A lot of pain from ProFractional Laser with Microlaser Peel?

I'm considering doing the Profractional Laser treatment and the Microlaser peel at the same time. Should I expect to be in a lot of pain? Will I get good results? I have deep acne scars.

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A: Lasers and Acne Scars

Theodore Katz, MD

I am not sure that the combination of the two would be necessary.  The purpose of the fractional laser is to allow microscopic islands of normal skin to remain  so that the wound healing would be faster post treatment.  This avoids the significant down time of a fully ablative laser.  I... more

A: Pain with combination MicroLaser Peel and ProFractional

Peter A. Aldea, MD

The combination of Microlaser Peel to shave off a precise thickness of the outer layer of skin (10 to 50 microns, most commonly 20) followed by fractional treatment with variable depth of column ablation with / without coag is a powerful skin rejuvenation and tightening system with rapid recovery. Most... more

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