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[lady1983]

SO i had a scar revision done by a plastic surgeon. Went well but it left a slight incision line and a little tissue. He told me no problem i just need a little dermabrasion on it and it will blend into the skin. I went to a laser specialist yesterday and he refused to do it and recommended Fraxel Laser. then he went on about how bad my face was when honestly you can barely notice any icepick scars on my cheek they are so small, he kept going on about fraxel laser. felt like he was just selling it to me... Is it possible this doctor just wanted to sell me fraxel or is it really a better recommendation? at $400 a pop for 6 treatmeants seems like a lot..... Let me know your thoughts????

Edited by lady1983, 20 January 2012 - 11:44 AM.

[tricia]

Is sounds like fraxel restore. That will be way less effective than dermabrasion. If it's just a little incision line just do the small dermabrasion and forget about the little icepick scars if they are not significant to you. Fraxel repair will be more dramatic but more down time over the treated area than fraxel restore.

Edited by tricia, 20 January 2012 - 07:54 PM.

[DudleyDoRight]

tricia, on 20 January 2012 - 07:54 PM, said:

Is sounds like fraxel restore. That will be way less effective than dermabrasion. If it's just a little incision line just do the small dermabrasion and forget about the little icepick scars if they are not significant to you. Fraxel repair will be more dramatic but more down time over the treated area than fraxel restore.

This sounds like good solid advice.

[lady1983]

tricia, on 20 January 2012 - 07:54 PM, said:

Is sounds like fraxel restore. That will be way less effective than dermabrasion. If it's just a little incision line just do the small dermabrasion and forget about the little icepick scars if they are not significant to you. Fraxel repair will be more dramatic but more down time over the treated area than fraxel restore.

Thanks for the advice Tricia. THey never told me what kind of Fraxel it was, but its a fraxel 1550.. He said i would need 4-6 treatments on the scar but wouldnt do the dermabrasion.. he said the dermabrasion wouldnt work, I don't understand why becuase my dermatologist recommended that for a surgical scar. Should i just go to someone else then? It really felt like he was just selling me fraxel no matter what. thanks

[lady1983]

I just realized the actual doctor wouldnt be performing the procedure, but his nurse.. is that normal?

[DRaGZ]

lady1983, on 23 January 2012 - 12:08 PM, said:

I just realized the actual doctor wouldnt be performing the procedure, but his nurse.. is that normal?

That's usually not a very good sign. You always want the doctor to be performing the procedure because they generally have the most experience with those tools.

[DudleyDoRight]

lady1983, on 22 January 2012 - 03:57 PM, said:

tricia, on 20 January 2012 - 07:54 PM, said:

Is sounds like fraxel restore. That will be way less effective than dermabrasion. If it's just a little incision line just do the small dermabrasion and forget about the little icepick scars if they are not significant to you. Fraxel repair will be more dramatic but more down time over the treated area than fraxel restore.

Thanks for the advice Tricia. THey never told me what kind of Fraxel it was, but its a fraxel 1550.. He said i would need 4-6 treatments on the scar but wouldnt do the dermabrasion.. he said the dermabrasion wouldnt work, I don't understand why becuase my dermatologist recommended that for a surgical scar. Should i just go to someone else then? It really felt like he was just selling me fraxel no matter what. thanks

As I have said many times pick your treatment and then find the doctor. The doctor will push what he has in stock. Most of my links are still good.
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Edited by DudleyDoRight, 23 January 2012 - 08:46 PM.