i was at a medi spa about a year ago and my nurse had asked me what i was there for, i explained that i was there for fraxel repair and restore laser and she stopped me in mid sentence and told me not to even bother because i was to young. which then made me start thinking; could i be potentially destroying my young skin if i were to go ahead with the laser? are their more risk if i were to get it done at a younger age? would i wrinkle faster? will i age faster?
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Answer: You are too young for an aggressive treatment like lasers, but there are milder treatments for young skin
Acne scar treatment is usually best
suited to a combination of therapies, especially when the scars have multiple
symptoms (textural, color, and depth), as yours do.
My first step is very often to treat the surface depth irregularities.
This can be achieved with surgical techniques, or...
Syringomas are non cancerous benign tumors. They can be treated with laser (see video in the web reference below), however they can be recurrent. I normally use erbium followed by Co2 Fractional. If recurrent I place a unit or two of Botox as it inhibits sweating- as syringomas are sweat duct t...
I would use Melarase creams and Exfolase lotion followed by Clear and Brilliant laser and light chemical peels. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian#Realself100 Surgeon