I have sagging and crepy skin under the eye and I am considering a chemical or laser peel. However, I also have puffiness, in part, due to occasional edema (and fillers, as seen by my prior questions). I was told a bleph might actually aggravate the edema by interfering with lymphatics as could a laser or chemical peel. How likely is it for a laser or chemical peel to worsen edema (post-recovery), if patient is predisposed to occasional under eye puffiness? Have you seen this happen?
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October 31, 2013
Answer: Can a Laser or Chemical Peel to the Under Eye Area Aggravate Edema?
A laser peel may not be an effective solution for you. Laser peel can only look after superficial uneven skin due to sun damage. This helps you to get a good refreshing skin. However, in your case , I would recommend a Deep Fractional treatment By Fotona SpDynamis. This...
An 8 micron Microlaser peel does not extend beyond the level of the stratum corneum and therefore is very safe with regards to the risk of post inflammatory pigmentation issues. At three weeks out from the peel you should be completely healed.
You should not have any problem...
Melasma is different than regular brown spots- it is hormone-driven (which is why it commonly appears during pregnancy), and can actually be made worse with the BBL or IPL treatments that are used in photofacials. A microlaser peel is very superficial, whereas the pigment in melasma is...