Side effects of spot laser

When it comes to acne on the face, many people will feel uncomfortable. When acne on the face affects a person's appearance, it will also affect his mood. There are many methods for removing acne at present. When choosing an acne removal method, you can choose according to your personal situation. Laser acne treatment is a popular method of acne treatment. It is effective in removing acne and does not leave scars.

Side effects of spot laser

Itching

After laser acne scar removal surgery, the skin may itch, but this phenomenon is relatively rare. Itching may mean that the wound is healing or it may be infected.

Infect

The wound surface at the site of laser treatment may develop erythema and exudate due to scratching or water contamination, which means infection. If infection occurs, seek medical attention as soon as possible.

Pigmentation

Most laser acne scar removal surgeries will experience a period of hypopigmentation in the early stages of treatment, but pigmentation may occur soon after. This situation generally does not require treatment, and the pigmentation will resolve on its own within 2-4 months.

Local swelling

After laser treatment, the skin will have mild or moderate local swelling. The phenomenon is most serious 2-3 days after the laser acne scar removal operation and will gradually subside after 5-7 days. If the swelling is more severe, you need to go to the hospital for treatment.

Scar formation

Since laser surgery is highly accurate and the size and depth of treatment can be strictly controlled, generally no scars will be left after the operation. But inevitably, a small number of people will develop residual depressed scars or be stimulated to form hypertrophic scars. If scars are formed after laser acne scar removal, you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible to reduce the severity of the scars.

Precautions

No water

The treatment area should not be exposed to water within half a month after fractional laser treatment, as contact with water may cause infection in the treated area and prolong recovery time. Moreover, if the treatment area comes into contact with external domestic sewage and rainwater, it may cause inflammation due to the influence of microorganisms and bacteria. Therefore, after the fractional laser treatment, it is important to note that the treatment area should not be exposed to water for about 7 days.

If the fairies who love beauty want to clean their faces, they should try to use cotton swabs to clean them after the fractional laser treatment, and should avoid the area exposed to the laser, so that they can clean without infection.

Don't wear makeup

Try not to wear makeup or use non-easy-to-use facial masks after fractional laser treatment. You cannot wear makeup after fractional laser treatment because the area treated by laser has been slightly damaged and is at its most vulnerable stage. The pigment components in cosmetics may cause unnecessary pigmentation on the skin, resulting in a darker skin tone after laser treatment. Therefore, fairies who love beauty should try not to wear makeup, otherwise pigmentation may be left after the operation. Generally, you can put on makeup and apply facial masks only after four weeks depending on your recovery, because the effects of the fractional laser have been fully restored after four weeks.

No peeling scab

After the operation of ablative fractional laser (including carbon dioxide fractional laser and pixel fractional laser), different people will be left with tiny wounds of varying degrees, followed by scab formation, which usually falls off on its own after 1-2 weeks. The little fairies who love beauty need to be careful not to touch the scabs with their hands or peel off the scabs forcibly. The scab cannot be forcibly peeled off because the unnatural shedding of the scab will affect the normal healing speed of the wound and cause the time for complete recovery to be pushed back. Therefore, after fractional laser treatment, care should be taken not to peel off the scab on its own.

You can eat soy sauce

Some people worry that they cannot eat dark-colored foods, especially soy sauce, after fractional laser treatment. In fact, this worry is completely unnecessary. You can still eat soy sauce after fractional laser treatment. One of the important reasons for saying this is that soy sauce does not produce melanin, a substance in the human body that darkens the skin or scars. In addition, soy sauce is not a photosensitive food and will not make people sensitive to light after eating it. Therefore, it is okay to eat soy sauce after fractional laser.