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How Long Before I See Results from Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment?

nousernameanymoreAug 29, 2011
7 days ago I received one pulsed-dye laser treatment for a dark red, 1-year old scar. As my doctor predicted, there was some purplish bruising but that went away within a couple of days and my scar now looks exactly the same. When could I expect to see some improvement of the redness of my scar?

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