I recently had laser genesis performed on my face to removed some redness from a past acne breakout. my last session was on January 3rd and I had a strange adverse reaction to it. it felt very tight almost like a mask and very dry. Thankfully that has been resolved but I have now noticed that I have bunny lines around my nose which I've never had before. My skin also seems less dewey. Can Laser Genesis cause more damage then help? Is there a possibility that this "thermal Damage" is just damage?
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Laser genesis and Fraxel are two different kinds of lasers. They fall into the category of ablative lasers and Non-Ablative lasers. In Greek, to ablate means to destroy (or burn). Non-ablative does not burn. Thus, ablative lasers burn the superficial layer of the skin, or micro-zones of...
Both can be effective, but if your skin is lite enough, you can have resurfacing done with a laser and the benefit will be greater. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
