How does the treated area look after a laser treatment?
For the first several days, there is weeping and crusting of the treated area. After about a week, the skin stops weeping, and becomes a bright pink color, which then fades to light pink over the following weeks. At this point Dr. Dowden permits his patients to use makeup to camouflage the light pink color. After several months, the pink color is gone, and the skin color returns toward normal, or may be somewhat lighter than normal. There are differences in the skin texture between treated and non-treated areas, with treated areas thinner and smoother than untreated areas.
