Faye

Oh Man, I am having a terrible time. Laser nurse replaced tip when she got to my left cheek. That side of my face is red but smooth everywhere. The right side of my face (where she used the old tip...

I had my 4th on Thursday and I am still so red and horid looking. I'm so sick of this! I look like shit, I can't go anywhere, and my face hurts! My skin is so cracked around my mouth that if I open...

I'm not really sure how to classify my scarring. Yucky. I had mild to moderate scars, mostly ice pick. My skin is never going to be perfect either but my husband was talking with one of my friends ...

ChrissyC,   I can relate to almost everything you just said in your recent post. I too just had my fourth (and final?) treatment. The dr came in to look at my scars before the numbing cream was...

Just a quick update.   I am a little over three weeks post third fraxel. I am starting to see good results now. I've even been getting compliments on the overall condition of my skin. My husba...

Billyboy, my last fraxel was almost a month ago. My skin is still pink. Is anyone still pink this long after? Is something wrong? Do you think I should discontinue treatments?

Is anyone pink for post fraxel?! I am. And my skin is really sensitive all the sudden. If I rub my face I'm bright pink. What is the deal? I can't have this.

I think I'm two and a half weeks post #2. My skin is still a little discolored. It is slight but when I lift my chin I can see a line of demarcation, another around my lips. Will this go away?

Coolbreeze, the gender issue you raised is very interesting. I've never even considered that before but I bet men and women do respond differently to treatments. Hmmm. With that in mind I might jus...

I just don't understand how you guys are presentable so quickly! I am about two weeks (give or take) post 2nd fraxel. I still have some redness, not a lot (my husband doesn't notice). Hope it isn't...

So far I'm still happy with the results from my first fraxel. I looked terrible for almost a week which in itself was healing for me. I was forced to go out in public with my face looking bad, my ha...

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....

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sure you are terribly frustrated. My doctor is so busy that I wasn't able to schedule another appointment for five weeks after my first one. As I am so looking forward to getting...

Day five - my skin is still very blotchy red, when covered with makeup it is pink, and flakey in parts. It is getting better. I know I'm not supposed to be judging my scars but who can help doing it...

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...

When do you girls start applying makeup again?  

Right now I'm planning on getting 4 treatments but of course if I think I need it I'll get the 5th. When I touch my face now, especially my chin where she went over an old accident scar a third time ...

Actually she didn't apply the blue dye until right before the treatment. She washed it off with dish soap. I washed again just a little bit ago with Dawn and got more off but I still have blue strea...

First treatment today. I have nothing really to add to what other people have already said. My face is blue, bluer than I thought it would be, swollen enough to hide most of my scars, and sore. I d...

Weho -Thank you so much for your reply! I am feeling quite a bit better now. I'll let you all know how it goes.

I went to see my derm three weeks ago for a fraxel consultation. He said he thought it would be a good laser for me and we went ahead and scheduled the treatment. He also gave me some Tazorac to unc...

I have my first fraxel in less than a week. Did any of you notice *any* improvement to the skin after the first one - tone, color, etc? I have had a series of smoothbeam treatments so I'm hoping I m...

Yeah, I guess so. Well keep us updated if you get it.

Seattle, who is the doctor you saw? And how severe are you scars?

Sorry it was a little confusing. I was answering J.l.r.m. When I said my scars seem worse what I meant was that since the rest of my skin looks so good the scarred parts become even more frustrating...