Receive Better Results with a Series of Treatments

When I first started blogging, Amy, our website support guru, said people tend to be good at first and then often taper off in their dedication. She was very “right on” although I have “written” several in my head while out running.

The one regular writer that I know is Dr. Ed Lack in Chicago who writes phenomenal derm related blogs (http://blog.metropolitanmds.com). He has one of those active brains that love to explore and sometimes challenge the status quo. He is a recent past president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and a very fascinating person who happens to have the same fractionated hand piece for his CO2 laser that I do. He is one of my favorite mentors and is very good at reminding my “want it now” mind set that we will see more results if we commit to a series of treatments 1-6 months apart and let the “wounding” of the skin do its “thing” of collagen rebuilding.

I have had a recent reminder of the truth of this fact from one of my favorite long term patients with acne scars. We have tried many different types of treatments over the years and now after the 3rd fractionated CO2 laser treatment the patient is being asked about the cause behind the “looking so good” comments received. Nothing completely turns back the effect of multiple birthdays but a series of CO2 laser treatments certainly helps soften the skin texture changes.