I'm a dark skinned individual with acne scars. My Doctor said I need to use isotretinoin for 4 weeks and stop it for a week before beginning Co2 Laser treatment for acne scar. Why is this? I heard isotretinoin is not recommended before Co2 treatment.
i had fractional co2 laser 3 times it wasnt very aggresive but i saw some improvement in my little icepick scars.dr treated deep scars with spot treatment also dr spot treated my skin where no scars.. now my skin has pink indented shiny spots. and also my scars become red dark after spot treatment i am dark skinned when my skin color will turn to normal or laser demaged my skin can you suggest any treatment to treat this situation please discribe co2 laser healing stages for dark skinned patient
Hello, I NEED your guidance here. I am desperate. I recently had CO2 laser applied on my skin as a bleaching treatment, however, I just noticed the color of my skin around my crotch and the whole area is WAY DARKER, you can literally see where the laser was cause those areas are darker. And it looks so terrible I literally want to cry. Is this normal? how can I fix this? :'(
1. Dot sized - watery like pimple or blister formed on my nose, about 2 days after my Fractional CO2. What are they? Is that normal? and what can I do as I was only given one kind of tissue repair cream by my doctor. 2. I have not experienced any darkening of the skin after the treatment (i believe my face got brighter on day 1), nor seeing darkened grids / pixels on my face after the treatment (they are there but not darkened as opposed to the usual), confused If I got a proper treatment? I do however feel like a sand paper. 3. I will be getting a series of 5 (or 4 more) treatments in a 3 week interval of fractional co2 with the BISON FIRE-XEL laser machine. Have I done the right choice? I feel like the laser has not penetrated deep enough to correct my existing acne scars, considering, I have not seen the down time as compared to most, if not everyone's experience with this treatment. 4. Are there any vitamins or supplements i can take that will help the healing process?
Am Doris, 30years of age from Nigeria, this mark of my pictures have been ever since am a child and am tired of having it. Please I want to know if CO2 laser treatment is actually removing tribal marks because just did the second section (twice) and can't see any difference?
I am between a 4 and 5 on the Fitzpatrick scale I believe. I am of African, Asian and Caucasian decent and I have been told that my skin is too dark for some of the lazars in the past. I am 51 and my malar bags are not obvious in the attached photos but they are almost always present. I do not have eye bags otherwise, just this puffiness at the cheekbone at the eyesocket. I use retin -A .1% daily