Fraxel, XERF, and Vir

two truths and a lie

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Off on a familiar tangent with a physician friend the other day, we were trying to grok how the brain developed over the course of human evolution (as one does). Not “how” in terms of chemical processes and the like, but rather “how” as in how the f*ck did it happen?

Which naturally landed us both—phlump!—roundly on our heads, stupefied at the wonder of it. Then, because our minds were also spinning from the kaleidoscopic horror show of last week’s news cycle, we arrived simultaneously on this question: Considering the majesty of the brain and our capacity to ponder our own existence, how can humans be so staggeringly dumb and feckless? In other words, What is the matter with us?

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Fortunately, we are in this moment resting on the Elysian Fields of HNTFUYF. And here, at least where our face—and the fine people of Minnesota—are concerned, nothing is the matter with us.

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Still, ever curious, we have questions about various aesthetic devices. Wing your way over the paywall to learn the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the device called Fraxel and its young cousin XERF.

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