Fort Worth Active FX doctors
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Peter Malouf, DO
Dallas Dermatologist
6117 Berkshire Lane, Dallas |
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Russell W. H. Kridel, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon
6655 Travis St. Suite 900, Houston |
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Colin Pero, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
5425 W Spring Creek Pkwy Suite 170, Plano |
Recent Answers
I would wait 6-8 weeks to allow the erythema (redness) from the procedure to dissipate. I would also tell whoever is doing the treatment to reduce the fluence by 25% and perhaps do a skin test prior to full treatment settings.
Best,
Dr. Malouf
I had the Active FX done around my eyes 26 days ago. It is still quite red. There is no scabbing or peeling anymore, just redness. One eye seems to be healing properly, but the other is still VERY red. It looks almost like I'm recovering from a black eye. I also noticed that the skin feels different, rougher on the red part. My application of hydrocortisone 1% seemed to have made it worse. Why is this happening?
The tradeoff with C02 laser is thermal contraction (a good thing) for persisting redness (a bad thing).
This can last several weeks and as impart due to revascularization due to thermal damage and possibly in your case due to irritation and inflammation resulting from your compromised skin barrier. I would recommend eliminating anything in contact with your skin such as fragrance, fabric softner, detergent with fragrance etc..
It is also possible that the hydrocortisone cream vehicle which has alcohol and water in it can be exacerbating.
I would request desonide ointment but not cream.
Dr. Malouf
I don't get how Deep FX is any different than Active FX... Are they just different brand names? Thx
I have been using the Encore laser for over 2 years now and to explain in simple terms, the difference is that the deep hand piece delivers energy resulting in a clean small hole to the dermis of the skin in order to affect collagen remodelling. The active handpiece lays a more superficial and larger "dot" of energy that only affects the skins surface resulting in a resurfacing of the epidermis.
Dr. Malouf