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Will Erbium Laser Around Mouth and Undereyes Cause Uneven Pigmentation?

asked 11 months ago by diane42 in mississippi
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: eyes, mouth, pigmentation, uneven

I am wanting to do fully ablative laser (medium to deep)under the eyes and about the mouth only. I was thinking I might not have to be put to sleep if I have it done deep in just those areas. Have a microlaser full face at the same time. My question is with having just the under the eyes and above the mouth cause it to alway look a different color in those areas. That is why I am wanting to have the microlaser full face hoping it would help blend in any differents in color. What do you think?

7 answers to Will Erbium Laser Around Mouth and Undereyes Cause Uneven Pigmentation?

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Compartmentalization of laser resurfacing on the face

What you describe is done very commonly. Fraxel Repair can be done on the perioral and periorbital areas while the rest of the face is blended with Fraxel Restore, Fraxel Dual, Chemical peel or other mild resurfacing. Compared to ablative non-fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing, there is much less chance of developing hypopigmentation in the segmented areas with the fractional CO2 laser treatment. Erbium, specifically, such as Fraxel Restore, and non fractional erbium can also... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Make sure you are seeing an expert to do this treatment.

Make sure you are seeing an expert to do this treatment. The micropeel on the face and the deeper peel around the mouth and lower eyelids are two totally different levels of peel. If the peel on the upper lip and lower eyelids is too deep you could have permanent hypopigmentation and scarring that cannot be fixed! see photos
Mark Taylor, MD

Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon

www.gatewaylasercenter.com

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Erbium Laser around Eyes and Mouth

There are several variables to consider, especially your skin color type (Fitzpatrick I-VI) as well as the depth of the treatment around the eyes and mouth. The more sun damage one has and the darker one's skin is, the more likely that there could be a demarcation line between the deeper and more superficially treated areas. On a positive note, unlike the occasionally seen complication of hypo-pigmentation with CO2 ablative resurfacing, undesirable dramatic... more
Mark J. Lucarelli, MD

Madison Oculoplastic Surgeon

www.UWHealth.org

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Laser Resurfacing

The best way to prevent pigmentary problems is to pretreat the skin with retinoids & hydroquinone. This is necessary in darker skinned individuals, but not usually fair skinned.
Melanie L. Petro, MD

Alabama Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Periocular and Perioral treatment Fine with the right Lasers

For isolated concerns of Periocular or Perioral aging, laser resurfacing is a good option. Currently, we prefer to do a series of Fractionated CO2 treatments. This procedure is safer, less down time, and there is no line of demarcation that can be seen with fully ablative traditional CO2 Laser. Traditional fully ablative CO2 laser is still the most powerful modality, but the higher risk of scarring, permanent pigmentary changes, and the development of lines of... more
Jeffrey C. Poole, MD

Metairie Dermatologic Surgeon

www.pooledermatology.com

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Perioral and Periocular Laser Resurfacing

Your question regarding whether erbium laser around the eyes and mouth will cause differences in color or texture with or without a microlaserpeel depend upon what your skin looks like and the settings of the laser. If you have a lot of sun damage you may notice a "step-off" in color or texture even if the edges are blended and even if you have a microlaserpeel. These type of laser treatments are individualized to each patients needs and experienced practicioners can judge the... more
Jason Pozner, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

www.spsboca.com

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Laser should provide even skin tone

Having portions of the face lasered is usually not a problem if it is done properly and the edges are blended and placed in appropriate areas. Some issues that might possible create a color or texture difference between lasered and non-lasered areas are if you (the patient) has a darker skin tone or is prone to hyperpigmentation, if your skin has a lot of wrinkles or a lot of pigment change (dyschromia) from sun damage. Usually, if you are looking to smooth out some fine or moderate... more
Edgar Franklin Fincher, MD, PhD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

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