#1cubsfan

yes, you can have fraxel done while on oral antibiotics. It has been almost a week now and my skin is looking pretty good - only a few patches of flakey skin left and everything appears pretty smooth...

Adultfemale - I have had a series of smoothbeam treatments and am now beginning my fraxel series. Smoothbeam is a much less intense laser. You will be able to put makeup on almost immediately, I onc...

I have my first appointment Monday for a smoothbeam treatment. The Dr also uses Fraxel and I think this might be better for me. Has anyone had a smoothbeam treatment first then started with Fraxel? ...

The scar that I have on my cheek is flat... but it has some rough edges that should be "blended" into the skin and the texture could be a bit better. Is fraxel a good option for this kind of scar? ...

Sean1977, Your skin looks great! I hope my skin improves as much as yours.

Thanks for your good wishes and your valuable input. I'm not very patient, but I am sticking to the program because I believe it will yield good results based on your input, as well as others. I am ...

I had my first Fraxel about 10 days ago. I had minor swelling, redness, and flaking (no peeling). My sense is that I was undertreated as a precaution in the first try. I really don't notice much ch...

I'm a week out now. I didn't peel AT ALL. I was definitley a little sandpapery, and couldn't use make up because of the dry skin, but no flaking or peeling to speak of. My first treatment was at level...

INDUSTRY, Glad you are getting a test spot. This will prevent you from diving head first (no pun intended) and wasting money or making things worse. I can't believe that $300 is "at cost." $400 has...

Thanks for your pictures. My scars are similar to yours so I am excited to hear from you after a couple more treatments! How many treatments are you going to do? Thanks for sharing your experience...

#1 Cubs fan - What is the name of the doctor you are using in the Chicago area? His name is Dr. Stanley Kovak. He's in Elmhurst. I noticed he has a website now for Fraxel. He's been honest wi...

I just wanted to comment that I had a couple of questions about Fraxel and decided to e-mail them about the acne scarring procedure. They e-mailed me back and said "Acne scarring is not one of our cu...

Thanks to everyone for your posts . . . I am reading daily! Please be sure to include how fraxel is for pores, enlarged pores, and scarred pores. I heard from Marcel that fraxel does nothing for th...

I'm happy to find a website where other people are going through the Fraxel procedure. I had my 2nd procedure on Monday. I have pretty severe acne scars, and my doctor says I should have it done 6 t...

I'm happy to find a website where other people are going through the Fraxel procedure. I had my 2nd procedure on Monday. I have pretty severe acne scars, and my doctor says I should have it done 6 t...