Nashville Deep FX doctors
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Michael Gold, MD
Nashville Dermatologist
2000 Richard Jones Rd Suite 220, Nashville |
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Carla R. Retief, MD
Nashville Dermatologic Surgeon
4301 Hillsboro Rd. Suite 200, Nashville |
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Brian Biesman, MD
Nashville Oculoplastic Surgeon
345 23rd Ave N Ste 416, Nashville |
Recent Answers
I am considering having this treatment for some mild acne scars. I am part Middle Eastern and would say I am a type 3 or 4, its not all that clear to me.
Living in a non-sunny climate, I usually wear some of the lightest colored foundations I can find, but still do have olive undertones.
I have seen some real nightmare results from lasers on anything but white skin so if a professional could address this concern, that would be much appreciated!
I have performed Active and Deep Fx laser safely on dark-skinned individuals with success. They all develop temporary post inflammatory pigmentation but this can be resolved fairly quickly with tretinoin and hydroquinone. But, if the laser surgeon is not experienced, and the laser treatment is performed with energy settings that are too high, there could be permanent hyper or hypo pigmentation. I find that the pigmentation usually resolves with 2 weeks.
The CO2 laser procedure I am planning on doing for is the Fractional CO2 laser (Deep Fx) Laser by Lumenis. Can you offer advice to a speedy recovery? ie. putting ice on the face after the procedure...
Using ice will help in the short term but we usually recommend using other anti-inflammatory things such as some of the spray waters like Avene which has proven anti inflammatory effects as well as using some of the Neocutis products which have growth factors which promote healing (used after the 1st 24 hours). Keeping the skin moist rather than letting it crust up has also been shown to keep the skin healing faster. For the Deep FX most patients whould be healed within 3-5 days, but this will vary based on the power used and the wound healing techniques employed.