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Laser Resurfacing After Major Peel - Options and Downtime?
I had a TCA chemical peel done that burned my face and now I have wrinkles near one of my eyes where I was burned by the peel. I also have large pores and other facial wrinkles that weren't addressed. I was thinking about having laser resurfacing done, but I am a graduate student and I only have about 1 week available for downtime without makeup at any given time. What laser options are available and realistic for this timeframe? Will laser really help? I was very dissapointed by the peel.
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jcutter
in Georgia
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Fraxel Laser
I suggest the new CO2 Fraxel laser which can be used after a peel and has minimal down time of about 1 week. See details for this therapy at the website below.
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Bad Peel... consider your options
Based on your concerns and feedback I would let your clinic know how unhappy you are with the results. At the same time, you may want to consider going to a different clinic for you esthetic needs, even if that means that you have to go to more than one consultation until you are comfortable with the environment, treatments offered and most importantly the doctor or technician that will be performing the treatment.
The best option for the skin condition that you mentioned is Factional...
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Laser resurfacing for wrinkles and pore size
You would have to be evaluated in person to determine the extent of your lines and wrinkles. Pore size may or may not improve, and some people can think their pores are larger when in fact, they are cleaned out of the stratum corneum debris that hang out in our pores normally (dead skin cells and sebum) plugging up the holes. Then when there is a facial, or laser resurfacing or chemical peel, the pores appear larger. Laser may help your lines around the eyes but there are...
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Laser resurfacing after TCA peel
It is very difficult to assess your situation without photos. There are many options for facial wrinkling and pores including laser, pulsed light, radiofrequency and ultrasound. These can also be used in combination to address specific problems. Downtime depends upon degree of wrinkling, laser used and setting of that laser. One of the devives I use regularly (Sciton erbium) can be set from almost no downtime to weeks of downtime depending upon settings. The key answer to your question is to...
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