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Laser Skin Resurfacing to Remove Freckles - my Face Looks Worse Than It Did Before the Surgery

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I had laser skin resurfacing and my face looks...

FixMePleaseDecember 23, 2009
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I had laser skin resurfacing and my face looks worse than it did before the surgery. I had always wanted to remove freckles. Instead, I got hypopigmentation and clear scarring from the laser.

What can I do to fix hyperpigmentation/scarring from Laser Skin Resurfacing?

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jpozner
December 28, 2009
This is a difficult problem but you may be improved with proper treatment. I would use some skin care to help bleach the darker sections as well as an excimer laser to treat the hypopigmentation. You may also need some broad band light (IPL) treatment on the darker sections. Needless to say, you need to see an experienced laser doc for this.
FixMePlease
December 29, 2009
Thank you so much for your comments back Dr. Pozner. I sincerely appreciate the advice. I wish you were closer and I would come to see you. I find many doctors who are willing to take money but how do I find out for sure who specializes in the IPL treatment?
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cwinslow
January 8, 2010
Hello, and sorry you had a bad experience. Hypopigmentation is a permanent loss of color, but surrounding color can be blended much better than it is. I recommend 1. Avoid sun exposure/tanning beds and always use a sunblock with SPF 30 2. A bleaching cream with Tretinoin (Vitamin A) and Hydroquinone can help even out skin color 3. Chemical peels such as TCA- administered by a physician- can help blend and even out the color. 4. Cosmetic tattooing is an option but will not likely be necessary. Good luck!
melsh73
January 18, 2010
Use topical agents to treat this only! Do not do IPL or whatever else they try to sell you. They all damage the skin......in time! They cause fat and collagen loss eventually! We are guinea pigs to these devices no mater what they tell you!
AnitaL
February 21, 2010
Where did you get this done. Was it Chernoff and Associates. I was thinking about getting it done and that is where I am going. Please let me know.
FixMePlease
February 22, 2010
Yes! I would recommend a chemical peel first. The treatment was great a first but then rapidly made me look older as fresh skin is more exposed.
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