I still have scarring after a Phenol Peel, what are my options?

Fractional CO2 laser is an excellent tool for skin rejuvenation in our center in Santa Monica. We use the fractional multi-depth ablative approach to help resurface the skin, recontour acne scars, improve incisional plastic surgery scars, and reduce surface irregularities from skin tone to dark...

We have been very pleased to offer the DOT laser to patients for the treatment of acne scars.  We always let patients know that they will never have perfect skin and scars will always exist. But, the fact that this treatment has less downtime and can be performed with a topical anesthetic agent ...

Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis for most deep scars. The options available for acne scars depend on the character of your scars, in terms of topography and contour. We see atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, as well as scars that have hypo and...

Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...

Thank you for the question. It is extremely important to understand that croton oil /phenol peels are NOT to be used off the face (i.e. on the torso). This peel wounds the skin to or through the papillary dermis. On the body the papillary dermis layer is superficial, therefore it will produce a...

Once the deep (phenol) peel has created new skin, we consider that new skin to be like a new baby's skin. We want to protect it from unwanted UV radiation as much as possible. So use pf sun block which contains zinc is your every day companion, especially when engaging in outdoor activities like...