Bellair Laser Clinic, FRAXEL DUAL - Acne Scars, Redness (Roscea) Poor Texture/Tone - Toronto, ON

So I arrived (drenched) because I got caught in a downpour.
I was offered a towel, and brought in right away.

I wasn't worried this time for 2 reasons:
1) My 1st experience was not nearly as bad as I thought (see above posts)
2) Anna (my nurse) is great. I recommend her if going to get Fraxel.

Make up was removed, lidocaine applied, and I waited around 30 mins before we begun.
Anna recommended that I take Tylenol next time I come in while waiting for the lidocaine to kick in to help with pain management. I did.

I'm glad I did because this round hurt more than the 1st.
Again, it was tolerable but I noticed in certain areas (forehead/temples/lip) on the 2nd round (horizontal passes) it hurt way more due to increasing the laser up 1 level.
My nurse told me that's expected and we could take a break whenever we needed too.
I requested 2 breaks, around temple and forehead only.

Again when it was over, I felt amazing. Got the A/C and Ice packs to cool down and was on my way.

The good news is, even though it hurt a wee bit more this round. My healing experience was MUCH more pleasant.
I was more swollen, BUT didn't break out in white heads or the nasty bumps I had last time and the redness was not as severe. I was more rosey. I am confident by tmrw I'll be back to normal again.

I can see visible results this round, overall texture and tone looks good. I can't comment on acne scars yet as my face is still kinda red - but I will follow up.

I will say next time, since I assume I will be increasing the Fraxel by another level again, I'm going to ask to come in early to have the lidocaine on for 45 mins vs. 30 AND will skip the forehead (my forehead actually is the only good part of my face and it only hurts more bc ur forehead is more bone than muscle)

Overall STILL HAPPY :)

Hi All

So it's been 6 Weeks since I last posted.....

I went in for my 2nd Fraxel on Wednesday evening as opposed to the Friday last time. It's the long weekend with Victoria Day so I was able to be strategic and work from home Thursday and Friday, while ensure I had an extra paid day off (Monday) work to heal in privacy with just the family.
Again my recommendation is giving yourself 5 days to heal if you want no one knowing you're treating your skin.

So, we kicked it up a notch this time.
They went a level deeper and covered more surface area. What does this mean you ask?
Well if you healed with no issues after your 1st session, they continue to increase your level of Fraxel by 1 level until you and the nurse feel you have reached your optimal result.
What this means is the laser goes a level deeper in your dermis while increasing the percentage of surface area it will treat.
Remember: Fraxel treatments target between 5 and 35% of the surface, leaving the remainder available to rapidly heal the treated areas. So I believe they monitor what your skin can handle and increase as necessary.