28 Yr Old with Acne Scars

Though my skin looked beautiful in comparison to before my fraxel/infini treatments I decided to get one last fraxel to 1.) diminish the scarring even further-though I can barely see it now 2.) get rid of a few red spots that developed over the years outside of the areas that were treated previously 3.) shrink pores and improve pigmentation around my nose. Decided to get a full face fraxel, Fraxel DUAL 1550/1927, for $1375 (:0 I am absolutely taking care of my skin after this!), and several different settings were used (deepest ones on the cheeks for the scaring, lighter around the rest of the face, not sure as to exact settings). The cheeks hurt a lot (highest/deepest setting) but the rest of the face was a cakewalk. I have noticed my face has become increasingly resilient to these treatments and I am less and less red after each fraxel. This one is the best yet, though similar settings to the first time I went in, I am just barely red at the moment (about 5 hours after the treatment) where I vividly remember looking like a tomato after my first time in. I will put a few photos of the cheeks up in a few weeks so you can compare them to a year and a half ago when I first started treatment. I have seen phenomenal results with fraxel (my classmates frequently mistake me for a 22 year old because my skin is wrinkle/fine line free!) and recommend if you are considering it to choose a trained and highly proficient dermatologist rather than a gimmicky medspa. The real professionals will likely charge more but personally I'm willing to pay for the best with something as irreversible as laser+face. I also get dysport from this dermatologist and she has done a wonderful job, my 11s and forehead lines are gone and I look almost a decade younger.

I have attached my before treatment and after treatment photos. My concluding remarks are that the fraxel was worth it but the infini was not (at least not for the results I was looking for). I still have slight scaring but it has improved dramatically, especially since I switched from infini to fraxel. The overall pore size, skin texture, and scaring has improved dramatically with my treatments and, though expensive, i no longer have to put cover up on to feel comfortable about my face. Hope these reviews have helped!

Had my 2nd fraxel yesterday (after 2 infini). These treatment was, again, only on my cheeks (they can't just do the jawline where the scars are) and cost $900. While this is a bit high $$, I saw more results from the fraxel (Fraxel DUAL 1550/1927) than the infini treatments. The actual treatment itself burned quite a bit even after being numbed, but my face isn't quite as red as the first treatment. They say your skin gets used to the treatments and the recovery time is faster. Going on day 2 and my cheeks are puffy, a bit itchy, but not too red. I will update with results in the next few weeks, hopefully the scars are much less noticeable and I will be satisfied :0