How long after a facelift is it safe to move forward with Clear and Brilliant laser?

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I have a fair amount of sun damage and I would like to have a laser reatment. It was recommended that I try Clear and brilliant. I had a mini facelift three months ago. How long should I wait?

Ran Y. Rubinstein, MD · Answer

Hi and thank you for your question. At 3 months postop your skin should be healed enough to proceed with a laser treatment, although it's always best to check with your surgeon if there is any concern. Clear and Brilliant is an excellent treatment, however if the sun damage is more severe you will likely benefit from a more aggressive laser.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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 fractional lasers such as CO2 laser, we use lighter treatments for corrective skincare and maintenance of results. Our Thulium fractional laser, clear and brilliant laser, and Ultra Thulium laser are excellent options in our clinic. We also perform CO2 fractional and erbium depending on skin tone and tolerance for downtime. Patients do have to use a Melarase cream before and after treatment to help further reduce pigmentation after laser.  Melarase AM, Melarase PM, and Melapads can seriously improve surface sun damage and UV related pigmentation. Dark spots can improve with these treatments. I recommend fractional laser for incisional scars as well, especially after plastic surgery.

Anna Avaliani, MD · Answer

You always should ask your doctor what is allowed under their care. Everyone doctor has their own preference of procedures they allow after surgery and with certain timelines.Three months is more than enough time to start a laser treatment but you should always double check first with your surgeon.

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