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David, Sydney Australia Oct 29th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: not so many pros but more cons than pros Cons: Expensive lotsa downtime Bottom Line: Anyone in sydney who suffers from acne scars dont go and get laser resurfacing see the Sheibner Centre, they have treatments with less downtime and better results. and no chance of getting more scars, I got profractional done left small scars where the lasers shot, spent lotsa time at home follow post treatment exactly and not that much of a result i got more better results at the Sheibner centre 1time than preofractional 3times wish i had found out about dr scheibner before Recommended: No Usage: David has used this item for about a year. Price Paid: 1,200.00 Acne severity: severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

sayheykid, Carlsbad, CA Oct 25th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Almost no improvement Cons: Treatment is very painful and expensive @ $700 per Bottom Line: Had (3) Fraxel II treatments over the course of 3 months to address rolling acne scars. After the first treatment I was really excited because I'd thought that all of my scars had disappeared over night, but after 3 days when all of the swelling had gone down I realized that all the improvement was just due to swelling. I went back for 2 more treatments expecting improvement and getting none. From reading messages on this board it seems that perhaps Fraxel alone is not the right treatment for rolling scars and maybe I should have tried subcision first. The place I went to did not even mention subcision. I will try that next. Recommended: No Usage: sayheykid has used this item for a few months. Price Paid: 700.00 Acne severity: severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Shogi, Los Angeles Oct 9th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Don't know yet Cons: Don't know yet Bottom Line: I just had a question for you guys, I just had laser done like three days ago and all the peeling is pretty much gone, but it looks the same as it did going into the surgery more or less, is that in the least bit normal?? Recommended: Yes Usage: Shogi has used this item for a day or two. Price Paid: 2,900.00 Acne severity: light Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Sharon, Tampa Oct 3rd, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: NONE was worse after Cons: NONE Bottom Line: My doctor was a board certified w/good rep. He was very professional when i first went in but when he saw the results he changed. Practically threw me out of the office. Before surgery he said he could take care of any problems that came [link removed]plete turnaround after.So many doctors didn't want to touch me.Sent me to other doctors.Found out he used the highest level on me & wreck my skin. I've had fraxel 2 x's, about 5 ipl, perfecta 2x's & affirm at least 4x's& still getting more. Had to get a filler for some that were too deep.Still don't go out without 1 or 2 hrs of prep time & so much anxiety every day looking at it. I found a silicone patch that seems to smooth them out a bit.Old marks were nothing compared to the problems I have now. The new doctor said he wouldn't try co2 or any laser to take off my top layer now. Skin is too thin now, has 2 b built up from underneth. At least I got my money back from complaining so much but spending so much more fixing. Recommended: No Price Paid: 5,000.00 Acne severity: moderate Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Agnes, Maryland Sep 27th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: None Cons: I have a web of white scars on my cheeks on top of the old acne scars from laser burns. Bottom Line: I am posting this to warn others that this is serious surgery. I know you are unhappy with the scars but consider that it could be worse. The outer layer of your skin is taken off with this procedure. Remember just because a plastic surgeon is quoted in magazines, that doesn't mean he's good. Or that he did implants for a star. Or that he has an office in Beverly Hills. He could be one of the worst doctors around despite all appearances and this one was. Subsequent doctors were horrified at what he did to me. Bottom line is you can't trust doctors, you have to make an informed decision yourself. But don't trust what they tell you to make up your mind, think it through logically yourself. I've spent thousands of dollars to mitigate the damage but nothing has helped, I will include that in the price below. Don't trust anyone to do this to your face. The risks are too great. There are other treatments with less potentially devastating results to try. Recommended: No Price Paid: 20,000.00 Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

sharmila, Bangalore Sep 13th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: find a good doc Cons: none Bottom Line: awesome Recommended: Yes Price Paid: 25,000.00 Acne severity: severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Karen, Santa Barbara, CA Sep 10th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Amazing results. Had it done to remove fine lines, some wrinkles, some sun freckles and sun damage. I got all of that and more. Skin is so smooth and fresh. Cons: It was a solid 9 days of down time and at 4 weeks of healing, I am still a bit red. All of this is exactly what I expected. Bottom Line: Erbium laser is extremely technique sensitive and if you have an excellent doctor perform the procedure and do the pre and post treatment instructions exactly as they suggest, it should go well. I had a fabulous doctor who continue to do a lot of follow up to make sure I am healing the way I should be. Do your homework and be an informed patient. Recommended: Yes Usage: Karen has used this item for about a month. Price Paid: 3,800.00 Acne severity: very light Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Carmel, Los Angeles, CA Aug 20th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: I have done four fraxel restore treatments at the Los Feliz Medspa on Hillhurst in Los Feliz. As per the MD's instructions this is a process and major results are seen between the 3rd-5th treatments. After the 3rd treatment I noticed significant im Cons: some pain during procedure; I took some advanced strength Tylenol and that helped me tolerate a higher level of spread and depth of the laser. A few days of pinkness, swelling; if you use the ice packs the swelling is greatly reduced. Bottom Line: My skin is much smoother and continues to improve in collagen as per the scientifically proven results. My pores and acne scars are lessened considerably, ~ a good 60 % improvement. I have not had any permanent negative reactions or skin changes. The minimal down time after each procedure and then improvements. I follow ALL directions, wear hats, wear Mexoryl sunblock by La-roche Posay. I have had wonderful results, but it did take until after the 3rd treatment to see big changes. I prefer to do these procedures when the Sun is furthest from my location. Since I'm in L.A., I steer clear of these procedures during mid- Spring through Summer, only to do them starting in November- March. After the 4th procedure my skin made another leap in smoothness, pore size, the bumps and pits from acne scaring are lessened. I'm eager to do my 5th come November and see what results will surface. Skin care budget is in lasers now rather than expensive skin creams. I'm using Sh Recommended: Yes Usage: Carmel has used this item for about a year. Price Paid: 4,000.00 Acne severity: severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Christine Hoene, United States Aug 8th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: none Cons: Hypo Pigmentation, hyper pig, scars, rough skin and more than 1 1/2 years out. Bottom Line: Please join the facebook "fraxel users" [link removed]> to help support each other. Recommended: No Price Paid: 4,000.00 Acne severity: very light Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Beth, ST. Louis Jul 30th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Bottom Line: I totally agree with Sharon in Tampa FL from July 13, 2009. I had this procedure done in April 2007. Not only was the procedure very painful during, but the healing time was also very painful for the first 5 days and with nothing but an OTC pain reliever. I had deep-pitted scars, mainly on my cheeks. During the healing process my face was very swollen and when the bleeding and oozing and redness began to subside a little bit, I thought it had really worked, my skin was SO smooth, however, that was short-lived, when the swelling went down I was left with the same scars and a bright red/pink shiny face. I had problems with little whiteheads popping up all over from using the Aquaphor. The long-term results I think I received from this $5,000 procedure, I would say maybe, maybe 10% improvement, I also have brown spots and alot of broken little blood vessels. The doctor told me I could try this procedure again, but I don't have that kind of money, that was a one time thing. Recommended: No Usage: Beth has used this item for an inconsistent period of time. Price Paid: 5,000.00 Acne severity: severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

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