Fraxel Gave Me Long Term Damage - Indianapolis, IN
I had fraxel laser done in November 2008 to...
I had fraxel laser done in November 2008 to address some shallow scarring on my face. My settings were 35mj/8density/8passes. I did a lot of research and asked my doctor about the negative side effects and I was assured this was a safe procedure. She also told me that it would help me with my melasma so I decided to do it. I have been living in regret since that day. I have been left with bad/rough skin texture (as if my pores doubled in size), and I have terrible discoloration on my face, it looks as if my face is 5 shades darker than my neck. I also now have severely dry and dehydrated skin and weird bumps everywhere. The scarring is now more noticeable than it was before. I am devastated by the results of this laser, I wish I didn’t have it done.
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I feel like they are micro holes, in the places they hit on pores they made them look larger. I'm sorry you have had this experience as well.
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I'm so sorry to hear about what is going on for you. In your after picture I can see the color difference in your skin you are talking about. Have you been to any other doctors to see if something can be done to help? Although I'm sure after going through this, the thought of doing anything else could be pretty scarey.