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Thank you for your question. Before every CO2 treatment, I numb each patient with lidocaine for 30 minutes and then begin the treatment. You dont need a strong pain medicine and the treatment takes about 30 minutes to complete a full face.
There are two aspects to the pain from CO2 laser. Intraoperative and postoperative. The intraoperative pain depends upon if one is using fractionated or non fractionated CO2. The non fractionated CO2 is painful and one often uses sedation with an anesthesiologist Or tumescent anesthesia. Fractionated CO2 is less painful and can require some intralesional numbing, tumescent anesthesia or the combination of nitrous oxide and oxygen. (Pronox). Percocet is an option with either treatment. Postoperatively, if one uses semi occlusive dressings, there is very little discomfort with either. Find a laser expert. Ask to see photos.
Your skin is still in the healing phase. You need to stop manipulating any pimples or other bumps that you may see. You have "baby skin" and it needs to be treated with only gentle products. Do not pick, rub or scrub the areas treated. You need to see the original...
In my opinion, you have three issues in your question. You would benefit from an in-person consultation. Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation is most commonly treated with bleaching creams, chemical peels, micro-needling, IPL and fractionated erbium laser. Red scars are usually treated...
Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong...
