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The skin will often feel tight at this stage of your recovery and you should make sure to carefully follow the post procedure instructions given to you by your provider to obtain the optimal result Adequate barrier protection and hydration are essential and the length of recovery time will depend on the depth of the resurfacing you had performed. Jacque P. LeBeau, MD
Your skin can be dryer for about 2-3 weeks following a peel of this sort, which will accentuate the fine lines. It takes time for the skin to remodel after a procedure of this sort. With a deep CO2 laser treatment such as the Lumenis Fractional CO2, it can take up to 3 months for the collagen to totally remodel. My patients' skin actually looks younger from 6-12 months after treatment. Be patient, you should see smoother, more even skin within a couple of weeks. Hydrate well, topically as well as orally. Hopefully your doctor has you on home-care post treatment to protect your laser investment and promote further improvement.
It is normal to break out after Micro Laser Peel. It is an ablative treatment , so during the healing process the skin can react differently, and cause temporarily cystic acne.
We have had amazing results with the Dot Co2 Laser Resurfacing on darker pigmented skin. We are able to control the heat and depth with this technology. You can do research on the internet to view before and after photos using this laser on darker pigmented skin.
This can occur. Usually the geometric pattern of the laser is overlapped such that there aren't any intervening bridges or entirely untreated skin. It is possible that the treatment areas were not overlapped where you see boxes. This will likely settle over time and not require additional...
