Still Red 8 Months After Laser Scar Resurfacing

Development of blood vessels, the tiny capillaries, is normal initially after resurfacing as the body recruits these vessels to help heal the skin with more oxygen and building supplies for wound healing. If you have fair skin and/or a history or susceptibility for Rosacea, then your resurfaced area may stay red much longer than others, but it can go away by itself over a year or more. Rather than you being frustrated, you can use some coverup, or skin-tone sunscreen with titanium dioxide such as Ti-Silk. A more practical solution for you might be to seek your doctors advice about using a different laser to minimize the appearance of the blood vessels, such as the V-beam laser. This laser is used on baby's faces to reduce the red color of the birthmark called a port-wine stain. In adults with Rosacea and red scars, the yellow light laser, 595nm V-beam laser, or the IPL, or KTP laser can effectively reduce the color that bothers you.

Post-treatment redness is common after laser resurfacing, and in some occasions, can last several weeks. Oftentimes, there can be a flare of rosacea and should be treated appropriately by a board-certified dermatologist. Therapeutic options for prolonged post-treatment redness after laser resurfacing include IPL, vascular laser, and/or Cutera GenesisPlus laser.

To address your question completely, I need some more information, such as what kind of laser was used for resurfacing and how many sessions of resurfacing you hava had.  And also, was there an improvement in the texture of the scar after the resurfacing?

That being said, the nose is a very vascular area.  Dilated blood vessels that will produce redness on and around the nose form readily from sun exposure, trauma, surgery and inflammation such as rosacea. Heredity and life style factors also play a role.

If the redness is a direct result of the surgery and/or resurfacing, it can probably be corrected by intense pulse light or a vascular laser treatment. You may want to speak to your doctor about that.

Most importantly, you should never have any kind of procedure without discussing the possible risks and side effects and without carefully reading the informed consent form.