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Thanks for your question, but why would you want to go into a sauna post laser? They are going to put a lot of light energy into your face. You will probably be extremely sun and heat sensitive for a couple of days or longer. It's your body telling you "don't do that". Best of luck!
I would highly recommend avoiding the sauna post CO2 and Erbium Yag treatment. The last thing you want to do after an intense laser treatment is raise your body temperature which can increase redness and swelling. Not to mention that sweat might irritate the treated area which will be very sensitive the first week or two. Best of luck to you!
I would avoid the sauna after the laser skin resurfacing until your skin has healed completely. I'm sure you physician will give you post care instructions on how to reduce downtime and expedite healing.
As your specialist would have mentioned this would be OK, you will have PIH for a few weeks after (hypo then hyper), this is normal. Follow the post op from your specialist. Dr Davin Lim . Brisbane. Australia.
A picture would really be helpful but factors that influence the duration of effect include:How aggressively the treatment is done. The more aggressive the treatment, the worse the post op downtime but perhaps the longer the duration of effect.Smoking, sun exposure, weight loss or gain, and ...
Used appropriately, Co2 should not cause volume loss. Typically I recommend adding clear and brilliant, fraxel, viva 4-6 weeks to improve results along with microneedling/prp to get the best outcomes with texture and tone. Please see an expert. Best, Dr. Emer
You will hear many opinions! I generally have my patients use a gentle cleanser that I give to them after the laser procedure. I believe some physicians are concerned that their patients will scrub or rub too hard and damage the skin causing scarring. If you use your fingertips gently with a ...
Thank you for the photos. CO2 lasers can have some prolonged down-time but this is definitely more irritation than would be expected for 6 months after treatment. You don't mention your current skin care regimen and it is very possible that this can be tweaked to reduce the persistent...
A combination approach will give the most improvement. Lasers combined with fillers and microneedling/PRP can improve under the eyes. My patients try to get non surgical treatments to avoid surgery. We use PRP and stem cells there often. I suggest consulting with an expert to develop a ...
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