During the procedure I was told that my skin wasn't responding as expected.. No reaction until the highest setting. There still isn't bruising, but there is redness and a lot of swelling. Is this normal? Did I make my scars worse permanently? When can I expect results?
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Yes, PDL or V Beam can be used. You will require purpuric or bruising settings, spaced one month apart. 3-4 sessions for the redness. The roughness can be treated with BHA or AHA low strength creams. The natural history of KPRF is one to resolve over time (30s). As you know, its genetic, so it...
Yes this is appropriate, however the treatments MUST be gentle with your skin type. 2-3 sessions 2-3 weeks apart combined with low level emission diode light, Heal Lite in the 810-830 nm will help. The MOST important thing is sunscreen. See an expert dermatologist who does a lot of scar revision...
As you know, pulsed dye laser is more appropriate for post inflammatory erythema.
Pulsed dye laser can cause bruising and swelling and I precondition and treat my patients with a bioflavonoid product called Swell-x pt (post treatment) and also an oral supplement for PIH relief called Scler-X and...
