It's day 3, skin is thin there! I have severe edema on my face from Halo Pro by Sciton. Can the SEVERE swelling under my eyes (please see pics), cause permanent skin laxity once swelling is gone? It's day 3. I asked for intense trmt undereyes, as skin is crepey there. I'm on prednisone, benadryll, Avene after care kit, head on 2 pillows (30 deg each night), icing. I'm so worried about my under eyes!
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Please see someone who treats individual scar types and not just use a 'laser'.My job involves lasers in at least 50% of my day and the Scition (Halo) is a good laser, but NOT for acne scars. Acne scar revision is a specialised field. For the best results, one should target the acne scar type w...
This will depend somewhat on the parameters utilized with the devices and the depth of injections, but in general there should be no problem using them on the same day. Most advanced practitioners are very capable of utilizing multiple modalities on the same day.
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This occurs occasionally. Rarely (one in 20?) some people will have a lot of swelling and after that subsides the skin appears to have fine wrinkkles and decreased texture. This will subside and collagen will grow. For now hydrate, and moisturize frequently. I prefer Cetaphil or CeraVe...