Hi - I had C&B done 3 days ago and the sides of my cheeks are dark and very red still. Everything I read and was told was that the redness would go away in about a day. Not sure if this is the normal healing process.
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Answer: Improving skin after Clear + Brilliant--microneedling/prp, peels, salt facials
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...
Yes, your skin would have healed by now. Like Dr Emer has stated, we often COMBINE treatments, namely micorneedling, PRP, Fraxel and Clear and Brilliant in the one treatment. This compounds results, and also reduces downtime for the patient.
Liliruss,
The red light you saw was the guide light for the Clear and Brilliant, not the actual laser. As a safety feature, the Clear and Brilliant laser will only work if the hand piece is in contact with the skin and moving with continued skin contact. The laser would have to be...
