Intimate laser treatment, especially the Fotona Smooth Er:YAG laser, is a gentle, fast and painless procedure. However, like all devices and preparations used in medicine, it can have side effects. The literature names the following factors:
- Scarring (hypertrophic, atrophic)
- Prolonged wound healing
- Persisting ulcerated areas
- Bleeding
- Mild redness of the skin that may last for a few days.
- Surface burns, sometimes with blistering.
- Transient hypo- or hyperpigmentation
- Mild to moderate discomfort or pain during treatment
- Bruising
- Pain
- Laxity
- Infection
- Edema
- Discoloration
- Paresthesia
- Erythema
- Irregular contour, deformations
- Partial skin erosion
- Pulling feeling
- Hemosiderin discoloration
- More intensive vaginal discharge
- Recurrent urinary incontinence