I had to use retin A and epiquin micro by skinmedica for many many months. over a year to recover. Wear sunscreen ALWAYS, Cotz Face Natural Skin Tone SPF 40, 1.5 Ounce 9this one is a bit tinted, but very light, good for the face) or Fallene Face Cotz Water-Resistant Sun Protection UVA/UVB SPF 40, 1.5-Ounce Tube (this one i use for neck and ears so that my clothes dont get stains) are the best sunblocks i could find, they are awesome, really awesome. The retin a might be harsh for your skin, if so dont give up, just use it once a week or twice for starters, after a month, you can start using it twice or three times a wk, then you keep adding days until you can get to every other day or even every night, always use at night the retin a, the epiquin micro you can use morning under sunblock and at night under or over the retin a. You can also start with the epiquin first and when your skin is used to it add retin a, even if just once a week. The epiquin is the most important here, and my skin took a very long time to adapt to it, now i can wear it even on my eyelids, and wont irritate. While getting used to it i had to put moisturizer first and then the epiquin. If you need to, u can use moisturizer first, then epiquin and then retin a, at night, and in the morning only moisturizer and epiquin. Also at first you can use epiquin only once a day. My face was horrible, after laser, but with this regime, after over a year, it looks better than ever in my life. People never stop complimenting me on my skin. dont loose hope, i know how you feel, but this will help you, its not easy as this creams are irritating for some skins, hopefully you are not, And if you get red, dry and irritated, you should stop for some days until your skin is normal before you go back to the creams. Also drink water, not too much, just about 4 cups.
I had sort of the same problems, but a year later all was gone, i used Elta MD physical sunscreen spf 41 -tinted- or elta MD clear. Cotz for face spf 40 is great too. I used the rose cream that is used for babies, or anyting similar to vaseline.
Hi, I also had dot therapy on September 15th, 2011. And i have redness and still can see the dots from the laser. I also break out. From my experience with Fraxel Repair, which is a similar laser, i can tell u that break out are normal, they go away after a few weeks, the cream you apply during the healing process might have something to do, or it could be a reaction of healing skin. Any way dont touch the pimples at all. This time around after 15 days post laser i decided to spot treat the pimples with retin A and/or epiquin micro (which has some retinol, which vanishes my pimples and the hydroquinone helps me with the red spot left). The epiquin micro does help with the red blotchiness, as i tried it before. The redness after fraxel stayed for over 3 months, vanishing slowly. The dots from fraxel also vanished, but took several weeks in some parts of the face. Some people heal super fast, I dont...but brown and red color, pin points, demarcation lines, pimples, dryness, always go away, in my case.
breaking out after these kind of procedures is normal in my experience. Dont touch them at all. When skin is not raw anymore, ask your derm if u can start epiqui micro by skinmedica which is por pigmentation problems but the retinol it contains is enough to keep your pimples on a leash, also if u can tolerate it use retin a.
Hi Candy, I want to ask you which doctor did you Dot Therapy and how much did it cost? Was is full face or what areas? I would appreciate this information very much as my niece had an accident and i want to help her as soon as possible, she is in C.R. Thank you so much.
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