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Hi RL. We would need a bit more information to know if fractional lasers can help. Fractional lasers are definitely used for scar treatments, but more so for texture than color. For the color, is your skin lighter or darker colored than the surrounding skin? This makes a difference for what technology to use. Also a photo would help to more clearly define a treatment plan. Hyperpigmentation (darkening) is easier to treat than hypopigmentation (loss of color).
Hypopigmentation is a difficult problem to fix. Having said that, the Fraxel has been shown to repigment areas which have lost pigment. It won't usually completely come back. If cryotherapy was used for precancerous lesions, I prefer the Fraxel 1927 or Levulan because there is very little risk of hypopigmentation with these methods. They will be more expensive but well worth it in my opinion. Steve Weiner, MD, Destin, Florida, Facial Plastic Surgery.
I will start by saying stretch marks are very difficult to treat. With most treatment options, expect 30% - 50% improvement. I like to use a series of Fraxel Dual treatments to improve the appearance of stretch marks. We numb the skin with a numbing cream and use a cold air...
We have found that most the time there is no flare of the acne . On some occasions the acne may flare . We have even treated patients with some acne whose acne cleared with the Fraxel treatment . Long term we have found that the acne does generally improve . Of course the acne scarring...
Any kind of laser treatment can cause what is called "post inflammatory hyperpigmentation" or PIH in darker skinned people. Although your skin is fare, it behaves post laser more like that of other Persians. The same applies to Asians who have fair skin. They are at a much...
