Do not do Fraxel ... Ruined my Face

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Slowly Improving

  • 11 Feb 2020
  • 1 year post
So I am slowly improving. I have been working hard with Dr. Emer and his staff along with a local skin person here in my town. This has and will forever be a nightmare that I wish to have never experienced. I still have some textural problems due to being burnt with the laser. I have a lot more procedures to go but feel it’s improving so much. I have uploaded pictures as of today with no makeup on to show my progress. It still makes me very angry that the place that sold me the laser took no responsibility and told me it was all in my head. Just down right disgusting. This is a costly experience to go through (would rather be on vacation somewhere) but I only hope that by letting everyone know what can happen when a laser is used in to high of a setting with to many passes along with being used in the wrong hands this can happen. Go to an experienced laser person.

Me before Nightmare fraxel

  • 17 Jul 2019
  • 8 months post
So I never posted before photos of me before I got fraxel restore done. I didn’t have anything wrong with my skin I only did it to refresher my face before my 42nd birthday. What a terrible mistake that ever was. This your your face it’s not like you can but a dress over it. DO NOT DO FRAXEL!

After seeing Dr. Emer two times

  • 17 Jul 2019
  • 8 months post
So I have now seen Dr. Emer two times, I have had one enlighten peel and one brilliant distinctions and fillers added for volume loss and to rebuild collegian. Here is where I’m at so far. I will continue to post updates as I can.

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Marla L. McClaren, MD (retired)
Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
3835 J St, Sacramento, California
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  • 11 Apr 2019

Do not get anything performed here. Look at the results of my face laser that should speak volumes to anybody thinking of doing this procedure. I have been scared for life. It’s my face out of all things. When I went back 9 times for them to help me they would not acknowledge the damage done and refused to help me in any way. They said they have no magic wand to bring my moisture back. They also said that my skin aged. Well it didn’t age until I did the fraxel. The doctor went way to aggressive on my skin and I have lost all my moisture barrier, oil gland production, I’m scarred and have huge holes all over my face. I dint have them prior to the laser. I had none of this prior to the laser.