Post fractal, will these new broken blood vessels go away? 4 weeks post op. (photos)

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...

Thanks for your question.  Everyone reacts differently to lasers, and you may need more than one type of laser to obtain the best results.  In many cases, being on a blood thinning agent will have no effect on the outcome, be it positive or negative.  This is true for many lasers, but not all la...

Generally 6-8 weeks, exceptions apply. Box car scars can be treated with many better methods - dependent on your skin type, depth and width of the scars. Acne scar revision comprises of many specialised procedures. For the best results, one should target the acne scar type with appropriate ...

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...

Swelling after a fractional laser treatment is very normal. Most inflammation goes down with in 24/72 hours.  You can use cool compresses and/or take an ibuprofen to reduce the inflammation. If the swelling keeps getting worse after a couple of days I would call your provider and let them know. 

Lasers can hit syringomas with pin point accuracy whilst minimising the damage to the surrounding skin. Having said that, I DO use diathermy or hyfrecation in patients without insurance. Done carefully with low wattage and dwell time, it can be effective. Lasers however is the the Gold St...