I have Post Inflammatory Erythema, like red/pinkish marks on my cheeks and temples. I fair skinned so it stands out and I also have some scarring around it as well. I asked my dermatologist which laser treatment would be best to help fade my red/pinkish marks much faster and he said a co2 laser would be best but I don't know if he meant about the scarring and its hard for me to even see the scarring because of the marks. Is that the right laser procedure or is it a different one for PIE marks
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June 17, 2015
Answer: Co2 and Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
I do all my co2 / ablative resurfacing with PRP to enhance the results and increase the healing. What matters most is who is doing the procedure not so much the device. Co2 is much better at long term collagen production than erbium. I suggest you see a laser expert....
Fractional CO2 laser is an excellent tool for skin rejuvenation in our center in Santa Monica. We use the fractional multi-depth ablative approach to help resurface the skin, recontour acne scars, improve incisional plastic surgery scars, and reduce surface irregularities from skin tone to dark...
It is certainly not necessary to bleed after a CO2 laser treatment.
The CO2 laser is an ablative laser of 10,600 nanometers, which can potentially
penetrate into the papillary dermis, all the way down to the reticular dermis,
depending upon which settings are used. Bleeding can start once...
