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I Had a Photo-facial and my Pigmentation is Not Turning Dark Why?
I am not seeing any difference. I have had a photo-facial before and everything turned dark and within 2 weeks my skin looked beautiful. I am on Re-tin A, will this make a difference for the treatment not working? She used a numbing cream so I never felt like my skin was sunburned either.
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irinafashion
in Fort Myers, FL
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Photofacial
It may be that the setting that was used on you was too low or that the pigment that is being treated may be too deep. I would encourage you to see your physician for an evaluation.
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Photofacial
Your pigment may be very deep, or the setting was very low, and not effective. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
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Fotofacial works if you are using Retin-A
It sounds like the settings just weren't high enough for you. That happens sometimes. It is best to go right back in the next week or so after this happens, so you can show your doctor that nothing happened.
If I do the treatment to one of my patients, and nothing happens, I repeat the treatment for no additional charge.
It's great that you are using Retin-A, that is the best topical anti-aging treatment. That's not why the...
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Some Fotofacial operators turn the energy down so much that nothing happens.
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