How likely is scarring if you pick your scabs after fractional laser treatment?

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 fractional laser should not cause damage to hair follicles. If you are having issues post laser with hair growth in the treated area I would recommend following up with your provider.  They should be happy to help you with your concerns and answer any questions. 

It is normal to have some redness and residual swelling post fractional laser. We tell most patients that they may have some degree of redness (depending on which fractional laser - co2 or Erbium) for up to a month.  The small red dots you are seeing should resolve on their own. However, be...

We have had excellent results using the Cynosure 1540 Fractional laser. Typically results are achieved with 3-6 treatments. 

Both the same - Cynosure just rebranded the laser, but same wavelength. All these lasers in the non ablative 1440 to 1550 Fraxel wavelength work along the same principle of quicker recovery times. The key or difference is in the user- ie. number of over laps, passes, power and technique. All the...

Light Erbium Fraxel® treatments can be done safely on Asian skin, but only with a very experienced board-certified aesthetic dermatologist, with a great deal of experience in treating ethnic and darker-skin types, because customizing the actual laser settings to your individual needs greatly ...