SmartXide - Dot Therapy Experience?

Suzi--I have had DOT twice and the last time was bad. It took almost 2 months to fully heal and then I had to deal with hyperpigmentation that I treated for about a year with chem. peels and hydroquinine. Having said that, everyone heals very differently and you may be fine. Read all of the posts regarding DOT & you'll see some are back to normal in a few days and others take much longer. Also doctors are stretching the truth when they say your skin will be back to normal within a week. I don't believe that is true for many people. But check with your doctor for peace of mind. And definitely keep your skin moisturized and don't scratch no matter what.

Thank you Iracalriley, Im just scared of scarring and youre right, they didnt tell me about all of this :( I can see most of my chin and so far it looks ok but I am thinking maybe I need a burn cream for the big burns with the yellow centers. Im going back to his office in the morning to ask if he can evaluate them and maybe use something different on them~ I keep wondering if I messed up by having this done, which Im sure is normal thinking after having your face burned. Im so sorry that you have had all of hyperpigmentation :( I wish I would have researched a bit so I would have known more of what to expect~

Seeing your doctor is best. I didn't mention it but I was left with long thin somewhat faint scars on my cheeks. I ended up going to a second doctor since I was not happy with the first doctor's response. I now live in sunscreen to prevent the pigmentation from returning. I'm in Texas too so you know how the sun is. Please let me know what happens. I'm rooting for you!

Thanks, I will let you know how this turns out :) I have huge lumps that look infected now so Im going to try and get in to see him tomorrow~

Just got back from the Doc, he says not to worry, he went deep and the spots are healing nicely..... to use cold compress when they itch or hurt, and of course wouldnt you know they dont look near as bad today as yesterday when I was freaking out. He did say he was amazed at how good it looks right now, that usually after a week you can still see "track marks" from the laser and I dont have any. So now I still use the vinegar soaks and hydrocortizone ointment until the spots are healed, he says by next monday it should all be cleared up. Put my mind a bit at ease but not completely. I told him he needs to relay to his future clients how bad it hurts, how long it REALLY takes to heal and ALL of the possible issues because seriously if I would have researched better I dont think I would have let him be so aggressive. Possibly not even had it done at all~

Yay! I'm soo happy for you! Docs give best case scenarios but that's not what happens in many cases. Then we freak out when we're not healed by the third day. Smartxide was far more invasive than I thought and my doctor did not prep my skin a few weeks before like the second doctor told me he should have. I thought I had done my homework on this, but guess not. Lesson learned! Let me know what happens--you've got me hooked now! :~)

I had to use retin A and epiquin micro by skinmedica for many many months. over a year to recover. Wear sunscreen ALWAYS, Cotz Face Natural Skin Tone SPF 40, 1.5 Ounce 9this one is a bit tinted, but very light, good for the face) or Fallene Face Cotz Water-Resistant Sun Protection UVA/UVB SPF 40, 1.5-Ounce Tube (this one i use for neck and ears so that my clothes dont get stains) are the best sunblocks i could find, they are awesome, really awesome. The retin a might be harsh for your skin, if so dont give up, just use it once a week or twice for starters, after a month, you can start using it twice or three times a wk, then you keep adding days until you can get to every other day or even every night, always use at night the retin a, the epiquin micro you can use morning under sunblock and at night under or over the retin a. You can also start with the epiquin first and when your skin is used to it add retin a, even if just once a week. The epiquin is the most important here, and my skin took a very long time to adapt to it, now i can wear it even on my eyelids, and wont irritate. While getting used to it i had to put moisturizer first and then the epiquin. If you need to, u can use moisturizer first, then epiquin and then retin a, at night, and in the morning only moisturizer and epiquin. Also at first you can use epiquin only once a day. My face was horrible, after laser, but with this regime, after over a year, it looks better than ever in my life. People never stop complimenting me on my skin. dont loose hope, i know how you feel, but this will help you, its not easy as this creams are irritating for some skins, hopefully you are not, And if you get red, dry and irritated, you should stop for some days until your skin is normal before you go back to the creams. Also drink water, not too much, just about 4 cups.

How can it get better? The layer of skin has fallen off. It is done.

SmartXide is effective for acne
scars. The first time I had modest
improvement, the
second, much better.
I had miserable acne
scarred skin. It takes 4 months after
the SmartXide to see
results, be patient.

I just had it done july 21. I wanted it to take care of the lines around my mouth. It did not. It takes off a layer of skin that does not take care of deep lines. I don't see how it will remove acne scars. I am just being honest. If you do go askhow many times do you have to go back because one treatment is not going to do it. I going to call them back and ask them how many treatments it will take . My doctor charged me only 249.00 because I had my eyes done at the same time.

@west chester,.,..,.i also found that it did not remove the lines around my mouth.,,..,was told they would look finer!,.,.but nothing changed,.,..,i had the lower part of my face and neck. done .,.,waste of money,..,i paid $1,200canadian,..,,

I wonder if anything works when it comes to lazer, fraxil. Spent 2000.00 on fraxil. That was definetly a waste of money.

Acne scars can also be filled with fillers to even out the skin. RF C02 (Smartxide Dot) can take several treatments depending on the aggressiveness of the treatment. If you want amazing results....you have to get pretty aggressive and the healing time can be much longer. Make sure you talk with your doctor thoroughly about your expectations and the results he/she expects to give you. If your expectations and the results he/she can deliver don't match up...the doctor should tell you that the treatment is not for you. Look into an experienced injector who uses many different types of fillers (or fat transfer) to help even out your scars. The DOT can help the texture of the skin....but if scars are deep....you are going to need a very aggressive treatment or fillers or a combination of both,.