Hi, I have a patch of pigmented skin (dermal) on my cheek that's been around for 10yrs, prompted by a reaction of some sort.It has not responded to bleaching creams, light Chemical peels. Would laser be an option? Q Yag, Q ruby or Fraxel?
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For deeper or more serious acne scars, the Erbium Yag is best. The Sciton Erbium:Yag laser is used in the operating room under anesthesia as it treats the deepest layers of skin, and can achieve extraordinary results in appropriate patients. This laser can be used in darker skinned patients...
It is best to have an in-person consultation to develop a the best individualized treatment for you. That being said, I typically use electrosurgery to shave down the bigger nodules and reshape with the ablative laser. Both C02 and Erbium are ablative lasers and both work equally well....
Thank you for your message! Both options are great to help with overall skin rejuvenation but they do work differently. Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing only targets portions of the skin, leaving healthy skin behind to help heal the targeted skin. The Erbium laser treats the entire area and...