How to treat laser burn? (Photo)

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I got laser burn from Nd-YAG Laser treatment in skin type IV at 100 joules per square cm, on my neck. This is the 6th session and the first time I got burned, and with blistering. How to avoid postinflammatory hyperpigmentation?

Michael Ehrenreich, MD, FAAD · Answer

If I saw a patient with this burn, the first step is to make sure the wound heals well. Keep a bland ointment on it, like aquaphor, until it is healed over. If there is any question of infection, return to a doctor for appropriate treatment.  As soon as the wound is healed, a bleaching cream containing hydroquinone should be started and used for several months, along with sunscreen every day. If postinflammatory pigmentation develops and persists it can sometimes be improved with low fluence Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.

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