I believe that the nurse did more "passes" on the left side of my face, she promises she did the same on both sides & blames the reaction on that being my "driving side" so it gets more sun exposure. The left side of my face was SO swollen afterwards....it is still red and a little swollen 2 months out. I was told it would be a 3 day recovery time. She prescribed bleaching cream about a month ago, then told me not to use, then prescribed hydrocortisone cream last week. Will my face ever heal???
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Yes, this is a common occurrence, its due to the ablative fractional Erbium component of this laser and not the 'invisible NA' laser of HALO. The erbium gives a larger hole than other lasers, however it will usually heal up within a few months. This is more common in darker skin patients. The...
Forever Young BBL is a fantastic treatment that has been scientifically proven to slow down the aging process. It targets pigmentation issues, corrects redness or any broken blood vessels and contains a Skin Tyte component. Usually this is a maintenance treatment and can be combined with a Halo ...
Thanks for the great question and the photo. What you're experiencing is totally normal. In areas of the body where the skin is a little bit thinner (like on the nose) it can take a little more time to heal. In some patients in may take an addition 5-7 days before the skin is healed across the...
