Dallas Laser Surgery doctors
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John Burns, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
9101 N. Central Expressway Suite 600, Dallas |
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D.J. Verret, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
6545 Preston Road Suite 200, Plano |
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Jeffrey Kenkel, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
1801 Inwood Road 5th floor, Dallas |
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Jay Burns, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
9101 North Central Expressway #600, Dallas |
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Peter Malouf, DO
Dallas Dermatologist
6117 Berkshire Lane, Dallas |
Recent Answers
How many days prior laser surgery is it a good idea to take an anti-viral? Do I need to take one if I am only getting laser on my upper chest area?
For me it depends on the type of procedure: If I am using a fractionated laser and patients don't have a history of cold sores I don't put them on any antivirals. You heal the surface of the skin so quickly with antivirals I don't find it necessary. If you have a history or if I use full ablative treatments I will start them that morning.
How much time will I need off from work? Work with public in health care? I'll have medium treatment with Erbium laser.
The erbium laser is fully ablative and the downtime is similar to that of an ablative CO2 laser, aggressive chemical peel (35% TCA or phenol peel), and dermabrasion. The entire surface of the skin is removed to a variable debth (50 microns for a "mini-peel or 300 microns for an aggressive treatment). The skin will generally regenerate (re-epithelialize) in about 10 days making this the earliest time you could get back into cover-up make-up. We recommend a mineral make-up such as GLO mineral make-up. The skin will be very red for about a month after and then less red for about 3 - 4 months.
It is very important to avoid sun exposure during this period because of the risk of a condition called postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). Judicious use of sunblocking agents is necessary and oftentime it is easier to have your treatment in the winter months. Very moist skin care is generally recommended in the first few weeks after treatment.
Fractionated laser resurfacing (Fraxel) can give similar results to the Erbium but with significantly less downtime.
I had laser therapy for the second time this past month and it was very painful during the procedure. Right away I developed large watery blisters that eventually turned into dark scabs. I have been soaking my legs in a bath for the past two weeks and using neosporin to fight infection.
The blisters broke and opened up. Three very sore areas became red around the lazer sites and inflamed. I called the drs' offcie 2 X and finally went up. The technician that did the lazer therapy took me into a room looked at my legs and said I looked normal. I was in a great deal of pain and did not like the red area around the sores. Finally after another week and not getting better, I called in and said I needed antibiotics becuse I feared I had a raging infection brewing.
I am into the 24th day and still feeling discomfort. I have deep scabs and redness around some areas. I feel I was literally burned during therapy. How can this procedure be run of the mill as I was told? Can you tell me if I am exeriencing a normal reaction or if something went wrong?
What you are describing is not generally expected. As Dr. Wallach points out, there are some other pieces of information which would be helpful. I would suggest visiting with the overseeing physician for evaluation. With a lot of complications after laser therapy, the earlier the intervention you can make after treatment, the better the long term outcome. While laser treatments are common, they have serious side effects and complications which an administering physician must be ready to deal with.
