High-Resolution Before / After Photos

The dermatologist's office was good enough to send me these extremely high quality versions of some of the photos in the previous post. Click the links below to have a look at the situation before and after laser resurfacing. If your browser displays a magnifying glass when you mouse over the photo, then you can click to magnify. Note that it might take a few minutes just to get one photo, on account of the huge size. Hopefully, the improved image quality will assist you in the decision process.

Face Before

Face After

Left Face Before

Left Face After

Right Face Before

Right Face After

Laser Resurfacing, Day 44

I'm officially done! I got the dermatologist's office to mail me the before and after photos, the latter of which having been shot today. While the resolution leaves a lot to be desired, they are nonetheless very clear, as they were taken with a far better camera than my own. Have a look at the comparisons below. Bear in mind that on the day of the procedure, I wore a beat up T-shirt and didn't bother to put any mousse or gel in my hair, so as not to leave any residue on my forehead. So don't be deceived by my improvement in grooming, and just concentrate on the skin. (Subconsciously, it's easy to see someone as better looking because their "after" photo has them smiling more. Being aware of this allows you to perform less biased comparisons.)

Here you go. Click to enlarge:

As you can see, the differences are mainly a reduction of actinic keratoses, red blotches of irritation, and a softening of wrinkles and dents. My neck serves as a control area, as it was not subject to the laser -- just the face. My left cheek appears to have a new actinic keratosis spot, but it's actually red more than brown, and appears to be the faint remnant of that one horrible zit I acquired earlier in the healing process. I also have a minor zit in my mustache area, which I expect to disappear. I have removed identifying information from the photos.

My work is done. I hope this blog has helped you in your decision process. Mind you, the more damage you have to begin with, the more difference the procedure stands to make, particularly with multiple sessions; on the other hand, the less damage you have, the younger you'll end up looking for longer. Good luck!