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Bumpy Skin Post Light CO2 Laser Surgery - Denmark

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I am 2½ months post light CO2 laser surgery...

RBJJanuary 13, 2010
$4,000

I am 2½ months post light CO2 laser surgery and the healingprocess is extremely slow and I'm worried that my skin will never return to its normal state.

My skin is still red but has improved over time but I have dark/red stripes on both sides of my chin which are leaving my skin looking extremely dented and bumpy - the skin texture is not smooth at all and I am so worried this is permanent. I had this same procedure done 10 years ago by another doctor and I had no problems. My current doctor says it could be because a different CO2 laser was used, but I'm thinking maybe he is just inexperienced and didn't do it safely.

Pros: pores are looking better, skin is more tight.

Cons: Slow healing process, uneven skin texture, very bumpy skin.

I wanted to get rid of uneven skin tone, few wrinkles, tighten skin.

Is uneven skin texture/bumpy skin normal after CO2 laser surgery and is there anything I can do to speed up the healing process and get rid of the dented/bumpy textured skin? Thank you so much.

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Replies (39)

Barb48
January 23, 2010
I had erbium laser resurfacing three weeks ago. I also got what looked like a rash, orange peel skin, and still red. My doctor has prescribed three rounds of Desodine. The first round (six days, two times a day) got rid of the rash, still some orange peel, and lots of red. Erbium is supposed to be gentler and heal faster than CO2 (supposedly three to four weeks and redness will be gone - I'm now finding from other sources that isn't true in the majority of cases). I'm off the Desodine for five days, then back on for seven (two times a day) to help reduce redness. We'll see if it helps.
whoppi
April 20, 2011
My doctor prescribed the same ointment and it burned my face
Barb48
January 23, 2010
Sorry it's Desonide, not Desodine. Always be sure to check with your doctor before trying something on resurfaced skin. In the U.S. Desonide requires a prescription.
Calipe
April 1, 2010
I had the CO2 done on my face 2 weeks ago 4/2/10. I'm a bit concerned how this is going to turn out. My skin is soooo dry and feels like sand paper. I've been putting a lot of moisturizer on it and so far it has not gotten better. Still red too. Going to my 1st check-up on 4/5 so hopefully she'll tell me that it is normal.
5397anon
April 5, 2010
I had the CO2 done on my face in Dec 2009. I had the same problem with extreme dryness and a pharmacist suggested CervaVe Moisturizing Cream, worked great. This product is over the counter and not expensive, try Walgreen's.
abluesgirl
April 23, 2010

i'm still not happy with the texture 2 months out after 3 co2 fractional laser treatments. now i've got acne and bumpy/ pinpoint/dot texture up close.

debhon
February 28, 2012
Abluesgirl, Calipe, Barb...

Can you please give me an update? I ma considering doing CO2 and I am scared of the sandpaper and bumps you complained of. Now that it has been 2 years and not 6 weeks, can you please indicate if these issues went away, how long it took, and what your final verdicts are regarding the laser? Thanks!
abluesgirl
February 29, 2012
Hi, Yes the acne break outs took about a year to resolve and you can still still tiny pinpoints from the fractional laser but my skin looks better. It's definitely an improvement but I think the laser treatment I got is different from some others on this thread. My recovery time was 3-5 days and I had 3 laser treatments.
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