What should you know about Videojet CO2 laser?

The device delivers laser energy to selected skin. Depending on the plan, treatment may remove a thin surface layer, heat deeper tissue, or combine both effects. This encourages the skin to repair itself and can soften uneven texture, fine lines, and some acne scars. It is a procedure, not a cream, so redness, warmth, swelling, peeling, and temporary sensitivity can occur during healing.

A consultation should cover your skin tone, tendency to form raised scars, active acne or infection, cold sore history, medicines, and previous procedures. These details help the clinician choose an appropriate intensity and decide whether another approach is safer.

Follow the clinic’s instructions about cleansing, sun exposure, shaving, and prescribed products. Arrive with clean skin and tell the clinician about every medicine or supplement you use. Do not apply irritating products to the area unless specifically advised.

After treatment, use the recommended cleanser, ointment, and sun protection. Do not pick peeling skin or remove crusts. Keep follow-up appointments so healing can be checked. Recovery can vary from several days to longer depending on how deeply the skin was treated. Ask when makeup, exercise, swimming, and active skincare can resume.

Contact the treating clinic promptly if pain, swelling, or redness is worsening rather than settling, or if the area develops spreading warmth, pus, fever, or an unpleasant smell. Seek urgent care for facial swelling that affects breathing or vision, severe blistering, or a rapidly spreading rash. These signs need assessment rather than home treatment.

Ask which skin concerns the laser is intended to address, what depth and settings are planned, what recovery will look like for your skin tone, and which medicines or products should be paused. Clarify the number of visits, aftercare products, sun precautions, and the plan if healing is slower than expected.