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Fraxel Laser Acne Treatment Reviews
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Anonymous from Vancouver, BC
July 17, 2008
| Pros | Helped fade acne scarring. |
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| Cons | Not as effective as I had hoped. Downtime was awful. |
| Bottom line | During procedure - Hurts pretty bad if you don't use numbing cream beforehand. Did the first four without and the last one with. If you do use it the pain isn't too bad. Immediately after each treatment - I looked like I had an awful sunburn and it hurt pretty bad. Just take painkillers and be sure to use lots of the post procedure cream they give you. Not much you can do about looking bad except hide inside for a week (like I did) unless the redness fades and peeling finishes. Overall treatment - Helped fade scars quite a lot but not completely. However, now if I wear makeup no scarring is visible (unlike before) which is nice. =) Need to do the full series though because there were no visible effects from first couple treatments. I would only reccommend this treatment if you have money to spare (because it is quite pricey) and if you are able to take a week off of school and/or work for recovery. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $1,600.00 |
krystal from Metairie
July 16, 2008
| Pros | looks good one week after only, then when you heal, you look much worse |
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| Cons | several days downtime, damaged skin, new pores where they never used to be, indented flesh, valleys in your face |
| Bottom line | I wish i had never had Fraxel! i paid $900. the doctor said that it would remove dark spots on my cheeks and it would make the pores on my cheeks look just like the pristine skin on the sides of my face. i thought what he means was that the pores on my cheeks would go away and look like pristine skin, but just the opposite happened!! the dark spots are still there, but it looks like a section of flesh has been removed over the dark spots and healed indented like that. i think she overdid it. Now where the dark spots were is now an obvious indentation of flesh. and worse yet, my pores are still there, but my prevoiusly beautiful, clear, pristine skin i used to have on the rest of my face looks like there are small pores all over the place! it is like my face is now riddled with tiny little holes all over! This has been four months since my treatment, and I am so depressed over what i allowed this doctor to do to me. I just ask people to please not rush into this. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $900.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Krystal from New Orleans
July 14, 2008
| Pros | my skin looked good 7 days after treatment till about 30 days after treatment. |
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| Cons | 5 days of downtime. My face was swollen like a balloon and looked severely burned. red face turned brown color the next few days. A month after treatment, scars were visible again. Worse, my natural smooth skin now has tiny pits all over. |
| Bottom line | I had some pores on my cheeks with a few acne scars and scar from mole removal. The rest of my face was beautiful and porcelein smooth. The Dr. told me the cheek pores would look smooth after Fraxel, and the acne scars would go away. After Fraxel, the scars are still visible, the pores are unchanged, but my previously smooth skin is damaged! i look like i have little pock marks all over where my beautiful pristine skin used to be. I am damaged and depressed over this! |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $900.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Janelle from Florida
July 10, 2008
| Pros | None!!! |
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| Cons | cystic acne all over face even the places where i never broke out before. |
| Bottom line | My face ended up with more scars than I went in with because of all the cystic acne I got from the treatment.It took years for my face to scar up they way it was and it took the doctor only a couple of weeks to make it worse.I feel like my life is over. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $4,000.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Patient of allure skin center from White Plains, NY
July 8, 2008
| Pros | Amazing results, everything! |
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| Cons | It all depends on where you go and who does it.... PLEASE shop around, when you have your consultation make sure you are talking to the ACTUAL person who is going to be performing work on you, and make sure you are confident that they know everything |
| Bottom line | I cant believe the dramatic results from this procedure, my wife is a laser technician, so I get ALOT of services done for free. I used this for my stretch marks, burn scar, facial wrinkles, and sun damage. I can honestly say that EVERY problem I had was taken care of. After the first treatment it took 2 days till i started getting noticed by strangers saying what amazing skin I had, and even friends swore I had a real face lift. If you follow what your tech says, I cant say for other clinics, but where i went was very professional and informative, so just follow your techs instructions and you will be amazed!!! Speaking on the pain, I had to try it without any numbing agent to give it a honest review and case study, so It was pretty bad, it was worse than Laser Hair Removal, but not as bad as Laser Tattoo Removal. Then I used the Numbing Cream, and It was 1000% better, I barely had any pain at all, just be sure they use a tetracane Based Cream. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $3,000.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Angie from Chicago, IL
July 7, 2008
| Pros | helped reduce hyperpigmentation... had a very aggressive treatment. |
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| Cons | am experiencing the "breakout from hell" right now. :( started 4 days after treatment... a week later, my entire chin, below my mouth, around my mouth & underneath my nose area are completely filled with acne. :( mainly cystic... |
| Bottom line | had i know this was one of the potential side effects... i would NOT have had fraxel done. chances are i may end up w/ more scarring from this horrible breakout. everyone responds differently, i guess. hope you all have far better results & luck than i have. :) |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $650.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
Dr. Guanche's patient from calabasas
July 6, 2008
| Pros | 10% smoother skin but no improvement on the acne scars. I have done 3 treatments |
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| Cons | have spent 3800 for the treatments but have not seen results. keep telling the doctor to go high on the intensity to get money's worth, but she only goes 5 increments of energy. I think she does low energy for more treatments and more money for her |
| Bottom line | do not recommend so far. |
| Price paid | $1,250.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Question from Canada
July 3, 2008
| Pros | none yet |
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| Cons | none yet but I hear there are a lot |
| Bottom line | I havent tried this yet, but for anyone who has- What is the redness like and how long does it last? I would rather have my very small scars than to be perfectly smooth but with red skin for the next few YEARS, as I ve heard some people have experienced. Also taking so much time off work and avoiding friends because my skin is fried red. Ugh. I dont think I should risk it?! I want to get rid of scars so I can go out more and feel more confident, but I dont want to have to hide at home because my face is red 24/7 for a few months time. I'm a male and refuse to wear any make up to cover up redness. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $1.00 |
| Acne severity | very light |
foundNewLife from La Jolla
July 2, 2008
| Pros | Fraxel Re-Store is what I used. Downtime is low: 12 hr after my first treatment, my swollen face is almost 80% back to normal. Scare will get better, side effect none. My God, do yourself a favor. . try this and get your face and confidence b |
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| Cons | Pricy. . . |
| Bottom line | Imaging you can look good under florescent, back lit light again. I'm an asian male, 30 y.o, fair skin (light asian) my scars were many smalls on cheeks/temples, with 2 or 3 moderate spots on one cheek and lower chin/mouth area. Moderate scars were with cyst. Base on the study, the improvement is almost guaranteed cause Fraxel is a physical device that force your skin to regenerate (the good ones stretch to fill where the laser hit) I know it's a matter of time and how many treatment so my concern was only with down time. I can happy to report that with Fraxel Re:Store, I can go to work on the second day and just claim I went to the beach, no problem. Beside the price, I think this is the answer to our scar healing prayer. . you owe yourself a consultation at least. . . I am expecting a 60% improvement for my moderate scars, 90% for small 1s. I can't believe I can have my old face back, I'd go to hell just for 50% better! Best thing for my face ever! Thank u, Dr. Groff from La J |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from Asia
June 24, 2008
| Pros | It actually works!!! |
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| Cons | patience is virtue!!! |
| Bottom line | after completing my 5 series of treatments i was utterly disappointed... there was only a slight improvement.... it's been almost 3 mths since my last treatment... n guess what it actually works.... not 100% but about 60-70%... so bottom line is dont be disappointed and just quit if u do not see any result after your 1st or 2nd treatment... even after your last one... it's totally worth it! p.s: pls continue taking care of ur skin even after u completed ur treatments. wear sunscreen and avoid the sun!!!! eat vitamins!! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
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