I have a large scar on calve and knee from surgery , I have had 3 pulse dye lasers done and they havnt reduced the redness at all , how many treatments are normally required to make scar go white ? Is there any other treatments to reduce redness for scars, would steroid injection help scar that is thick and red ? Could u please get back to me .
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Vbeam laser is an excellent modality for patients who have rosacea, blushing of the skin, facial and body telangiectasia, spider veins, redness, post surgical redness, and skin flushing. It is a safe procedure that can be used at varying depths to help treat micro blood vessels in the skin. We...
Pulsed dye laser goes after red color and that's why it's used for vessels in the skin. The laser creates a certain level of heat that begins a coagulation process in the target vessels. It is a "process" and seldom does one session clear an area.
To make the treatment tolerable (and safe)...
Brown patches left after pulsed dye laser treatment could be from one of two reasons.
Firstly, inflammation that resulted as a by product of the laser treatment could result in darker discoloration of the treated area. This is known as post inflammatory hyperpigmentation....
