How To Take Care Of Your Skin After Deep Fractional Laser Treatments?
Deep fractional laser treatments are invasive skin-resurfacing treatments that deeply ablate the skin to reveal fresh, new, healthy cells on the surface of the skin.
Deep fractional laser treatments are ideal for people who are experiencing surface irregularities such as acne scarring, wrinkles and sun damage as well as many other skin conditions that otherwise would not be improved with creams, dermal fillers, or other remedies.
Fractional laser treatments are usually performed under local or general anaesthesia. Dr. Torgerson often pairs facelift procedures with CO2 fractional treatments for his mature patients as part of their surgical agenda in rejuvenating their face.
Treatments Can Be Customized To The Patient’s Needs
Local And Topical Anesthetics
Less invasive deep fractional treatments like the Fotona deep micro-ablation treatments can be performed with local and topical anesthetics. Treatments can be customized to the patient’s needs for improvements, thus creating a highly advanced customizable treatment suited to individual patients.
Post-fractional laser treatment care is a very important component in how the results are achieved in the treated skin. Patients who undergo laser fractional treatments must take great care in how they treat their skin following their procedures.
Below we discuss the top deep fractional laser treatment aftercare instructions that must not be overlooked if you want to achieve dramatically improved results.
Warning: The instructions are for educational purposes only and should not replace your plastic surgeon’s specific instructions. They are not comprehensive in all aspects of post-treatment care.
Immediately After Treatment
- If you wear contact lenses, avoid wearing them until ALL of the swelling from the eye area has resolved.
- Icing of the face or treatment area can help reduce immediate post-treatment discomfort. Avoid direct skin contact with the ice and always have a protective barrier between the ice and the skin.
- Keep your skin moisturized and protected with occlusive ointment such as Aquaphor or Vaseline.
- Apple cider vinegar solution is a great natural astringent that can assist with the healing process. Your plastic surgeon will provide the ingredients for this.
Skin Cleansing
Cleanse with gentle cleanser and keep skin covered with Aquaphor or Vaseline for the first 2 days after your resurfacing treatment.
Skin Care
- Patients should continue to use their prescribed ointment, Aquaphor or Vaseline, for the first 2 days and switch to nights only for the third and fourth day.
- Gentle skin moisturizer can be used after Day 5 post-procedure.
- Patients should continue to use a gentle moisturizer day and night after the fourth day.
- Your doctor/technician will advise you when you can return to your normal skincare regime and to using active ingredients (usually 14 days).
General Precautions
- Always wash your hands before touching your skin.
- If medication was prescribed for you, continue to take as directed.
- Never let the skin feel dry or tight. Always keep it moisturized.
- Do not pick at your skin. Allow the natural process of exfoliation to take its course. Picking can cause further skin damage and should be avoided at all costs.
- Discontinue any personal products that cause burning or discomfort.
- Patients should use their own discretion when resuming the use of their recommended skin care products. Early usage can cause irritation to the skin. Any products that cause burning or discomfort should be used after the 1-week follow-up appointment.
- You may begin using your own personal skin care products after 2 weeks. If irritations occur, wait a few more days before proceeding with products again.
Contact our office today to schedule your consultation with one of our skin specialists to discuss your options for CO2 laser facial-resurfacing procedures.
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