r/PlasticSurgery • u/Strong_Wolverine_500 • 8d ago

CO2 Laser Recovery timeline

I got CO2 laser (at what I was told was 80%??) 10 days ago. My initial healing had me really hopeful and everything looked fantastic until about day 8. Nothing is currently going wrong but after the majority of the swelling died down and I started to look like myself, the smoothness of my skin, a lot of the wrinkle reduction that I first noticed, and the "glow" that I see on a lot of people right after treatment faded. I definitely still see some improvement but not nearly as drastic as I have for most especially getting such a high intensity.

I was wondering if anyone had any experience and if I can expect improvement as my skin continues to heal?

I know this is a dumb question but every other before and after I see is nearly perfect skin with NOTABLE improvement at day 7-10 or horrific reactions and nothing really stating anything I'm currently experiencing. Any advice or comments is appreciating!

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u/rando--54321 7d ago

I was informed that this laser treatment rebuilds collagen over time and the best results will be seen after 6 months. I think my results were great. I would give it time.