Thanks for writing Elin – these are good questions! We are all individuals so your treatments need to be customized to you but here are some ideas and things to...
Sadly, the answer is no. Retinol and Vit A cousin creams (Retin A, Renova, tretinoin, etc.) are still the gold standard for repair of the sun damaged skin and will...
Margie, I’m hoping this gets to you in time to help with your decision. Let’s start with the basics which are that the Fraxel Repair is a fractionated CO2 laser...
For scar tissue, there is a lot of data now showing that fractional CO2 lasers and even some fractional erbium lasers consistently get the best results. Find an expert laser...
I would probably say neither! Necks are a very tough area to improve with current technology. Generally Thermage on the neck doesn’t work well because the skin is very thin...
Generally the CO2 fractionated laser or traditional (only in expert hands) is best for these. You may need to do your whole face though to avoid a cut off line...
If you don’t have a pigment problem, the 1550 nm. The 1927 nm wavelength was a wonderful addition and is used for pigment. The Fraxel Dual laser is a beautifully...
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