I am on day 4 post op after full face CO2 laser resurfacing with fat grafting under the eyes and continuing all prescribed aftercare with Aquafor, dilute vinegar + water rinses, and light washing with dove soap. My skin continues to be swollen and very bright red, with no peeling in sight. It does feel very dry after mild cleansing, but I was told the skin would come off in brown sheets. Have you ever seen a patient that did not peel after this procedure?
I had full ablative CO2 on my face four days ago, washing my twice a say and using Aquaphor. I have not started to peel and face is very red but no longer swollen. I planned to take one week off but due to a car accident two of my colleagues have passed away and I need to go back to work. What do I do? Suncream on top of the Aquaphor? Called my dermatologist but he is on holidays until the end of the week and the nurse was not sure what is the best.
I had co2 resurfacing 4 days ago. I have dense red and white streaks on each side of my cheeks, extreme eye swelling and my skin is dry and burning despite aquaphor. I began to peel on day 2 which I thought was too early, more skin would come off just by rubbing aquaphor on. Today is day 4 and I have no peeling but bright streaks on my cheeks and dark little dots that look like they are under my skin and aren't trying to subside. My eyes are also still super puffy. Do I look like I am healing properly?
While I was sleeping I rolled on my right side. I had put a clean towel down to be safe and I woke to some scabs that had come off and a weird red pimple. Should I worry if it doesn't go away in the next day or two or is this something relatively common? Maybe because the area had dried out or the friction from my face rubbing?
On Thurs. I had CO2 resurfacing laser done to improve the texture of skin on my nose after having Mohs Surgery a year ago. The instructions do not address my questions so I would like to know your suggestions.
I had fractional CO2 laser treatment 4 days ago on my face, neck, and chest. Skin on neck and chest reacted poorly to Vaseline. Red raised bumps/rash. On call weekend dr. recommended I discontinue and switch to the gentle moisturizer provided by my dr. I do not think it is enough and my skin is EXTREMELY dry, red, and overall just angry. What can I do to calm my skin back down. Face is healing great. Thank you.
I had several benign skin tags/moles removed from my face, and a small cluster on my neck. I noticed that the ones on my face are healing, but the small cluster on my neck look rather irritated. The borders of where the skin tags used to be are red. Almost like a red ring. The center appears to be white. The red rings are not flush with the skin when you feel the area. It's been about 4 days post OP. Very worried these are early signs of hypertrophic scars. Chances of CO2 causing this? :(