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In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
fraxel laser

Tazorac, its a retinoid virtually the same as retin-A. I think there is a small chemical difference but mostly I think it is branding. Also called Tazoretene (drug name).   Some girl named hunte...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
fraxel laser

i got dizzy only a few times on mino. had some hot flashes too. not sure if it was really the mino or just normal. one thing that concerned me is that there is some evidence that mino makes the skin s...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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Marce didnt have good results. He is the only other one. Both had really bad scarring and did aggressive treatments only a few weeks apart.

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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Does a surgical scar/linear scar eventually go away? If so, does anyone know approximately how long? I can say that have excision scars is worse than acne scars. The line is really long and ugly if...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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Just a thought for those pondering fraxel and the length of this thread:   Fraxel was invented (2003) for women with melasma (pregnancy induced hyperpigmentation) and old people with sun damage a...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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Troubled and JJ I looked at the surgical scar on website. I presume left side was treated with Fraxel and right was untreated. The white scar line was more evident on the right side. Candidly, how...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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There's a new pic on Baylor Univ.'s website. Shows good results on a surgical scar:  

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
fraxel laser

I just got the Fraxel CD and pamphlet in the mail. Has anyone else ordered this from fraxel.com?   I found it pretty much worthless since I already new and saw everything it said. I guess it woul...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
fraxel laser

I saw an old newscast on fraxel 1. It showed them applying the lidocaine .30 percent! I think they may recommend lower dose for deeper resurfacing, since if it gets into your blood at that level it ca...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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looks like an icepick but it is usually larger and very circular. usually needs excision.   google images of george clooney close up. hes got one on his forhead   Has anyone else ...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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your words are wasted . . . i pointed this out on the last page! some people are emotional about their scars. i dont blame them its devastating and colors everything in your life negatively. over t...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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its not a panacea but its an improvent over other treatment threads about which are horror stories, or the lounge where most of the people who have given up post about nonsense.   sounds like you...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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hey billy a few more people showed me their pics but i won't say who since they asked not to be identified. one got ok improvement and the other had too deep scars so didnt get any scar improvement. t...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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wow a sense of humor! glad someone has one i thought they were going extinct.   maybe we're all a little to serious . . . i remember when this thread was 30 pages long and i was like "what is fr...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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great, big difference <----teasing

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
fraxel laser

your words are wasted . . . i pointed this out on the last page!   some people are emotional about their scars. i dont blame them its devastating and colors everything in your life negatively. ...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
fraxel laser

i have a question, please answer with non biased facts and supports, thanks. is 20 mjs full face with additional passes on scarred areas more effective OR 20 mjs full face with a 25mjs additional pas...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
fraxel laser

i talked to my derm today. i dont agree with the story's message but this is what he told me (btw, rokshar did the clinical study on fraxel for acne scars).   my derm is friends with rokshar (sp...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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Do you honestly expect to make one post only a week ago asking for real results and hear back?   Common, most of the active users on here are in the middle of treatment. Many who had improvement ...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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interesting that you say rolling scars.   I try not to use that terminology (i.e. rolling, icepick, boxcar) but "rolling scars" is the type i meant when i said those who get best results are the...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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You can disagree all you like is doesnt alter the facts. Why the feck do I keep coming back to these boards I always leave with bald patches from pulling my hair in frustration. I do have a sincere d...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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Melisconca You mentioned other boards reporting poor results from fraxel. What is the website address? Any thoughts on why or pictures on that site? Man, it is so hard to know whether fraxel will ...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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So to get the best coverage, results and fewer treatments we should stay in between energy level 20-30? Its kind of a catch-22. the deeper the treatment the less the coverage density. the greater ...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago
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Billyboy, In answer to your questions, I have personally undergone treatments with both lasers so can speak from experience in saying there are clear differences between the 750 & 1500. Not only ...

In forum Acne Scars

19 years ago