Ablative lasers shine an intense beam of light at the skin. The light completely removes (ablates) the entire epidermis. It also stimulates the underlying dermis to produce more collagen and elastin over time.
Used Ablative Non-fractional Lasers? Rate It:
Cons:
Not for the faint hearted. Very messy afterwards - blood, gore etc. - and takes several days to heal, although after four days you should be through the worst. I had a general anaesthetic for procedure, although the aftermath was quite painful.
Pros:
None
Cons:
I have a web of white scars on my cheeks on top of the old acne scars from laser burns.
Pros:
None so far
Cons:
Took longer to heal than expected. Broke out from the Aquaphor.
Painful during procedure.
No significant difference so far.
Pros:
it works
Cons:
it's expensive, time consuming, and painful. It HAS to be done by a REALLY good doctor which makes it expensive.
Pros:
sadly none
Cons:
oozing after
crusting
downtime of a week
scabbing
left with more scars
redness for about a month
Pros:
NONE Much worse
Cons:
NONE
Pros:
NONE
Cons:
Latent damage 1-3yrs later...scarring, DNA damage, lines, cracks, etc, etc, etc
Pros:
I had some scaring from large pores on the bottom part of both cheeks. I had the erbium laser twice in the last 10 months and my face looks worse than it did to start with. I am scarred now on all of my face from the laser. I never had acne until now
Cons:
I am so depressed now because after going through the pain twice, it has made my face worse. I can't stand to look in the mirror now. I thought I was doing something to help me out but only made things worse.
Pros:
Works like a charm, get knocked out with general anesthesia- so it's painless
Cons:
Expensive, 14+ days of downtime
Pros:
I've just undergone second laser C02 treatment, and would agree, better to have one or two big blasts than lots of small treatments. Very effective for lessening scarring. Strongly suggest, choose a dermatologist rather than cosmetic surgeon.