I did a full face fractional laser treatment. My face became really swollen on the second day and oozing accelerated from the second day. The oOze color turned from light yellow to dark brownish yellow. I'm on antibiotics but seeing a swollen face and ooze really freaks me out. My Doctor is going to give me more meds against viral infection. I'm worried the oozing will scar. I'm not using any topicals other than just dabbing face with saline solution. Would appreciate your views
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February 15, 2018
Answer: Oozing and concerns about healing after fractional CO2 laser treatments
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...
A foul odor after fractional laser resurfacing may signify the beginning of a bacterial infection. You should definitely see your physician so that it can be evaluated. One thing that I have my patients do to reduce the risk of any bacteria after lasers is to wash their face once or twice a day...
The laser treatment is limited to the skin and dermis (tough layer beneath the skin). The transferred fat is placed deep to the dermis and most often deep to the underlying muscle. Thus the laser should not directly affect the transferred fat. The laser will cause swelling though which can be...