Often, after a patient suffers scarring or hyperpigmentation from laser skin treatment, they wish to correct it and come to find that additional treatment is required. This treatment is often not covered by insurance and requires out of pocket expenses to be incurred, Topical treatments are proven to be effective in reducing the appearance of pigmentation in some cases, but do not always work. In such instances where conservative topical treatment fails, surgical treatments, in which laser resurfacing is used to remove hyperpigmented skin, have become popular options for people who want to be treated urgently or fully correct the residual damage they have to the treatment area. As a patient facing this difficult choice of spending more money and undergoing further treatment to treat your skin condition(s), it is important to know that the cost of these corrective treatments are collectable as damages when asserting a claim for negligence against your original treating doctor. All expenses for medical treatment paid are considered special damages, and you can additionally seek damages for pain and suffering that are payable due to the pain and suffering you are forced to endure for corrective treatment, as well as the emotional distress caused by the original disfigurement you were left with following the negligent care at issue.