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How long do the effects of non-ablative laser resurfacing (clearlift) last?

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elizabethG11Oct 15, 2017

I am 34 years old and three months ago I got a non-blative laser resurfacing treatment done. My face has gradually developed so much collagen over the past three months that it looks like I have chipmunk cheeks. How long will this effect last? How long will this collagen last? Will it ever completely go away?

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