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Erbium Yag is a more superficial treatment than fully ablative carbon dioxide laser but the treatment will still leave raw skin and everyone is different in how they heal. There may be full epithelialization (skin healing) in 7 days but it can take more.  Rawness, redness, and sensitivity...

Far more important than the technique is the skill and experience of your plastic surgeon. Choose your surgeon rather than the technique and let them explain why one technique may be better than another.  See the below link on some suggestions on finding the most qualified Plastic Surgeon for y...

Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong...

Typically birthmarks grow in proportion to body growth. Some of these are premalignant and can eventually turn into a skin cancer . For example  Nevus sebaceous is a hairless birthmark often found on the scalp and always should be removed to prevent this from happening in the future.

Thank you for your question. Melasma is a very challenging condition. Lasers may improve the skin, make it worse, or do nothing. If you are experiencing normal pigmentation from the laser, this should resolve in 3-4 weeks as the pigment is being pulled up to the surface of the skin, and then it...

Sunken scars are common due to acne, trauma, or prior piercings.  In my experience, laser resurfacing falls short of expections for scarring, and even for resurfacing in general.  These scars are best improved simply by giving them time to improve.  If the piercing was recently...