Is It Normal To Breakout In Painful Acne After Laser Resurfacing?

Painful lesions developing after laser resurfacing could be serioius within the first few weeks. Laser resurfacing is not to be taken lightly. Please contact your doctor. Herpes can break out and cause scarring so can Staph bacterial hair follicle infections.  Sometimes it is just acne and some prescribed medication can make it feel better, resolve more quickly and limit the chance for it to scar if you have a tendency to have scarring cystic acne.

Generally in my practice after laser resurfacing, patients need to be placed on a post peel regime to guard against the development of post procedure acne and discoloration (dyschromia). I encourage all of my patients to closely follow up with me during the critical period of healing after any procedure.  You may want to visit your doctor again to be sure everything is OK.