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Hello JK. We would not have as concern with you doing Clear & Brilliant two weeks before your facelift. We WOULD have a concern with you using any laser based treatment for Melasma because light based treatments can sometimes make it worse. Melasma has no cure so at our practice we have found that using 8% hydroquinone is the most affordable, convenient (no treatment visits) and effective way to control Melasma. Because there is no cure, your Melasma will return so our thought is why use a more expensive treatment plan that takes up more of your time and has the added risk of making your Melasma worse?
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...
Melasma needs a combination approach to get the best improvement and will need a series of treatments. In our practice, we combine Clear + Brilliant, pico, peels, microneedling/PRP, Aerolase, and sometimes Erbium (Cool Laser) to get the best results. See an expert for a formal evaluation. B...
Experiencing an open wound, scabbing, and drainage after a Clear + Brilliant Laser treatment is unusual, especially when all protocols were followed correctly. Here are a few possibilities that might explain what happened: Skin Sensitivity: Even if you have not used retinols or acids before the...
You can have a microdermabrasion 13 days prior to a clear and brilliant. The usual protocol between any treatments is 2-4 weeks, though one day short will not be an issue with these two treatments, as long as there are no side effects that occur from your microdermabrasion.
Hyperpigmentation of any kind needs a combination approach of peels like cosmelan, enlighten and aerify along with dermarolling (EmerageSkin roller with anteage AERIFY MD ampules weekly,; lasers like Clear + Brilliant, Aerolase or Laser Genesis; radiofrequency like Venus Viva; and constant s...
