Procedure Diary
Procedure: Erbium Resurfacing Laser
Why you chose this procedure? I chose to do the Erbium Laser to my skin as I had very sun damaged skin. I had fine lines and some wrinkles as well. I wanted to freshen up my appearance.What you did to get ready for procedure? I had to use a lightening cream at night prescribed by Dr Murray 2 weeks prior to my treatment; this prepares the skin for the laser treatment. I also had to get my scripts filled and set my home up for my recovery. Because of the down time with the treatment I di shopping and bill paying so I wouldn’t need to leave the house for a week.
What you felt during the procedure: I don’t remember much about the procedure, I do remember that afterwards my face felt very hot and I was really sleepy.
What you felt/saw post procedure: The day after my procedure I returned to the clinic, the bandages were removed and the plastic dressing was left on. The nurse cleansed the areas that the dressing didn’t cover and showed me how to do this as I would need to do this when I got home. Around my eyes was very puffy and I had some swelling to my face but I was not in any pain. The second day after my procedure the plastic dressing was removed and this made me feel better as it was starting to annoy me as it was moving around. My face looked shinny, red and some light areas of crusting, the swelling and puffiness had settled but I still felt a little puffy. I had to do dressings on my face about four times a day, with each time I did dressings more crusting and dead skin came off. The skin underneath looked pink. Within 4-5 days after the procedure, all the crusting, dead skin and puffiness had settled. My skin looked pink, similar to a sunburn look, this settled over the course of about a month.
Results: It is about 3 months since my Erbium procedure, the skin redness has settled and my skin looks more even in regards to colour/complexion, smoother – it has really softened my finelines and wrinkles and helped reduce my pore size. I feel and look refreshed.
Recommendations: I would advise others to prepare family by telling them what their skin will look like in the days following the procedure as I looked pretty bad for the first couple of days.
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