I was badly burned 13 weeks ago by someone who did thermolysis on my upper lip. I am still discolored and marked from this and the marks look redder when my lip is tensed. I understand the texture may never fully recover from where bits of skin were missing but does anyone think there is a chance the discoloration will fade or is this how it is likely to look forever? I’ve attached some photos from when this was done and how it looks today.
This is definitely a poor result from a rough treatment, but I don’t think you have anything to worry about long-term. The hyperpigmentation will fade and the texture will return to normal given enough time.
Put it to the back of your mind for another 3 months, and let your skin continue its healing. If you feel that no progress has been made, at that point you can consider a number of creams and simple cosmetic treatments to help it along.
If you decide to continue electrolysis treatments, you may need to seek a few different consults. Bring these photos to show how you were previously treated. Your upper lip hair is very fine, not too dense, and probably very shallow in the follicle. It needs a gentle and experienced approach, so your future electrologist has to fill you with confidence that they can provide a treatment that doesn’t leave you with all those large scabs.
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These marks will probably never go away completely by themselves. However, there are options to deal with the post-treatment pigmentation and skin texture damage. Specialist anti-pigmentation creams - over-the-counter ones are usually pretty useless, you better consult a dermatologyst who can prescribe stronger stuff. Chemical peels or laser resurfacing are another option. Also, microneedling - this is very good at addressing both issues (a course of treatments is needed to achieve a good result). Needless to say, do your research to find a good practitioner providing these treatments, otherwise you’ll end up with more damage than you started with!
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I agree with thermo. The marks do look rough right after treatment, but seeing te current photos there doesnt seem to be any long term damage save some hyperpigmentation which always fades completely.Although measures such as microneedling or fractional laser treatments can improve minor skin imperfections if they do present themselves, generally time is your best remedy and these measures shouldnt be employed until the skin itself has completed it’s healing process, which isnt for 12-18 months post treatment.
Seana
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Thank you for all the responses. I am just going to leave it alone until 6 months have passed since the treatment and then I will consider discussing with a dermatologist at that point if I feel the healing has stalled.
Cases like this are generally cleared up after a few months but it can take up to 18 months to completely fade away. I have seen a couple of cases that took two years. If you have a dermatological procedure of any kind too soon you run the risk of making it worse.
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