I'd like to speed up my surgical scar healing and have an appt for YAG Erbium resurfacing. The scar still has some redness and I've been advised by a dermatologist to wait until the redness completely resolves. I know CO2 ablative laser could make it look worse if there is still PIE redness, but is this also the case with Erbium fractional laser? As the scar is facial I want it to resolve asap as I'm very self conscious about it, but I also don't want to make it worse.
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Answer: For red pigment, it is recommended to do Vbeam combined with resurfx laser
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