After Fraxel treatment, the most common skin reactions are redness, swelling, and a warm feeling to the skin. People often compare it to a bad sunburn that lasts for about 3 days on average. After that, the skin starts to bronze with brown spots (the dead cells coming to the surface) and then peels. This continues for a few more days as the skin heals and becomes clearer.
Are there possible side effects?
Some adverse reactions have been documented. Darkening of the skin, also called “post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation” can occur in Asians and darker skinned individuals. This is best prevented by pretreatment of the skin with a bleaching agent like hydroquinone.
Another side effect is hypopigmentation, where some coloration is removed from the skin. This is unfortunate occurrence is possible, but extremely rare. Personally, I have never seen this, but I do discuss this with all my patients in advance.
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