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FACE DEFORMITIES; HAD A FRAXEL RESTORE TREATMENT AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. NO PROPER CONSULTATION GIVEN. WASN'T GIVEN A MEDICAL BACKGROUND CHECK, NO QUESTIONS WERE ASKED, NO AREAS OF CONCERN ENQUIRED ABOUT. DIDN'T EVEN EXAMINE MY FACE. I HAD NO ACNE, SMALL WRINKLING AROUND THE EYES NOTHING MAJOR, VERY LITTLE PIGMENTATION. STILL WAS GIVEN A FULL FACE FRAXEL ON A SETTING THAT MELTED MY FACE AND 3 MONTHS LATER IS STILL COMPLETELY RAW. LITTLE TO NO AFTERCARE WAS GIVEN, AND I ENDED UP WITH AN INFECTION. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CLINIC THEY SAID "NOTHING WAS WRONG" I HAD TO ATTEND ANOTHER DERMATOLOGIST. I HAVE NOW REALIZED AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, THAT THESE LIFE ALTERING EFFECTS ARE HABITUAL, YET ARE STILL MARKETED AND GIVEN TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT NEED THEM. I HAD NO IDEA OF THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE THESE DEVICES CAUSE, ALTHOUGH THE DOCTORS DO. I AM NOW SEVERELY DEPRESSED AND ON ANTI DEPRESSION MEDICATION. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).