I just got dermabrasion done on the 24th and I was wondering if it was okay to wear some makeup tomorrow for a few hours. Also, is it possible to start using just a thin layer of lotion instead of aquaphor?
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Fat grafting is very short-lived, and I would not recommend giving it any consideration. While dermabrasion can improve your scars, CO2 laser resurfacing does a better job for various reasons. I have done both in the past but not any longer because of much better results with the laser. While...
Unfortunately, dermabrasion is primary used to improve scars by making their texture and pigment more uniform. Because an indented scar is a three dimensional change in the skins topography, dermabrasion would not be an appropriate option to best improve your scar.
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...