Hi @hopeful333 - please read my most recent post of a few minutes ago to answer at least some of your Qs.

In my case, laser ablation was to remove precancerous skin / cells from a thin layer all around the vulva...precancerous cells arising from the lichen sclerosus (LS) condition I've had for 40+ years, but which didn't bother me until recent years.

The recovery - in my case - is going on now over 5-1/2 weeks, and I'm facing another biopsy in 4 days to further examine a troubling area. I'll leave it at that for now.

Happy to try to address other Qs if I can be of any help. I did go to cancer.org (American Cancer Society) and was able to see a post (from 2014) of a person who underwent laser ablation. Even though that was a while ago, it helped to be able to read a little from someone who experienced it firsthand.

Best wishes ...