I got two Picoway laser treatments and my face looks worse now than before. Will it clear out any time soon?

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I have completed two picoway laser treatments already for brown spots and melasma. I think my face looks worse now that it did before my treatments. My dark spots seem darker than before. It's been two and a half weeks since my first treatment. Will my skin tone improve or is it too soon to tell. Feeling disappointed. It better after my first treatment when the scaling came off. Then it for dark and seems it hasn't improved.

Susan Fox, DO, RPVI · Answer

You skin should improve.  Most patients texture and  color improve over the next several weeks after the laser procedure.  We have had excellent results with the PICOWAY laser.

Renita (Lourdhurajan) Rajan, MD, DNB · Answer

Pigmentation after the initial clearance of brown spots could mean a post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.  This can be treated, however you may need to reach out to your clinic for some  depigmenting topicals. Make sure to wear sunscreen always, I would also recommend an oral sunscreen as well.

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I got two Picoway laser treatments and my face looks worse now than before. Will it clear out any time soon?

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