First Time for Fraxel Restore Niskayuna N.Y

I cannot tell you how happy I am to hear this!!! I feel like you have given me so much hope :) What product do you think has helped you the most?

I'm happy for you that your skin is looking much better. But considering all the aftercare time and energy you have had to invest to get your complexion there, still would make me question if it's worth it. Those who promote the wonders of the process NEVER suggest such follow up measures are needed to achieve positive results.

Do you know your treatment levels by chance for the laser??

REALLY appreciate the day by day account of your experience. The pictures and the details you give are especially helpful. I hope you continue to heal and conclude that your treatment was worth the money, pain and anxiety over the results. However, comparing your account over four months to what plastic surgeons and cosmetic dermatologists describe, it seems that the healing time has been MUCH longer than you'd expect. A board certified plastic surgeon once told me when I inquired about it, that such a treatment would heal and have great results in terms of smoothing my complexion (which isn't bad naturally) removing age spots and mild rosacea as well as tightening the skin and diminishing wrinkles within a month and that the swelling and redness would be gone in seven to ten days. Best of luck and thanks for your postings.

Can't wait for your final rating! Thanks for sharing your experience.

pattern like texture in the direction the laser was used on my face I have lines in places I never had any skin issues SUCKS!

Seems like your skin could use some polishing with microdermabrasion. Sometimes a combination of treatments hydrating works wonders. A good moisturizer as well. Perhaps a change in the Fraxel settings.

You did a great job documenting your fraxel procedure. Wow! I had been considering it, but even though some people have good results, too many seem to have negative issues similar to yours. I am sorry you had to go through the terrible experience as well as the expense. I hope you will find some other solution that fixes the areas you have mentioned.

How is your skin looking today??

so glad I only had one treatment! :(

Please let us know if you have any improvement. I am 2 months post one very aggressive fraxel restore session and have many of the same issues that you describe. I am hoping for healing.

I feel your pain. It's eight months for me. I currently see a new dermatologist and a plastic surgeon. They both told me the scarring is permanent. They've both given me bleaching/blending lotions and those helped to a point. They are very hard on your skin and my cheeks are ruby red when I use them. My inititial goal was to get rid of the track marks and scarring and those have fading a bit, but over the last two months the fat/flesh is noticeably gone and my face has an appearance looking a bit like melting wax. Both the derma and plastic surgeon are saying to wait a year (aargh) and then do something like Skulptra to fill in where the flesh pads (sorry, don't know the technical term) under the skin. The derma says Skulptra and peels and maybe dermabrasion, but right now I think I'll cut my losses. Today is Easter and I can't wait to be surrounded by family trying not to notice this mess. I'm horrified and embarrassed and have not told anyone, except this forum, what I have been dealing with. Mostly, I try to distract myself. I contacted a lawyer, last week, and he says I have "a case", from looking at the pictures I sent him. It was nice to be validated instead of hearing "oh it's not THAT bad". He is working with another lawyer who represents an aerobics intructor who had laser hair removal done around her bikini line, which is a whole other kind of hell. Luckily, she has no pain, but cannot even wear her workout clothes, without embarrassment. Currently, I am using none of the bleaching/blended hydraquoinone and hoping that my face will stop hurting so bad. I can usually tolerate two weeks of that and then, I go off for a couple weeks and use extremely emolient moisturizers. Good luck to everyone. None of us deserves this, you trusted a medical professional who sold you a very flawed technology and really didn't care about anything but money and ego.

Thank you for keeping your review up to date, sorry to hear that you are regretting your decision to have Fraxel. If you have a moment, can you share your thoughts here, it is so helpful for anyone researching this procedure: 

WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED BEFORE FRAXEL