Is It Painful?

To decrease discomfort, sedatives and pain medications will be first given to you by mouth or by vein. During the procedure, you will be awake, but sleepy. The areas to be treated are then numbed with local anesthetic, as during a dental procedure. After dermal grafting, patients only wear a dressing for one to two days, and often return to work within 3-4 days. After a laser treatment or dermabrasion, a dressing will be applied to minimize postoperative discomfort. Healing with these procedures generally occurs in 7-14 days, and makeup can be applied in about 8-11 days. The initial redness fades to a pinker color and then the pigmentation gradually returns to your skin tone.