Preparing for an important family event, Ms. H.T. T. (37 years old, Ho Chi Minh City) wants to improve her appearance by treating freckles and pitted scars caused by acne. However, this beauty decision caused her to be hospitalized in a state of peeling, red skin, many areas with yellow oozing and the risk of leaving scars.
Ms. T. said that she spent time learning about beauty establishments through social networking groups. After being advised on a laser treatment course of 8 sessions, with a commitment to "restore skin, no deep penetration, quick recovery", she decided to implement it.
I watched a lot of reviews online and thought they were real customer feedback. Later I learned that many groups have people specializing in consulting and introducing beauty service packages. Believing in the advertisements, I decided to treat and now I regret it very much," Ms. T. shared.
Examination results at Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital showed that her facial skin had hyperpigmentation, infection in some laser treatment areas due to incorrect technique and a high risk of permanent scarring.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital, recently, the hospital has received many cases of complications after performing cosmetic procedures using energy-emitting devices such as lasers, high-frequency (RF) waves, RF microneedles, converging ultrasound... at unlicensed or unprofessional facilities.
BS.CKII Tran Vu Anh Dao - Deputy Head of Dermatology Department, Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital - said that many patients come to the hospital in a state of prolonged leaching, wounds after laser treatment for many weeks do not heal. Even, some people only go for examination after many months or years, after treatment in many places but still have prolonged red scars, hypertrophic scars, keloid scars or skin pigmentation disorders, seriously affecting appearance and quality of life.
What is worrying is that many patients do not know what technology they have been treated with, whether the person directly performing it is a doctor or not, and are not fully instructed on post-operative care. They are only advertised with promises such as "doing it once will be beautiful" or "no need for rest".
According to BS.CKII Tran Vu Anh Dao, medical documents show that most complications after treatment with energy-emitting devices originate from incomplete assessment of skin condition, incorrect indications, inappropriate parameter selection, not correctly recognizing treatment thresholds, improper skin cooling or improper post-operative care.
Experts recommend that when abnormal signs appear after treatment such as skin burns, blisters, discharge, increased or decreased pigmentation, scars..., people should not arbitrarily use drugs or products of unknown origin. Instead, it is necessary to go to a specialized dermatology medical facility for examination and timely treatment, limiting the risk of long-term sequelae.
