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Some posters, Naitch especially, have been way out of line toward DrewBoy.     I have tried many things, with less than expected results. The only technique that I have any interest in purs...

Drewboy: Thanks for the offer. I will keep it in mind, but if I go I would try to fly in and out. It would be nice to meet though.   Pakifairy: thanks for link. I am not sure what to make of...

Can anyone recommed a good silicone injection Doc in CA, preferably Northern but Southern CA is fine.

I'm almost 57, which may have adversely affect my results.   That said, I tend to agree with others that fraxel does not visibly improve significant scars. It helped to even out tone, pigment ...

Zonk - what % improvement do you estimate? Variation by scar type? I'd 50-75% improvement. My rolling scars have improved a lot, not 100%, but you would only notice i had rolling scars if you knew...

Zonk - what % improvement do you estimate? Variation by scar type?

Pain is proportional to total KJs, which is a product of density and mjs of fluence intensity. The density auto dials down, as the intensity level is increased with SR 1500. However, you can overrid...

I'm around, but busy. I had 6 fraxels with the 750 and 2 with the 1500. I think the 1500 works way better for scarring and we did not go as deep as most of the recent posters. My Doc and fraxel rep...

I had my second SR 1500 at 50 kjs. I knew pain would not be a problem even at 70. However, my Doc's office has not gone above 50 and I would rather graduate up, before taking a risk that something w...

As you note from my sig below, I have had 7 fraxels. I paid for 8, but have not had time off from work to get # 8, which is now set for this Wed. My results have been disappointing. I have some sma...

It does not seem as if anyone is posting results. In seven treatments I perceive a 20 to 25% improvement. Anyone else care to venture their % improvement?  

Ylem - my last treatment was done by Reliant rep as demo of new machine to my fraxel doc.

No not noticable except up very close. It may disappear entirely.   Nurse who removed stiches this AM said I heal well. Unfortunately, they put on dermabond and steristrip so I won't see until ...

poloho - sorry I thought you were female. I made presumption becasue your KJs were so low that I inferred small face, which implied female to me.   In my trial dermal graft, he took softer mater...

2 reasons:   1. I am hoping my fraxel doc will upgrade to SR 1500.   2. I had several scarred pores that were not responding to fraxel. I had Southwest credit that was going to expire so ...

Coobreeze   Congrats on your success. After my disaster with floats by Dr. Y., I went to Dr. Dhawan based on your positive reference. So far, so good, but not fantastic on dermal grafts. Stitch...

Ylem, you really need to compare total energy, not just the intensity. In my opinion, Poloho was undertreated based on her low total KJs. Perhaps her doc feared pigment problems because she is Asian...

My understanding is that dermal grafts are expected to be permanent, which is the primary advantage over fillers. Last time he used the soft dermal tissue from behind ear. This time he dissected the...

With 2 exceptions (prior excisions that separated), my scars are shallow. I had several scarred pores that were made deeper by failed floats, but even those are pretty shallow. I may have given you ...

I had punch floats by a name doc, Dr. Y, and they left bad holes, leading to excisions. Prior to that, none of these scarred pores were deep enough to justify an excision. It is way too early for me ...

Poloho, it is a small world.   I am anxiously awaiting to see my results from yesterday with Dr. Dhawan. If it turns out as well as the trials, I will be happy. I think I will have a goood se...

3 observations: 1. Be patient, time will help. 2. Total KJs seem very low. Was this full face? Do you have a large or small face? 3. Fraxel may not be as effective for scarring as we would like to ...

Dr Dhawan says his office will purchase the Pro Fractional laser by Sciton, rather than Fraxel. I googled and found it is new (2007) and is more ablative than Fraxel, but like fraxel relies on a micr...

Semolina: Yes, Dr. Dhawan in Fremont. He did 5 more excisions today and some subcisions. I will keep you posted. I was very happy with the trial excision and only mildly happy with trial subcisions...

I had an excision with a 1mm punch and he used 1 surface stitch. Turned out well, but if you get really close up you can see a shallow, small C (incomplete C actually). I have a couple similar sized...