Ablative Non-fractional Lasers
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Ablative lasers shine an intense beam of light at the skin. The light completely removes (ablates) the entire epidermis. It also stimulates the...

Ablative lasers shine an intense beam of light at the skin. The light completely removes (ablates) the entire epidermis. It also stimulates the underlying dermis to produce more collagen and elastin over time.

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August 1, 2007

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no pros in fraxel treatments

Cons:

it is painful, redness, swelling, no improvments

i had 3 fraxel treatments done, the medical staff will tell you that it only sting but the treatment hurts tremendously. after the treatment, the face swells with redness for at least 4-5 days. The medical staff will also tell you that you will see improvment in about 6 months but again they lied. My treatment was 1 1/2 year ago and still i have not seen any improvment in my skin and my skin actually looked worse due to the darkened spot damaged by the laser.
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July 30, 2007

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Erased wrinkles around eye area

Cons:

Not the results I had hoped for. 2 weeks off work and face really red like severe sunburn.Did not do any thing for scares or pit marks.Almost eight months now and no real difference.

For almost $5000 not at all satisfied. Saw a different dermatologist last month who advised filling in scars with Ridiasse. Worked very well on deep scars and creases around mouth area. First doctor agreed to re-do lazer with me paying only for the anathesiologist. Still thinking about it.
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March 22, 2007

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Down Time and cost

I had laser resurfacing with the erbrium laser about nine years ago and I was very disappointed with the results. The cost was $4,500 and I saw very little improvement in my acne scarring. I don't recommend it to anyone who wishes to improve moderate acne scarring with pitting. There was also a week of down time and the day after the laser resurfacing my face swelled up like a balloon and it was very uncomfortable the first few days. My face was still as red as a tomato when I returned to work- a week later!
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