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Thank you for your question! I suggest following up with your doctor or a cosmetic dermatologist for a formal evaluation and after care recommendations. I recommend skin care with vitamin c, b5 hydrator, silicone-based scar gels with growth factors, and enzymatic washes with papaya enzyme to give improvement. Sun protection is essential. Lasers like CO2 work best in combination with other treatments in order to improve the skin's texture and collagen. After CO2, I recommend adding Fraxel lasers, microneedling/PRP, and radiofrequency treatments. Best, Dr. Emer
It would be important to monitor your healing after your deep plane facelift to determine when it would be safe to have CO2 laser treatment to your face. If the healing was going well, I would wait at least 3 months before considering any laser treatment.
3 months post op is fine, again depending on the examination. In some cases we apply fractional ablative at the same time of face lifting, again depending on individual factors. Regards, Dr Davin Lim, Brisbane. Australia.
Thank you for your question! Unfortunately, it's difficult to determine the best solution for you without the benefit of photographs or a formal evaluation. Generally speaking, scars can be improved with a combination of surgery and/or lasers and microneedling with PRP. Below is a more d...
The short answer is yes, you can have an ablative CO2 laser after spot dermabrasion. The timing will depend on the depth of both your procedures and how quickly you heal between treatments. Keep in mind that scar revision therapy often requires a combination of treatments customized to your...
CO2 will be the treatment of choice given your description. Deep lines can be softened, static lines can be markedly improve. If your lines are dynamic, a tiny bit of Botox can make a huge improvement. Regards, Dr Davin Lim. Brisbane. Australia.
