I got a fully ablative CO2 laser 7 months ago and have been struggling with a horrendous texture that appeared after and has seemingly worsened in the past 3 months. The skin is glossy/shiny. It has a rough texture with hypertrophic bumps everywhere. The skin doesn’t look like skin. I can only go outside at night. Is it post-laser milia? Is it scarring? Is it recoverable from?
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You will always have a scar in that area. Perhaps your tissue would handle excising the scar and radiation treatments afterwards. You would need to be examined to see if this might work for you.
For unique cases where a variety of modalities could be used to treat the condition, I would suggest an in-person or virtual consultation to develop a custom and effective treatment plan. It is difficult to precisely define the best option without collecting the same information. I suggest...
For unique cases where a variety of modalities could be used to treat the condition, I would suggest an in-person or virtual consultation to develop a custom and effective treatment plan. It is difficult to precisely define the best option without collecting the same information. I suggest...
