I had five or six Fraxel treatments for little red capillaries on the sides of my nose. I also had it done for sunspots on the sides of face. It worked fairly well for the spots and I was satisfied. But for the capillaries, it was a huge disappointment and not worth a penny. They just wouldn't go away and the dermatologist more or less gave up on them. I think it was $400 per treatment. That was about a year and a half ago.
I went to a plastic surgeon for the first time last month and she used a machine called a hyphercator (sp?) on the capillaries that took care of them in an instant. She had to numb my nose first and it did pinch a little, but it was so worth it. I'm going back today to have the rest of them removed.
I don't know what it cost b/c she didn't charge me for the procedure last time. I was having moles removed and Botox and Restylane done at the same time so she didn't add the cost of the hyphercator on to the bill too.
I'll let you know after I get back from her office today how much she charges.
I have had far more success with the plastic surgeon and my skin issues than I ever had with a dermatologist. She seems to have a better awareness of the emotional and cosmetic side of things.
I went to a plastic surgeon for the first time last month and she used a machine called a hyphercator (sp?) on the capillaries that took care of them in an instant. She had to numb my nose first and it did pinch a little, but it was so worth it. I'm going back today to have the rest of them removed.
I don't know what it cost b/c she didn't charge me for the procedure last time. I was having moles removed and Botox and Restylane done at the same time so she didn't add the cost of the hyphercator on to the bill too.
I'll let you know after I get back from her office today how much she charges.
I have had far more success with the plastic surgeon and my skin issues than I ever had with a dermatologist. She seems to have a better awareness of the emotional and cosmetic side of things.