The Today Show on NBC profiled four women on July 2 who received skin treatments, including Fraxel, to help them look their best.
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Dr. Anne Chapas, a New York City dermatologist, explained to Meredith Vieira how she used Fraxel, Thermage, and Isolaz to help patients with a range of skin conditions, including skin laxity, acne, and sun spots—all without surgery.
Jill, a 40-something with years of sun damage to her skin, was treated with Fraxel Restore, a non-invasive laser resurfacing treatment. Dr. Chapas explained that Fraxel’s energy stimulates new skin cells to grow, which gives the skin a refreshed and more healthy appearance.
Jill says she’s thrilled with the results. “It really got rid of so much of the sun damage that I could see. It just makes me feel like I have fresh, new skin,” she says.
Dr. Chapas estimates that it usually takes 1 to 3 treatments to see results with Fraxel. Patients may have a few days of redness and a little dryness after the treatment, according to Dr. Chapas.
Dr. Chapas also showed how Thermage treatments can tighten the skin on various parts of the body. For one patient, who’s a mother of two, who was looking to tighten her midsection, Thermage was used on her belly.
Dr. Chapas also used Thermage to tighten another patient’s face. The Thermage treatment was followed by Fraxel the next week to help even out her skin tone.
Dr. Heffernan performs Fraxel Restore treatments at his Seattle office.
