Grid marks and no improvement after Morpheus8 procedure. What are my next steps? (Photo)

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Hello! Still have horrible grid marks post Morpheus 8 procedure. Grid marks remain red with no improvement. No pain. Looking for some insight and next steps.

Michael A. Persky, MD · Answer

Hello Ashley,

Sorry that you are having this adverse event from Morpheus8.  Hopefully by now (3 days later) things are improving.  I would treat your inflammation with a steroid cream Closbesterol Propionate 0.05% applied to the area twice a day for 3 to 5 days.  Hope that you are better!  Good luck and be well.

Michael Persky, MD
Encino, CA

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

I have personally had success employing conventional, professionally performed microneedling accompanied by the application of prescription redness reducing agents, such tranexamic acid and brimonidine for treating postinflammatory erythema, i.e. the redness that follows inflammation, surgery, or trauma, as appears to be the case here. You would be wise to seek consultation and treatment by an experienced, board certified cosmetic dermatologist. Best of luck.
On a separate note, for other readers of this answer, this should serve as a word of caution when evaluating treatment with any of the expensive, "bells and whistles"energy-based devices, be they fraxel lasers, ultrasound or RF devices. The hard science to back up the use of these devices lags woefully behind the heavy marketing to promote them. So, a heavy dose of "buyer beware" should be exercised when considering going this route for any purposes.

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