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Cosmetic Procedures - Laser Surgery - After Surgery
After most laser procedures, pain and swelling is only moderate in severity. Certain laser procedures (e.g., removal of port wine stains, spider veins) are associated with a dark bruising after surgery which will take several weeks to resolve before the degree of lightening can be seen. In brown spots and tattoos, a scab (char) may occur which will fall out in about a week. In facial laser resurfacing, it is extremely important to keep all treated areas copiously moisturized with an antibiotic or other non-drying ointments after surgery until the skin has healed (week to 10 days). Thereafter, the skin should be kept well-moisturized until the pinkness of the skin fades. (weeks to months dependent upon the type of resurfacing laser used and the depth of treatment performed)
The most important concept to know before one considers laser surgery is that there is no magic in the laser. While the laser does offer treatment of certain problems that may not have been previously treatable, they are not simply 'point and shoot' devices that always completely cures the problem that is being treated. Most commonly, laser devices offers some improvement and multiple treatments may be needed to achieve their maximal effect.
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