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Can Skin Get Dark After Laser Resurfacing?

Can skin get dark after fractional laser co2 and is it a negative effect?

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by neetutak in jaipur
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Skin get dark after laser resurfacing

YES! it is post laser hyperpigmentation. Therapies include time, creams, bleaching lotions, just to name a few. Best to discuss with the treating doctor or get a second opinion. From MIAMI DR. B
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Any type of laser resurfacing has a risk of darkening the skin color

Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation is usually temporary (but can take many months to a year or more to improve with treatment). It can occur after microdermbrasion, Fraxel Restore or Repair, carbon dioxide, erbium yag, alexandrite, ruby and neodynium-yag lasers, as well as dermabrasion and chemical peels. The condition is more common in slighlty darker individuals. Many people who are prone to this note they get dark after bumping themselves, or a small grease burn in the kitchen, or... more

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