You have just found out the greatest lie in laser surgery and one that is unfortunately perpetrated by the laser companies to physicians and from physicians to patients. It makes me mad as well when I see the laser information that states recovery is that quick.
It simply isn't that quick if the physician does the laser with the goal of improving your wrinkles. If the recovery time is short, the results will be as well. So, hopefully your results will be good since you are experiencing ongoing redness. On the other hand, management of the problems after a laser procedure can be quite challenging and that is why, as a dermatologist, I feel that laser procedures are best performed by dermatologists rather than other specialties. But, as a proviso, I also think that the dermatologist actually needs to be the one in their office that is actually doing the procedure as many of them pass it off to a PA or nurse.
The summary of this question is: buyer beware! Laser companies that promote lies about their equipment and recovery times won't get repeat business so it is important for the physicians to check out claims like this and go over a 'real' timetable of recovery with the patient before the procedure rather than waiting to see if the patient realizes that what they were told bears no resemblance to what actually occurs.
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