I had yag resurfacing done 6 days ago. My face was almost completely healed, and only a little pink. Yesterday morning my right cheek started to itch and got a little red, then progressively got worse through the day and into the night. I got about an hour of broken up sleep, it itches so bad. It has also started to spread to the middle of my forehead and to my left cheek. It's Sunday, so my doctor isn't in office today. Should I go to urgent care? Or can this wait?
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November 12, 2015
Answer: Red Rash After Yag Laser
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Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Hello Rawan1212,After laser treatments it is common to see a color change in the skin, followed by peeling, and then a pinkish skin hue until healing is complete. The time course and whether each step happens depends on the laser used and the energy delivered. When the pink is...
Hi Sandy. The answer is that it depends what your skin type is and what you are treating. We commonly use the "long pulsed" Nd:Yg (Yag) laser for dark skin hair removal in African American patients. If you are black and looking for laser hair removal, this type of laser would...
Hi TM. Although it looks like the treatment was a bit aggressive, it also looks like you are healing well. Flaking, scabbing and sometimes even bruising can accompany q-switched Yag laser treatments and we normally prepare our patients for having social downtime of about 5-7 days....