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Laser Scars Not Healing, What Can I Do?
asked 8 months ago by hney
Latest answer by Richard Ort, MD
Question viewed 105 times
Tags: 1 month post-op, healing, scar
i had laser treatment a month ago to soften the appearance of my brown spot (freckles). during the laser treatment, it felt like a rubber band snapped directly onto freckles/spot. it bleed on all the spots which got treated, and the bleeding heal after 3 days, and after 10 days, the spots become pink. slowly, the pink turns to brown and now, in a month, each spot gets darker (even more apparent than before), and i have more brown spots now (some are laser scars). Please help!
1 answer to Laser Scars Not Healing, What Can I Do?
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Laser and Brown Spots
Hney- It sounds like you are getting hyperpigmentation after the laser treatment. Typically if someone is getting hyperpigmentation I will recommend a broad-spectrum sunscreen and I will consider using topical hydroquinone creams. Wearing daily sunscreen, preferably containing zinc oxide, is a must. You should go back to whoever treated you as soon as possible so that they can give you specific recommendations on what to do.
Richard Ort, MD
Lone Tree Dermatologic Surgeon
Lone Tree Dermatologic Surgeon