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Laser Resurfacing - Still Have Lines Around Chin. Normal?

asked 5 months ago by Jeanne in Midlothian in Midlothian, VA
Latest answer by Lesley Clark-Loeser, MD
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Tags: chin, lines, mouth, 10 days post-op, normal

I had laser resurfacing 10 days ago and there are still a lot of lines around my chin. Is this normal? Will the skin eventually smooth out around my chin and match the rest of my face? As far as I can tell the surgery had NO effect what so ever on my chin, except that its red. Any advice is appreciated. The rest of my face looks great but doesn't match my chin area. Am I being impatient expecting my chin to look great as the rest of my face at the same time? Disappointed.

4 answers to Laser Resurfacing - Still Have Lines Around Chin. Normal?

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Chin resurfacing

Treatment of lines or wrinkles in the perioral area (around the mouth) and chin can be quite successful, but also quite the process. Setting realistic expectations and having patience is key. I definitely encourage using pre- and post-treatment photos as a means to assess progress. I do not know what type of laser resurfacing you had done, either ablative (i.e. fractional CO2) or non-ablative resurfacing. I tend to have the best results in the perioral area with... more
Lesley Clark-Loeser, MD

Miami Dermatologist
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Laser resurfacing- lines around chin

It is hard to make reasonable guesses about the outcome of your procedure without really knowing if the lines on your chin are superficial or deep. Also there is no real guarantee that this procedure will complete eliminate the lines on your chin. It will take some time for the tissue on your skin to restructure itself. If you had CO2 laser resurfacing, your skin may still be in the process of tightening itself. CO2 lasers basically vaporize columns of tissue to shrink the surface area... more
Sanusi Umar, MD

Redondo Beach Dermatologic Surgeon
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Laser resurfacing chin

What you should expect will in part depend on what kind of laser you used so that information would be helpful. For example: If you had fractional CO2 laser done you should expect to see tightening over the next few months
Jo Herzog, MD

Birmingham Dermatologist
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Lines after laser

Laser resurfacing on the face and in your case around your chin wil not erase all lines. It will soften some, remove others, and do nothing on others.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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