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I can't find any progress on acne red marks. Do you recommend CO2 laser or what? I need something efficient with low downtime

July 12, 2015
Asked By:zar34000 in Egypt, EG

im off isotretinoin for 3 month and my dr says its fine for glycolic peeling 30 % and also for co2 laser resurfacing and i have already done 3 sessions of glycolic peeling for 3 weeks (1 each week )

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