widgie

Are any of you new fraxelers using topical retinoids while receiving your treatments? My doctor advised against this, but I know other fraxelers' doctors have not. I'm just curious as to what would ha...

Hi Widgie, Pls. ask your doctor to prescribe Zovirax or Valtrax for cold sores. Normally, it is to be started 2 days before the treatment and continued for a week. In some people, facial injury can t...

Would someone ask their doctor how they sterilize the fraxel laser head? I was shocked when I asked this of my laser hair removal tech. All they did was wipe it off! I found this quote on the rel...

One week. I have been giving it a lot of thought and I'm reluctant to spend $4500 more dollars this year on something that I'm not even sure will help my scarring all that much. (Where I go, it's $9...

Hi Widgie, I'm on Day 3 and was just wondering if you have kept your face wet with oils? The reason its recommended is to speed up the exfoliation and keep your skin comfortable. :think: I usually...

Hi guys im 6 days post fraxel.....Cant believe I've been stuck it out in hibernation this long hehe. All the dark brown/bronze skin has peeled off to reveal the raw red/pink skin that ChrissyC was t...

edensapple, I'm in Milwaukee, WI... Things are always cheaper in the Midwest....

  I had my first treatment on Tuesday and it hurt a bit more than I had anticipated. Not the actual treatment itself, which was pretty fast, but the burning feeling afterwards.   Yesterda...

That's fantastic to hear ChrissyC.... Glad you are starting to see results. Emu oil is also good for dryness and doesn't break you out...although I don't know its effect on 'Fraxeled' dry skin. &nbs...

  Have any of you experienced Fraxelers been taking any supplements while going through the treatments? I read a couple of posts that detailed regimins of things like vitamin c, borage oil, msm....

natali21,   Don't get discouraged by what you read in these forums. Since you are already well into your Fraxel treatments, only you will be able to determine what sort of benefits you see. Re...

  I appreciate everyones concern about my proposed thermage treatment. I've done a fair bit of research on it, but I am scheduling an appointment to talk to my PS again armed with some of the...

jayjay1,   I'd never heard of retin a causing scarring before it happened to me. In fact, I think some derms prescribe it to HELP with minor scarring. But the last derm I saw said that some peo...

I also read the Thermage warnings on this board but when I asked my PS about it he said that he uses it in conjunction with Fraxel treatments all the time and has never personally had adverse effects ...

I just had a consult with a PS in Milwaukee yesterday and he recommended 1 Thermage treatment for my now very minimal active acne and a series of 7 Fraxel treatments for mild to moderate scarring. He...