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Pigmentation After Laser. Melbourne, AU

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Hi there on 1/15/2014 i was on a mission to...

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Hi there on 1/15/2014 i was on a mission to eliminate my milia on my face.I randomly rang a laser clinic called Instant Laser Clinic in Melbourne was able to get a consultation hours after.When i arrived i was under the hands of Matthew Jafarzadeh director of the clinic i felt safe,he suggested Q switch laser to remove milia then put numbing cream on my face and said come back in 20 mins do get the treatment done.I went for a walk to the bank and withdraw ed $250 cost of treatment.When i arrived back he got me to lay down and put eye protection,the zaps from the laser hurt a bit but was able to tolerate it.When the treatment was completed i looked like i had been beaten up.Went into hiding for the next 10 days until the scabs fell off,when that happened i was left with brown pigmentations.I then phoned up Matthew and told him the situation he told me to come back to his clinc so i did.When i seen him he said to me its common to have theses brown marks after treatment should subside in a month and suggested i purchase a lightening serum and sunscreen off him to speed up the process which costed me $90.A month later nothing seemed to be working the milia came back with a surprise broken blood vessels that i never had.I decided to do doctor shopping got a refferal from one of many GP's i seen to see my family dermatologist.It was a 4 month wait to see this derm but this dude is good got rid of my acne back in the day.When the time came he had a look at my pigmentation problem and said it will go away in time suggested me to use a moisturizer called cetaphil.So i did purchased it used it 6 days later i stopped using cetaphil didnt go well on my skin.I decided to see another GP to get another refferal to see another dermatologist had to wait 2 weeks to see this random derm.He also told me to wait and gave me a contact of a well known derm by the name of professor dr greg goodman.I immediately phoned up to get a appointment was booked in 2 months time.When i did see him which was on 2/12/2014 he suggested lytera i purchased it costed $180 the cream smells nice,ive been using this a little over a month and i see a tiny improvement im worried if this is permanent damage its been almost a year ive been dealing with this pigmentation issue.sorry i got no pictures,can i get any advice or thoughts of anyone please it will be much appreciated.

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Matthew Jafarzadeh

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January 11, 2015

Thank you for taking the time to share your story with us. Check out this FAQ, Doctor Jason R. Lupton says that "Mild to moderate depth chemical peels can also be used to hasten the pigment resolution." [Read more]

Feel free to post a question of your own to the board-certified doctors on the site and see what they can suggest for you. It really helps to add photos, here is a link for you to ask your question. 

I am curious what your doctor did to help clear your back acne, and would love for you to share that in a new review in our Acne Treatment community. Here is a link to get you started. 

Best of luck on clearing your pigmentation issues, please keep us posted. 

January 15, 2015
your welcome....thanks for your tips i will keep that in mind.I will post up pics soon.ill be seeing my derm on the 3rd of feb.It wasn't back acne i had it was face acne and he prescribed me to accutane which done the job in 2 months.
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January 15, 2015

Great, I look forward to your photo update. I would be thrilled if you would also share a review about your accutane treatment, here is a link to get you started when you are ready. 

February 4, 2015
ok seen my derm yesterday he prescribed me too retrieve 0.05 trenitoin cream to use nightly for 10 mins then wash off gradually i can leave it overnight in about 2 weeks.In the morning i just put on lytera with sunsreen spf50.i hope this works for my pigmentation good news he said it aint scar.I must say lytera is working is working a bit ive been using it just over 2 months.keep yall posted in how things are looking.
February 25, 2017
Re. Dr Greg Goodman: The very worst doctor I have ever been to, cost me thousands of dollars to have put right (by other doctors) the so called cosmetic treatment he marketed to me and I received from him. I would never ever recommend him to anyone!
July 14, 2017
Oh no lm going to see him next week