I had acne for many years, worse at different times. I am now almost 40 and some scarring was inevitable. After a first session of deep CO2 my skin seemed to improve. After 6 months I had another acne burst (stress related), and went back for another session + a month of tetracycline. During this second session the doctor double passed over the worse spots. Yet... now my pores look larger, some scars even deeper. Why did this happen and how should I fix it?
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July 11, 2017
Answer: Improving Skin after Co2--try fraxel, microneedling/prp, radiofrequency, sculptra, skin care, Cosmelan
We performed 350 full face CO2 laser resurfacing procedures when the Coherent Ultra-pulse Laser first came out. At first we experimented with one, two and three passes. When patients healed in a few days the results were poor. As we progressed to more aggressive three to five layer passes it t...
I recommend following up with a cosmetic dermatologist for a formal evaluation and after care recommendations. I recommend skin care with vitamin c, b5 hydrator, silicone based scar gels with growth factors and enzymatic washes with papaya enzyme to give improvement. Sun protection is es...
I would prep the skin with Luminase and Exfolase creams prior to the lasers to help reduce any PIH and hyperpigmentation.Best, Dr. Karamanoukian#Realself100 Surgeon