“Wanted to tighten skin, but was this worth the pain and downtime?”

Pixel laser: Undecided

Cost: $400
Pain: Severe
Pixel laser satisfaction: Poor1 Star Rating: Poor
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Why: I have had other treatments there and was very happy - I am just not sure about this.
Seeking help:

Is swelling, redness, tightness and extreme peeling normal after 72 hours?
Review of Pixel laser:

After 72 hours I am still in a lot of discomfort. Major peeling and tightness over my entier face. My eyelids are so swollen they are sitting on my lashes and I have large lumps under my eyes. I have washed and/or rubbed the dead skin off and applied tons of aquaphor, aloe vera, cortisone cream and some kind of "skin balm" they sold me at the Spa.

I wanted to improve the tightness of my skin; it was really sagging. Now I am afraid I have scared my skin. I should have done more research before this but the provider did not even hint at this kind of down time. "Red and tight" was what I was told. Talk about understatements!

Oct 11, 2009Comments and replies (1)

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Tracyk9935
67 posts
16 Oct 2009

yes thats very normal and typical.

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