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CO2 laser resurfacing is an excellent and effective treatment option for sebaceous hyperplasia, which are common, raised, yellowish-colored lesions on facial skin. This laser can also help clear seborrheic keratoses, as well as actinic keratoses. However, it is not a treatment option for seborrheic dermatitis, or any facial dermatitis.Good luck!
I have never heard the term sebaceous dermatitis, I think you are described seborrheic dermatitis which is a disorder of inflammation in oil glands and is genetic. There are no lasers or peels that I have found help this, typically they worsen it. Salicylic acid peels have helped some of my patients since they are anti-inflammatory and help exfoliation. But you need more long term chronic care with topical creams to help this improve. You should seek a dermatologist to help. Best, Dr. Emer.
For redness post co2 I have patients use a combination of topical steroid creams ("strong but not long" is my moto) and Mirvaso gel (which is an anti-redness topical for rosacea). If it persists beyond a few weeks, pulsed dye laser or KTP laser (Excel V) can be used to help the redness....
My suggestion if you are writing this much with this many questions post procedure, is that you need to see your surgeon/dermatologist and go over all your concerns you have. My patients are highly educated on their post care and i have all my patients use a topical wound healing cream and...
Pinpoint bleeding after a fractional Co2 laser is actually a very normal skin response to the laser, and it can happen minutes to hours after the procedure. The reason for this bleeding has to do with the depth of the laser penetration into the skin, and the relative size and shape of the...
