Hi. so a year ago now i had my leg burned by an in trained professional with an IPL laser that left me with hyperpigmentation cubes.. I went to visit a dermatologist and he told me for three months to apply glycolic acid and hydroquinone 4% cream/ i did and 3 months later they patch tested lasered and then proceeded to start treatments in february 2019- so far i've had 2 sessions 8 weeks apart- am wondering if you think it's actually working and how many more will i need for my leg to be normal
So when I was a 2 year old i got burnt by boiling water. My mom did the wrong thing because she should have first put me under cold water but she first took my clothes off so I had to do a surgery . So I had 15% of my skin burnt and i have quite big and noticeable scars on my neck and stomach and not that noticeable scars on both of my thighs and I am wondering if it would help to get rid of the texture of my skin so those places would be smooth and less different in color.
I had fraxel dual from my dr 3 days ago to to correct my acne and burn scarring. He told me to tell him what settings to use but I had no clue. I had fraxel a couple years ago with a different dr who used high settings, but I had no odd side effects. My current derm set it at 8/10 and I oozed yellow liquid & it crusted over. When I called, he told me to use Polysporin. I'm worried all the crust and raw skin may cause more scarring? & is it normal that my burn scar is showing no improvement yet?
2 months ago, I stupidly burned myself with an at-home Fraxel laser. When I saw some crusting the next day, I aggressively started rubbing it, which peeled off even more unburned, healthy skin, leaving the whole patch raw, red, and indented in the exact shape of the area where I stopped peeling the skin. The skin has not grown back in much. Would Fraxel Dual treatments fix this? I am obsessing over the loss of volume in my face and the horrible, jagged oval shape in the middle of my chin.
Can Fraxel or any other laser be used successfully to smooth the lips (mucous membrane) that have severe wrinkling and some scar tissue from flash burns and second degree burns? Is their a preferred laser or other procedure that would work best? I have also lost some pigment in my lips as a result of the fire I was in. Tattooing didn't work very long and I am wondering if that is because the lips are mucous membrane and not skin. Thanks!