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Laila, Ms
Jun 24th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Smaller pores for about 3 months. |
| Cons: | Doesn't last. |
| Bottom Line: | I had 4 Pixel laser treatments this year. After my last treatment my face looked great for about 3 months. My face now looks like it did before the treatments. Everything went back to looking bad again. It suppose to improve over time, but mine is doing the opposite. I will be calling my doctor soon. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Laila has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 1,800.00 |
| Acne severity: | very light |
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Natasha, Derby, KS
Jun 22nd, 2008 |
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| Pros: | I think mircolaser peel helped me a lot because I noticed my ance scars r less a lot after first treatment and healing my skin in four weeks. I just had second treatment last two days ago. I will have to wait to notice it in four weeks. I might won't |
| Cons: | I know it's experive and I hate swelling, itchy and sore for a few days but its worth it! |
| Bottom Line: | I pay the payment about $500 three times for three treatments |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Natasha has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 1,500.00 |
| Acne severity: | light |
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Christine, Los Angeles
Jun 16th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Tighter Pores, Improved Texture, Improved Tone |
| Cons: | Severe Hyperpigmentation, Poor Post-operative skin care regimen, Brown Spots Formed in New Places... |
| Bottom Line: | For all individual interested in Laser Resurfacing please read this experience from a future doctor:
I am medical student in Los Angeles and my once pretty face helped me pay for my medical education. I sought out a board-certified dermatologist affiliated with my school. The experience has been devastating.
The physician's medical and physical exam was inadequate. The physician's diagnosis of melasma was false. The doctor's description of outcome was exaggerated.I suffered a severe infection and pruritus so that I ended up in the ER. The doctor was out of town and did not return my page until two days after being paged. The doctor did not explain UV/Sun Precautions, as a result hyperpigmentation beyond repair! |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Christine has used this item for a day or two. |
| Price Paid: | 3,000.00 |
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Mia, Portland, OR
Jun 10th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | firmer skin, fewer wrinkles on forehead |
| Cons: | \horrible, disfiguring swelling, longer down time. Now have cystic acne and red lines on face. |
| Bottom Line: | Highly overrated. Was initially going to have IPL to remove some "age" spots and sun damage. Was told I was a great candidate and for the same money, could have Active fx, which would give better and faster results. Was told to expect a "bad sunburn" and after a couple of days, the skin would "flake off." My face was so swollen that my friends did not recognize me. I also go an eye infection. My face oozed and was horribly painful for 3 days. When the scabbing came off my chin, it exposed pockets of pus. I have never seen anything like it. I was immediately put on anitbiotics. I now have cystic acne and have funny red lines on the side of my face. The doctor and staff at the medspa have been nice, but at the last visit I felt dismissed. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Mia has used this item for an inconsistent period of time. |
| Price Paid: | 1,500.00 |
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Anonymous, New York, NY
Jun 3rd, 2008 |
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| Pros: | one small spot diminished on nose |
| Cons: | acne worsened dramatically since treatment, new spots in places where i was clear before (cheek, side of face, jawline) |
| Bottom Line: | risky! it sounds like it works for other people, but it certainly made my skin worse. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 500.00 |
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Tiffany, Philadelphia, PA
May 24th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | I saw immediate results using the Fraxel laser. I noticed about a 30% reduction in my acne scarring after the first treatment. |
| Cons: | The procedure itself was slightly painful. A few days after, my skin was red and dry. It's also quite expensive. |
| Bottom Line: | The Fraxel laser is amazing! I have moderate ice pick scarring on my cheeks that have not responded well to previous treatments. After the first treatment, I saw a dramatic reduction in my scars. I have only had one treatment, but have paid for five. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Tiffany has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 4,000.00 |
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max, italy
May 23rd, 2008 |
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| Pros: | to the restaurant the day after |
| Cons: | hope nothing |
| Bottom Line: | my girlfriend had first fraxel treatment 6 days ago. 24 hours after all scars were desappeared. After 2-3 days when skin returned to baseline colour, scars were still visible but I see macroscopic improvement.
If results are like first treatment, after 4 planned treatments we hope to have the problem solved |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 1,000.00 |
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Jenny, New York City
May 22nd, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Smoother skin appearance, less depression in acne scars |
| Cons: | cant be seen for a day or 2, expensive |
| Bottom Line: | Had IPL and pixel laser 5 times now. The rolling scars are less indented because of the pixel but I dont think the IPL did much for the red spots. My skin is still scarred and down the road I would want to get another kind of treatment as technology advances but it does look somewhat better. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Jenny has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 750.00 |
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Janet, Chicago, IL
May 10th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | It works |
| Cons: | only available in in LA and Europe |
| Bottom Line: | I heard about it from my doctor in Chicago. I made an appointmetn over the phone to fly to Los Angeles. I have olive skin so I was told there are not that many options for me. Glad to do it. It took 4 treatments but I have great skin now. I think most other procedures out there are scams. These guys know what they are doing. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Janet has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 6,400.00 |
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diane, maine
May 8th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | NONE |
| Cons: | hyperpigmentation & new lines and wrinkles, in addition to scarring and hypopigmentation from being burned by the laser |
| Bottom Line: | I made a serious mistake by going to a dermatologist that recommended Pulse Light Therapy when all I really needed was some light gycolic acid peels 20% that I could do at home. Turns out, the laser burned my skin so deep that it scarred me, left spots of hyperpigmentation AND I ended up with wrinkles around my eyes that I never had (I looked 5-7 yrs younger prior to the treatment). Boy I screwed-up and there is nothing that can be done now, but try to warn others before they make the same misktake. I thought because the person was a doctor they knew what they were doing. Truly, try less invasive techniques...I'm now doing glycolic acid peels twice a week. Sure wish I would have gone that route to begin with...I would have saved myself a lot of money, not to mention the tears and depression that resulted. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Price Paid: | 1,000.00 |
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