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Hi Annie,   Take note, at level 25, downtime is longer, redness last longer and is more intense. There is possiblity of pinpoint bleeding and it's likely you will not look presentable for around ...

I have spoken to my doctor in Melb Australia a great deal about treatment options, and have also seen photos of patients he has treated. Initially (1 year ago) the skin centre treated people at a star...

A few things to note about fraxel -   1. The results one gets from fraxel is dependent on one's age. Namely, if you are younger the body's ability to generate collagen is much better compared to ...

Hi,   I don't recommend spacing such high treatments so close to one another, as you might undo whatever gains you get. It takes on average 5 weeks for the skin to stabilise and recover from a le...

hi,   The higher the intensity of your treatment, the greater the down time. In my last treatment at 7 passes at 25 and 7 passes at 30, I was red for 4 weeks and peeled for 2 weeks. My face looke...

Hi,   Just had my fifth fraxel. Will probably be my last for this batch and possibly of all.   This one really hurt - I went for 30 x 14 passes x 125 = 52500 Unfortunately due to the exten...

Hi,   My doc mentioned quite clearly if you are treating skin spots and improving texture than sure lower settings will work fine, but anything to do with acne scarring requires modelling in the ...

I only got pin-point bleeding on my nose tip. I don't attach any significance to pin-point bleeding. I don't think its a good thing though, could be a sign of over treatment.   We should have a F...

Hi,   Yup, I peel everywhere, nose, cheeks and forehead. I look pretty bad up to 4 days after treatment, so I normally schedule treatment for Friday afternoon, then take Mon and Tue off, so I ret...

I think probably the best and safest option for me would be to increase the number of passes at 30 on my next treatment and throw in spot treatment at 35.   Essentially 4th treatment was 25x6x125...

Hi Morning Star,   I am skin type IV, that is fairly brown being of indian descent. I would not be surprised if we are some of the first patients to be treated 30mj and above. Obviously there is ...

Hi Morning Star,   The skin clinic took pictures before each of my treatments, so I will try to get my hands on them on my next visit which will be on 21st July. Will post the pictures once I get...

I have had 2-4 of my deep scars on my right cheek disappear after my 4th fraxel. Rather they don't disappear but get filled in till they are flush with the surface.   Have to say, I am very pleas...

I get the feeling that Dr Skin Clinic in Melbourne is setting new standards in fraxel treatment. They seem to be the only place going up to 35 for standard acne scar treatment. Heck, Dr Benson told me...

Hi,   What levels were you treated at and what would you say is your current level of improvement?   Blaster   I just had my sixth fraxel on Friday. I can honestly say that although ...

Hi Billyboy,   My comments are mainly based on literature findings, my own experience and from the Doc's observations and those from people on this board. After a while you will notice everyone i...

I believe the best time to evaluate and to notice improvement is after 4 weeks from treatment. Especially at aggressive treatment levels, this is when you see the skin really smoothen out and glow. Th...

Hi guys,   Just finished my fourth fraxel. 4th treatment was -   25mJ x 6 passes x 125 mhz = 18750 and 30mj x 8 passes x 125 mhz = 30000   Total energy = 48750 = 4.9kJ (approx) total e...

Hi,   Quite optimistic to expect 70% improvement. Depends on your scars (ice-pick scars are poor to respond), the number of treatments and the level used.   Generally the consensus from the ...

Basically the study says -   5 -6 treatments of 18-21mJ x 125 density x 10-12 passes = 2.2 out of 5 scale improvement.   That equates too 44% improvement from the above treatment guideline...

From Dermatology Times -   Fractional laser helps alleviate acne scarring   Atlanta  A new laser appears effective in treating acne scars even in darker-skinned patients, says Edgar...

Fraxel Laser Achieves High Efficacy for Acne Scars   BY BOB KRONEMYER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR   Many physicians who have looked long and hard for safe and effective treatment of acne scars and oth...

Fraxel Laser Garners High Patient Acceptance June 2006 Issue   BY BOB KRONEMYER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR   The Fraxel® SR Laser from Reliant Technologies (Mountain View, Calif.) achieves high pa...

Hi I wonder,   Has anyone here completed 5 or more fraxel treatments with aggressive settings (i.e >20mJ per treatment). If so I would like to know what kind of improvement have you seen and w...

Some answers to some questions -   >Blaster - how long did i t take for you scars to reappear after the treatment. And how long after each fraxel treatment did you assess the improvement on sc...