How to Reduce Redness After Laser Treatment?

asked 1 year ago by ramjet in malaysia
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
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Tags: face, female, redness

i had an accident on my face resulting a 2 1/2 inch scar and had done 2 surgery and 10 times laser, it turn out better. However the redness is still obvious, so how do i reduce or remove the redness? regards

6 answers to How to Reduce Redness After Laser Treatment?

Redness in scar can benefit from pulsed dye laser

Redness in a scar is part of the healing process-- depending on the patient's skin type, it can take 1-2 month to improve. It sounds like you had recent treatments to surgically treat the scar as well as lasers. It would be helpful to know how long ago these were done, as well as the type of laser that was used. If treatments were done recently, I would use sunscreen to the area (as increased sun exposure can cause further redness to the scar initially) and give it... more

Margaret Mann, MD
Cleveland Dermatologic Surgeon

Laser Surgery

The use of the Vbeam by Candela has proven to be effective on the redness present in scar tissue. How many treatments and for how long you will benefit remain to be seen.

Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon

Laser redness

So much depends on what lasers were already used on you. The Vbeam vascular laser would be very helpful to decrease the redness. Time to heal further may also help the redness fade on its own if your (probably ablative) laser repair was recent. Sun protection is paramount in protecting the area.

Madeline Krauss, MD
Boston Dermatologic Surgeon

IPL therapy can reduce redness

IPL therapy can reduce redness. Whle this is a form of laser light it can be tailored to reduce blood vessels and post inflammatory pigment.

Edward Lack, MD
Chicago Dermatologist

Vascular lasers

The treatment of this would vary depending on multiple variables including your skin type Some people might benefit from a vascular laser treatment. This type of treatment is not suitable for all skin types and may not be suitable for yours

Paul Carniol, MD
Summit Facial Plastic Surgeon

Reduce Redness

It would be best to schedule a consultation so that the provider may assess the skin and redness. However, there are options. Looking at your picture, you might benefit from IPL and Fractional Skin Resurfacing to help improve the appearance and texture of the scar. You state that you have had 10 laser treatments. I would be curious to know which ones. There are several pharmaceutical skin lightening creams available to you.

David V. Poole, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

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