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CO2 Fractional Laser Recovery
UPDATED FROM christinec2
2 months post
More before photos
christinec2March 13, 2017
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Heres some better before photos in different light that show my acne scars a little more
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UPDATED FROM christinec2
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Update
christinec2March 3, 2017
A bit broken out but thats ok and Last week I started hydroquinone and retin a micro--it made me peel a bit more.
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March 11, 2017
Thank you for the update. After the procedure, what products/items did you find helpful for your recovery?
March 11, 2017
Vinegar, gauze and lots of it for vinegar soaks,ice, big salad bowl to soak ur face in iced vinegar water, aquaphor, cetaphil gentle cleanser, a couple sleeping pills to get past the itchy nights, lots of clean sheets pillows, benedryl but im not sure if it helped the itching, strong sensitive moisturizer for when ur off aquaphor, sunblock. Soft food you can eat without opening ur mouth much for the first day or two
March 14, 2017
Thank you. This is helpful info. So happy to see your progress. Thank you for sharing your journey.
March 13, 2017
It doesnt look it helped the acne part. Your skin looked firm to start with so Im not seeing a difference. Would you say your acne is better?
March 13, 2017
The laser does not fix acne--you have to change diet and use medicine like retin-a micro. Everyone (whether they get this treatment for acne scars or just wrinkles) experiences breakouts after the procedure. Acne is caused by lack of oxygen in ur pores and the acne bacteria flourishes in oxygen-poor environment. A mixture between slathering on aquaphor and your dead skin cells still in the process of peeling a lot creates the perfect environment for a breakout. My breakouts are stopping now though and Ive been able to start up my anti-acne regime again during the last couple weeks--retin-A micro and sometimes some epiduo. My acne SCARS and general texture problems are hugely improved--like 50-75% improved and you dont even see full results for 3 months.
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February 7, 2017
I'm about a week ahead of you and I felt like my face got a little more flushed around day 25 or so. But it calmed down soon after. I think it's the vascularity healing and producing new collagen which is good! I'm on day 32 and still a little flushed but that's not uncommon. Thanks for sharing your pictures :)
February 7, 2017
I actually experienced that flush too! I think it was on day 23 or something. I think it was after washing my face, my face was still pretty rough and textured at that point cause it still needed to slough off some of the dead skin and during the face wash i think a lot of it came off cause afterwards my skin was flushed and smoother. Now it definitely looks better. Skin texture was like 75% of why i got the procedure so Im so glad to see it smoothening now. I think its gonna take another month to really see how smooth my skin is going to be.
February 7, 2017
Thank you...... after my first month I started taking weekly photos and now NONE. I can barely pass a mirror. I am so happy that you seem to be right on track.
February 7, 2017
You should put your pics up! That way if that happens to someone else they might be able to find you
February 10, 2017
Looking good so far... kind of looks like the laser left a bit of hypopigmentation on your right cheek. Do you think that is going to blend in? Are you doing anything in particular to try to heal it? I have a consultation for this at the end of the month and I'm a little nervous about potential side effects
February 10, 2017
Hyperpigmentation at this point is totally normal and should be expected from the treatment. It usually lasts a couple months but is totally dependent on how ur skin reacts to the laser. After your skin is done peeling (which mine is still peeling a bit) you can start using hydroquinone to speed up the fading of the hyperpigmentation. So if u get this treatment expect the hyperpigmentation--mine gets covered up pretty well with just tinted sunblock. The laser treatment is pretty severe--like a 1/4" of skin fell off around my chin and cheeks so im not surprised Im going to be pink underneath but its pink new skin which im so happy about.
February 13, 2017
Some areas are treated twice and with more density of dots depending on the action plan. I got double density below the temples and single density above and they went over my 'goatee' area twice
February 13, 2017
Some areas heal faster if they weren't treated as "deeply". It's not hypopigmentation... It's the areas that healed faster and are already a lighter normal skin color.
February 12, 2017
Thank you so much for sharing your journey and photos. It's so helpful to see the day-by-day progress. Looking good!
February 18, 2017
Thanks i still have my hyperpigmentation stripes and but overall a bunch of scars are gone, freckles and melasma are gone, and my skin is baby soft. I probably need to start hydroquinone soon for the hyperpigmentation
February 18, 2017
Just had co2 around my eyes have had it before but not this deep my doctor opted for this instead of cutting me n giving me a lower bleh n even asked for adding 750 got the machine....pissed I didn't get my under eye lift we'll see if he was right you look great
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