POSTED UNDER Fraxel Repair Reviews
Painful Experience -San Francisco, CA
UPDATED FROM athensbythesea
16 days post
Day 16
athensbytheseaAugust 22, 2013
$1,000
The chin area and upper lip recover much faster. Around the eyes and nasal folds looks burnt and a kind of raw. Make-up will cover it temporarily but the redness comes thru. During the day I still look "damaged" but at night is not noticeable. I cannot comment on results yet and probably not for at least another 2-3 weeks.
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January 19, 2014
Thank you for sharing your experience and now it has been five months and I'm wondering how you are doing? Has the redness gone down and is your face blending with the rest and your neck? I read here from one woman who complained about loss of volumn under her eyes and face as well so I'm worried about lasers melting fat when I thought it was suppose to stimulate collegen to build volumn. I would like to get the c02 as I'm looking for extreme results but realize there is even more pain and redness involved so still researching this and clearly this must be done by someone who is thoroughly experienced with all skin types.
January 20, 2014
The redness is gone but the CO2 laser is way more aggressive. Downtime would be around 3-4 for a full face Fraxel"repair. Having said that one can go out after 2 weeks but it is obvious that something is done on the face. The laser does not stimulate collagen, does not melt fat and the results for fine lines are satisfactory. I have done only the lower part of my face and it blends in with cheeks and neck because my skin is very fair. Make sure you find an expert, allow plenty recovery time and have realistic expectations.
UPDATED FROM athensbythesea
9 days post
Day 9
athensbytheseaAugust 16, 2013
Scabbing is 90% gone. I am very red like a bad sunburn but no more stinging. My skin is mostly smooth but I can't talk about real results yet because I am still swollen. The SkinMedica was great for me. The redness is so intense it will pop thru the make up especially when I get a little warm. I am going out tomorrow night after 10 days of house sitting!! I will update in a week or so.
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UPDATED FROM athensbythesea
6 days post
Day 6 - Fraxel: repair
athensbytheseaAugust 12, 2013
Still a little swollen, the stinging persists and my face feels stretching. The chin and upper lip recover easier because the skin is thicker than the cheek area. Heat is coming from within, there is a lot of redness, scabbing and the sand paper feeling. Healing is slow, the SkinMedica cream miraculous but expensive. My doctor gave me two tubes, no charge.
i am on day...11 of the my procedure... swelling has gone down..heat has subsided some. i give myself vinegar soaks twice a day it has helped. However i am still very red. I have a skin medica cream also...makes me redder. Now i am just letting air get to it (no lotion.) it feels like it is healing faster. I am still peelling some. It is possible i may have to take another week of work. I am hoping makeup is going to cover the redness.