sure it is worth it. I am going to continue to post on here though throughout a couple of months because I know that the doctor will start me on a bleaching cream as per the instructions, and I think if will help a lot too. So far - well, not so good as I had hoped! Oh - one thing that is very positive though is that the coloring of my skin has remained much better. The brown skin and yellowing from too much sun for too long has not come back - so that it really good!

It seems to take a long time for my review to get up on the site, but I am now in Day 5 and my new skin is showing and looks good. Still flaking skin and it's itchy and getting tired of feeling house-bound. But, don't want to go anywhere yet and see anyone!