Pixel Laser: Stories

How is everybody's skin doing now? I had fraxel dual restore and not pixel but I have similar orange peel texture on treated areas...glad I did not have my whole face...I am 8 weeks post op and hope the dots will fade...my dr said they will but I am doubtful..my skin is so sensitive can't use retin a or vit c...do you have recommendations for products to use? Ths for your help I feel so devastated with such a bad outcome....

I had mine done on this past Thursday Jan 24, 2013. My face had almost completely shed, but there are still brown skin here and there that has not shed yet. This is my 3rd complete day (24 hrs clock time I went by) and I washed my face. I noticed that I got bumps around my lower eye area and to the lateral side of my eyes. It looks like acne bumps. I didn't have any there before pixel. I am also worry. I don't see an improvement and it is my first pixel and also 1st time trying any form of skin laser. I don't see an improve. I am seeing more wrinkles. I am depress!!!!!!!!!!! My 2nd one is in March. They told me it is approx 6 weeks apart. Please update your condition and I continue to update mine . I paid for 4 pixel treatments and this includes eyelids, but they didn't do my eyelids. I won't have let them anyway cuz it hurt so badly. Does anyone know what they meant by eyelids pixel??? Maybe it is for around the lower eyelids and to the lateral sides of the eyes??? But if that is the case, why they called it eyelid pixel and added that to the package price???

Also, take a look at one of the before/after pics of some pixel done on a deep scar (on Real Self). Look closely and you may see that it appears that there is an orange peel texture, where the scar and surrounding skin has been treated with Pixel. For me, it looks like the scar has been spread out and replaced with an big orange peel.

Update: I am figuring out (on my own with no help from the office the did the work) some things that have made some improvement, so far. 1) I used a hydra mask that was designed for use right after ablative procedures. My skin is extremely sensitive now, so I figured that this wouldn't sting, and it didn't. I believe that it has softened some of the thin dead skin on the surface, and did improve the appearance. 2) I bought some Cereva face wash (at the drugstore) for dry to normal skin. Before the Pixel my skin was normally combination/oily, but it's extremely sensitive now. I am very acne prone and I was using Rodan & Fields Unblemish before, which had really made my skin look so much better (so much that I started to sell it). I had to stop using the Unblemish wash and the sunscreen, because it was too much for my extremely sensitive skin now. 3. I restarted the R&F spot fading toner (as I did before) and the still use the R&F treatment, which has benzoyl peroxide (very low dose). Caution, I've not found any other benzoyl peroxide lotion that I can use. This one has a moisturizing gel and it's very low dose, so it does not dry out my skin. 4. I had already switched to the R&F sensitive skin sunblock SPF30. There are other brands that would work, but be careful. I've seen some sunscreens for sensitive skin that have chemical sunscreens. Use one a top quality one for sensitive skin that has zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, i.e. a sun block. 4. I bought some Cereva lotion and use this on my neck and the sensitive skin sunscreen (my neck was Pixeled too, but at a lower setting). 5. I started taking antibiotics to help reduce the breakouts. I didn't need antibiotics before, as the R&F had eliminated my acne. My skin is still different, but this has helped considerably. Hopefully I will be able to keep my acne under control. I'll post again for that result. The Pixel also cause acne and cysts on my neck; I've never had acne on my neck before.

The Pixel was Er:YAG 2940. I didn't think that this one penetrated so deeply.

I am so sorry you have these issues:(   

Are you up for getting a second opinion and looking into what you could possibly do for correction?