Ideal Timing Between Different Scar Procedures

How long should one realistically wait between different scar treatments? For example, if I do subcision, how long before I can do a laser?

It depends on the intensity of the treatments. For aggressive procedures like subcision or deep laser, most practitioners recommend a healing period of 4-8 weeks before undergoing another significant trauma to the same area. Your skin needs time to remodel and recover. Staggering treatments can often yield better, safer results.

My specialist’s protocol was subcision, then 6 weeks of healing, then fractional laser. She emphasized that layering treatments too quickly can cause damage and hinder results. In between those major steps, she did a gentle vascular laser treatment at week 4 to reduce background redness, which she said improves the skin’s canvas before the texture work. It made sense. She explained the rationale for the vascular step using info similar to this: https://bellasanamedspa.com/service/laser-spider-vein-removal. The whole process requires patience, but spacing it out properly was key for me.