I wanted to lighten some freckles and pigmentation on top my lip caused by coloring my mustache hairs blond 1 year ago. When the doc passed the laser on my face she said had to go deep on some of the freckles & top of lip as the were darker.It felt like she burned me deep on those parts. After 8 days the old dead skin fell off without problems but now its after 1month post &the parts she went deep look like there are there to stay. I went to the doc and all she keeps saying that it will go away
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Due to your skin's pigment, you would not be a good candidate for ablative laser procedures like CO2 or fractionated CO2.
For your skin, I would recommend non-ablative lasers like Fraxel, or treatments that do not use heat like microneedling. These are collagen stimulating...
Redness and swelling are very common after a CO2 laser. The redness and the lines between the treated and untreated area can linger for a few weeks after the procedure and should generally fade slowly over time. Patient should follow their provider's post-procedural instructions, including av...
This is unfortunate. Anyone doing laser should be responsible for adverse reactions. I agree with Dr Emer-1. Wound care. LED therapy2. Silicone dressing at night3. Very dilute steroid injections IF INDICATED4. PDL or vascular lasers. 5. Sun protection 6. PRP etc. with low power micr...
