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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. Dark spots can improve with these treatments. I recommend fractional laser for incisional scars as well, especially after plastic surgery. Best,Dr. Karamanoukian Realself100 Surgeon
CB is very light and should be done every 3-4 weeks if you want pores to be minimized. best to do at home peels like enlighten or cosmelan and do moxi or halo/fraxel every 2-3 months. at home peels like cosmelan, enlighten and aerify along with dermarolling (EmerageSkin roller with anteage AERIFY MD ampules weekly, see link) should be started now to prevent further aging. For facial rejuvenation, I would suggest a combination approach of 1) skin care with products and PRP/microneedling2) PDT light therapy few times a month with growth factors3) laser treatments like clear and brilliant regularly and a few times a year Fraxel/halo Viva, Co2/Erbium4) Sculptra injections a few times a year for collagen production with fillers like juvederm/restylane/belotero/radiesse/bellafill5) thermage/ultherapy for yearly skin tightening with or without PDO or cone based instalift threads for lifting6) botox every 2-3 months to stop movement lines and prevent lines at rest7) deep microneedling RF like Fractora/morpheus8 for tightening of the skin8) Vascular laser like vbeam/excel V or BBL forever young treatment every quarter (3-4 months)Best, Dr. Emer.
The short answer is no. Clear and Brilliant uses 1440 and 1927 nanometer wavelength options which are not going to affect your eyebrows. A well trained laser technician will not treat over microbladed areas.
The original handpiece penetrates more deeply than the Permea handpiece which is better for pigmentation. Both handpieces can be used at the same session.
If you are prone to discoloration, use a skin lightening agent. In my office, we recommend HQ holidays with the administration of a non-HQ dark spot corrector such as Melarase PM Arbutin. You will find that this will help your discoloration. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Realself100 Surgeon