Can you bake while you're in the healing process?

Yes, it will still work but 1. It won't be as good - firstly because blood flow is impaired to the area of healing, secondly we won't go as 'deep' 2. It will take longer to heal, approximately 50% longer 3. Your results won't last as long. 4. Infection risk is increased due to poorer healingWe...

Interesting question and a good point that the inflammatory response is what stimulates the wound healing response that leads to collagen formation. Some very smart doctors refuse to use steroids after a resurfacing procedure for fear of interfering with this wound healing response. However, the...

The laser treatment temporarily sensitizes your pigment-making cells, so sun exposure after a laser treatment may lead to hyperpigmentation. Likewise, laser resurfacing or skin products used afterward may irritate your skin causing inflammation, leading to "post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation."...

Hello Adam.  We would not recommend either of the lasers you suggest.  Neither are ideal for pigmentation and both would create healing issues when used on an area like the surface of the foot.  These are ablative technologies that are better used for issues of texture than color. We also wo...

The Active FX is mostly used for the face/neck/chest. Ultherapy is a great option for tightening the legs/arms and abdomen and doesn’t usually have any down time.

I recommend the Melarase AM creams with sunscreen after fractional co2 laser skin resurfacing as an important component of the recovery. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles