“Regretful - Limelight Laser, Laser Genesis and Chemical Peels for Mild Rosacea”

You poor thing! I know exactly how you're feeling :-( I do have some solutions that may help though! It sounds like you have melasma (google this), There're some topical treatments that will help. My favorite is a product by Skinceuticals called "PhotoCorrective Gel Plus." I use it every time after I wash my face!! In addition to topical treatments, AAT and NAET can cure you of your "sensitivity" to the light, laser or UV rays from the sun that continue to cause the discoloration. I used to get Severe discoloration, which was caused by a combo of being on the pill and being in the sun. NAET completely cured me of this problem. Totally amazing. My NAET practitioner actually moved to Australia! Her name is Stephanie Bowen if you can look her up! NAET and AAT can also cure you of Rosacea.. it's probably simply an allergy to spices.. so calm down on garlic for now!

Hi there, I've had a similar experience by the sounds of things to you, but with different treatments and was considering trying the limelight/Genisis to correct the damage thats been done so far. Two years ago i went for N-Lite peels and microderm to get rid of some spots and help skin texture. This got rid of spots but made my face very red. The practitioner said i had acne Rosacea. I changed therepists as i felt they were slightly responsible for not having looked at my skin properly before treatment. I visited the Skiin clinic and the therapist bizarrely said acne Rosacea didn't actually exist it was just inflamation caused by acne and suggested i have a medium strength chemical peel and another course of microderm which of course made my skin even angrier and at this stage i begane to notice a scarred appearence arround affected areas. (nose and cheeks) Then i changed clinics again and went for IPL treatment at the Laser clinic and noticed no difference. Like you i'm at my wits end. My skin looks awful, the pores are open and greasy and skin is red and scarred. I've also got this wierd brown partch on my forhead! There's no way i can go out without tons of makeup on now. I've got to do something and have tried everything else. Oh also tried Finecea cream which caused a bad reaction of spots and biopore Jan Marini (caused bad reaction) I'm sticking to really basic skin products now.

Hello - I am so sorry that you went throu this Aims! It sounds like whoever treated you didnt have you prep before you had your treatments. I am a licensed Aesthetician / Laser Certified. I use Cutera which also has the Limelight and Genesis on it. The problem that you face is with the Limelight. It doesn pull up pigmentation in some people, especially if you have hidden pigment under your skin, which your skin care provider should have observed. I ALWAYS have my patients use retin a & hydroquinone based product prior to treatment (at least 2 weeks)I am not sure what ethnic background you are, but Limelight is NOT for dark skin types. It actually can scar the skin. If you have Hyperpigmentation I would recommend you see a dermatologist or plastic surgeon who can start you on Obagi Nu-Derm or prescribe you Hydroquinone 4% and Refissa .05% (this is milder for dryer/sesitive skins) Tretinoin can also be used but it is for oilier or normal skin types. This should help with the brown spots you are having. You may even want to see if the place who did the treatment will pay for the prescriptions or product since they did the damage. I wish you the best of luck and hope you will get back looking great! It takes time to fix this type of damage, but it can be fixed.

I am also a Cutera Genesis horror story! :( I wish I'd never had any laser treatments! I had beautiful skin before having my life destroyed by this! I would not recommend laser to anyone! I went to a plastic surgeon asking about treatment for mild rosacea and was told I needed laser and to use Cosmedix skincare. Well after the 2nd laser treatment my skin went from perfectly clear to covered in acne on every part of my face! I was hysterical! The clinic sent me to a derm and he made me worse by giving me Doxycyclin which was too toxic for me and this made me very ill, resulting in a massive tumour growing in my abdomen! When Cutera found out about my situation they recommended a Dermal Clinician and she has spent over 12 months trying to correct my skin which only seems to get worse and worse after each laser session she does on me! I'm covered in scars and hyperpigmentation! I used to have beautiful porcelain skin! I've cured whatever rosacea I did have with diet and supplements but my skin is so destroyed I barely leave the house, my life is ruined and feels over... I'd rather be dead than keep living this life... I used to be social and active and on the go, I was positive and bubbly! Now I'm a recluse and it has destroyed my husband's and young daughter's life too! SHAME ON YOU CUTERA!!! YOU DESTROY LIVES!!! I would love to mount a Class Action against this company!!! I hate you Cutera!

Thanx Cha :) but nothing can fix my life now! it takes me about 3 hours to try and cover my face with makeup to leave the house and makeup just makes the scars look worse! but I have to cover my face due to the terrible hyperpigmentation I've been left with - my face looks like I've been attacked with a paintball gun filled with fake-tan solution! my skins texture is dreadful now! all dry, enlarged pores, scars, scars and more scars! I rarely leave the house, my family have very little social life as a result, my daughter is missing out on everything! at least if I were dead they could resume a social life! it has ruined my career and I can no longer work and my husband has to do everything he can to make ends meet as well as try to pay to have my face fixed, which just isnt working at all! all the treatments so far make the scars worse! I dont know what I did to deserve this! I hate Cutera with every cell in my body! They are using predominantly women as guinea pigs because this treatment seems very hit & miss - it works well for some people, and terrible on others... I live in Melbourne, Australia... I'm so angry at Cutera - all my life I've taken such care with my health, eat organic, health & fitness, stay out of the sun, dont drink or smoke - and all for what? just to have my life ruined by them! sorry I'm so angry - I know there are people worse off in this world - but the medication I mentioned that the derm gave me has also left me with serious health problems which leaves me at a very high risk of estrogen based cancers...

If anyone has any solutions that help to reduce scars - I know that nothing completely gets rid of them once you have them - but if anyone has any tips of products that can help reduce the appearance of rollings scars caused by Laser Genesis/the acne it triggeed in me, any tips would be helpful... The main reason my skin scarred so badly was because the idiot nurse who performed my procedures gave me a Cosmedix Enzyme treatment to use 7 days after the 2nd laser session - the next morning I woke up to a face full of acne when I had previously had perfectly clear porcelain skin (her words were that I had perfect Nicole Kidman skin, albeit with a little rosacea!). When my skin did breakout she told me to put either Retin-A or Steiv-A on each pimple - but all that did was leave my face a further mess!!! agh! with all the dry shreds of skin hanging on my face from the Retin-A she told me to gently buff them off in the shower once my skin was all very wet - like exfoliating but without product, just my finger-tips BUT this just made things worse! I would get out of the shower looking like minced meat! to top it off I was completely catatonic and was unable to eat or think straight - I looked like a monster from a horror movie! so being unable to eat my body just wasn't getting the nutrients necessary to heal properly! prior to this I had skin that DID NOT scar - all I had were 3 chickenpox scars from when I was a little kid... for the scars I have tried: rosehip oil, vitamin E oil, organic coconut oil, seabuckthorn oil, castor oil, MSM (internally & externally), a Matrixyl 3000/Hyaluronic acid serum, Cosmedix Refine/Define... Nothing works! :(

I'm glad I found this site. Thank you for your honest comments. I was considering the Limelight treatment to remove sun damage spots. The laser technician at a reputable salon assured me that this procedure was completely safe, especially for my skin type as I'm very fair. I knew I had to research this treatment carefully. The technician performed a patch test and my skin has responded well. However; after reading your stories I don't know if laser treatments are worth it. Thoughts?

Oh, one more thing Abib - I have very, or rather had, very fine pale skin - now my skin is completely covered in gross hyperpigmentation and my pores are now large and noticeable, my skin texture has been left a mess - it's all uneven and rough - before I had smooth, porcelain skin... put simply, in the wrong hands, laser butchers your face... :(

If anyone tells you that lasers are completely safe, they are totally wrong,lying, or missinformed. Just like any other medicine, surgery, etc, lasers are like a science. There are many risks, which your provider should have gone over with you; burns, infection, scarring, hyperpigmentation, etc. And it really is not the lasers fault, it was most likely the provider who was assessing you. You have to be careful of who you go to, what track record they have, and lots of before an after pics that belong to them...not the manufacturer of the company. Just like the saying" Guns don't kill people, people kill people." Its all the same. I feel horrible that all of the readers here have had horrible experiances with this laser. Like I said, I have been using Cutera lasers for over 4 years and have never had a problem with it. BUT I have been properly trained and I do my homework...study materials, keep updated on techniques for all skin color, and I do not experiment on patients. You always have to ask how many treatments have you done? Have you had any bad outcomes, etc? As for Obagi, yes, you will peel, be sensitive/sore, skin will sting, be red for about 2-3 weeks. IT is quite tramatic and it doesnt look at all good. I have gone through the Obagi system myself to help control my melasma after my 3rd child. It hurt, looked horrible, but I worked and after my 3rd week my skin looked btter than ever...pores looked smaller, skin was clear and I was so happy. Yes, just like any product, some people may not have the same results as I, but the majority of patients that I have put on Obagi Nu Derm have had outstanding results and are very happy. For people who are pregnant or lactating, or people who are sensitive to Hydroquinone, you may try something with kojic acid. Again, I know that your face is very important to you, when I had melasma and acne during my pregnancy I felt horrible, especially as an aesthetician, who is supposed to have "perfect skin". Change doesnt happen over night and it takes time...sometimes weeks, months and even years but you can get there with the help of a provider that is up to date with current and results oriented treatments. I do not like antibiotics for acne. I am more natural treatment when it comes to that...doing gentle colon cleanses, taking clarity supplements, like from Vitamedica (Clear Skin) that has a variety of natural anti-inflammatory vitmains, hyaluronic acid, vitamin a, etc in them that you take orally. I wish you all the best. For the person who said their life is ruined bc of their skin damage. I know that it is very tramatic and that its sad for you, but you have to know that in this world there is so many people that are in worse shape, being raped, tortured, dying in poverty, etc that cannot enjoy life...I am not trying to downplay your sorrow, but if you have a family, friends that love you don't deny them letting them love and enjoy you while you all are here on this earth. Use your life and be happy for what you do have. Each day is a blessing that is given to you - use it wisely. I pray that you will be able to have beautiful clear skin again and love your self for the person you are inside as well! :0)

PS Limelight is not FDA approved or stated to help with the treatment of wrinkles...it is for brown spots, redness, and in some cases, pore size improves. Titan is usually what people use for skin tightening, which is also made by Cutera.

I totally wasnt trying to down play anyones feelings, so I apologize if it sounded that way... As for Osmosis it is a nice line. I used Ben Johnsons line before (Cosmedix) & currently use Results RX - he invented this technology of chirally corrected skin care. It works, but it is slow, but sometimes you have to be slow with damaged skin. Like with any product, you are right...not everything works for everyone, but Obagi definaltey worked for me with my melasma after my children. fortunatley my hormones were not over producing melanin so my results stayed...so far. i wish everyone here the best of luck and wish no harm or foul feelings, so I will leave it at that. i think my presence isnt wanted here, so the best to all of you and you skin health! smiles.

Yes RevealGirl my life has been ruined! Your face is the first thing people see! Having gone from having a nice face to having one that is ruined, it is a major trauma. You are a moron! I know people have cancer etc... the people who did my laser (a plastic surgeon, not a beautician) sent me to a dermatologist who gave me a medication that was way too toxic for me - the medication gave me major health complications and also gave me a GIGANTIC tumour the size of a melon that grew in my abdomen - this all happened because the medication compromised my liver and messed up everything internally for me... Having a gigantic tumour that causes all sorts of other health complications means I can no longer work so we have also been thrust into poverty. The additional health problems mean I now also run a very hig risk of various cancers... get a life...