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Correcting Hypopigmentation from CO2 Laser Treatments

Can ReLume, Fraxel, or other treatments correct hypopigmentation which resulted from a CO2 Laser?

Asked 38 months ago by bettlerd in White Plains, NY

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hypopigmentation side effects

The best way to avoid hypopigmentation is before the CO2 laser

Any resurfacing technique can cause hypopigmentation if its effects extend deep into the dermis, the permanent layer of the skin. As the damage goes deeper and deeper, more and more pigment cells are lost. Dermal elements are also lost, resulting in an abnormal smooth appearance of the skin as well. Healing with deep resurfacing techniques is prolonged, sometimes greatly. Here is the paradox: the deeper the resurfacing, the more wrinkles are removed. However, the deeper the resurfacing... more