Laser treatment for sun damage

Thanks for your response. He did the freezing as well as the laser. One area that had the freezing has turned pink as you described. The deep color of the lasered areas on my face may be lessening, but there weren't as many as on my hands which really are a sight! There are 25+ scabs on one hand and wrist, some large some small. Were you charged for the return visit?  I believe he said the freezing could be covered by insurance, but I paid out of pocket for the laser. This was a major expense for me.

Hi again. I believe we live in different countries. The first time I paid privately as I did nit wasn't to wait till June for treatment when it gets very hot here and the UV is much higher. The second time I had had an appointment at the hospital so it was done under NHS. The private dermatologist advised me to keep the hospital appointment as there might be some residue left and he was right. 

I am certain you can get the money back on health insurance though. Solar Kratosis is classified as dangerous if left there. I believe my dermatologist mentioned it could turn cancerous in the space of ten years, so it is a necessary treatment. (I had left mine girl 6 years at least, as I was afraid of the pain. But it was not really painful at all, quite bearable in fact.)

re the black dots on your hand they will fall off and the pink  will return to almost skin colour in time. 

Sorry re mistakes -predictive text. Line 2 should read 'I did not want to wait till June'. Line 10 should read 'I had left mine for 6 years....'

I don't believe mine was solar keratosis. (I think that's pre-canerous). The doctor said I had primarily "sun damage, nothing to worry about and easily removed" (but getting very unsightly IMO). I had a small patch of seborrheic keratoses near my hairline that he treated with the spray of liquid nitrogen. That area healed and now looks fairly normal. I also had a patch of red skin between my eyebrows that another dermalogist said was the SK, but this doctor said was sun damage. He also used the LN on that and it looks less red now. The small raised "moles" on my face he treated with laser. Those are beginning to rub off, but a larger one remains. What were brown spots on my hands (now the color of eggplant..nothing is black) are fairly disconcerting as some are 1/2 inch in size & it's been 9 days. Have been putting petroleum jelly on all as instructed. Wish the doctor was more forthright on what to expect. The nurse has since told me it takes several weeks to fade "if it works".