I had a heavy CO2 treatment a month ago. My face has some dark spot and my skin above my top lip is very dark? I am hispanic is this common to occur in dark color people?
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I can certainly sympathize with your dilemma. There's no way to know if what you did will have negative affects on your outcome. Time will answer that.
Generally, the natural healing processes should be allowed to run their course for the most predictable outcomes.
Given you had a...
I appreciate your concern. It is important to care for the skin as it heals with the right topical products. I would follow up with your provider to find out what you should be applying to the skin now as the outer layers have flaked off. An in-person assessment might also help you put your...
The fine line and uneven skin texture, particularly around the mouth, maybe treated with fractionated CO2 laser treatment. While nonsurgical skin tightening devices like Thermage, Ultherapy or Sublime may help with the skin laxity, I suspect you will probably need surgery to address the excess ...
