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Scitron Profractional Laser - Denver, CO

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Profractional laser

Beach girl caliSeptember 2, 2014
$650
It's been almost a month and see little improvement . My fine lines are improve alittle, texture and pore size the same. I guess you don't see the full benefits until several months. Was it worth it? No not at all, VERY painful, expensive! I am going to get a CO 2 .

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The lady did not numb me for the needed time, did not answer any questions and was rude. I was in terrible pain being that my face was not numbed at all. I would not recommend this spa to anyone! I am not sure if I will be happy with the results yet I will keep you all posted.

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happyclinic
September 26, 2014
First off, I want to apologize for your experience. We absolutely understand that a profractional procedure is an intense experience and we take the comfort of our patients seriously. Our standard protochol includes: 1. Asking the patient to provide for themselves a ride after the procedure, so that we can give the patient a Vicodin and a Xanax 30 minutes prior to the procedure to make them more comfortable. 2. When patients arrive for their procedure, a liberal amount of numbing cream is applied and patients are then put into a massage chair to get a massage for 30 minutes. 3. The procedure is performed with cooling air blowing to give the patient even more comfort. 4. Patients are advised that after the procedure, Tylenol can be taken for discomfort. Most patients experience a sunburnt feel for about 1-2 hours after the procedure, then that sensation turns into a soreness/sensitivity to touch, but no longer painful. 5. Patients are sent home with an aftercare kit of aquafore, and gauze. It is normal for patients to bleed a little for the rest of the day and they can wash the dried blood off the next morning. Typical downtime for this procedure is actually only 3-5 days, even though right after the procedure, the face looks horrific. Profractional burns tiny holes into your skin, but only burns 20% of your skin, leaving the other 80% normal skin to grow into the holes very quickly. Besides aquafore, we recommend using a skin growth factor product like Skin Medica TNS Recovery Complex or Obagi Regenica for improved healing and even better results. Collagen stimulation and remodeling takes up to 3-4 months to fully realize results. Profractional improves skin tone, texture, and scarring. -Phil Nguyen, MD
Beach girl cali
September 28, 2014
I did not have this treatment you say is given to your patients. I was numbed for 15 minutes, no Vicodin or Zanac offered to me nor massage chair for 30 minutes....did not happen! You as the DR need to do the procedures not the babe you have doing them she was rude and short with me. She did put aqua fore after the procedure but did not offer me gauze or any aftercare at all. And took me to checkout and left, no instructions on what to expect. I felt like she wanted to go home and wanted to get me in and out as fast as she could since it was 4 o'clock . A service at that expense the clinic should offer you impectible service not rush you in and out so she could go home.
donnaloulou
February 7, 2015
It is ..or was for me...quite painful but my dr. Is a fantastic P. Surgeon and did it quickly...Very ugly, scary afterwards...bleeding , swelling, et al but at least I had pain meds and only took them for 2 days. After about 2 weeks I looked good with make-up...all finelines gone as well as hyperpigmentation..smooth skin like a baby. I will try to post pic at 2 1/2 weeks....PS I am 67...not bad, eh?! It was awful recovery but well worth it!!
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My first profractional laser treatment , it hurt...

Beach girl caliAugust 5, 2014
My first profractional laser treatment , it hurt horribly!! I was only numbed for 15 minutes! I know found out at least 1/2 hour at least for numbing. I am furious at the place I had the procedure done at. It hurt like h*ll and I think I would rather have my face burned off! I was a bloody mess, bleeding all the way home.it was a real shock to me how I looked. Day 2 much improved blood dried and this AM I could gentle was and applied aquaphor heavily, swollen around eyes, scabby dried pattern all over face. day 3 couldn't go to work because I would scare someone, my face is red, lines from the laser and blotchy all over and can't cover with makeup.

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Eva G
August 6, 2014
Welcome and thank you for sharing your experience with us. I hope you start to feel better soon - keep us posted. 
Nathanerick
August 7, 2014
Hey, I'm interested to know how this turns out ? I have an appointment August 20th and am extremely curious to know how long it took you to be " socially healed". Do you have more pictures?
IceAge
August 8, 2014
I had Profractional spot treatments. Usually did them on a Friday morning and I was back to work with heavy duty foundation the following Tuesday. I did two treatments and I can't say I saw much improvement from them. Going for co2 laser next.
Beach girl cali
August 11, 2014
It's been one week and no peeling, my skin texture is slightly better, my fine lines I do not see any improvement. This procedure hurt so bad I don't think I can do another treatment which most doctors say 2-3 more treatments to get good results, that is a lot of money so I think I am going to do the CO2 next which has more downtown but it does go deeper and only one treatment for desired results. I had the Madona eye lift which is the CO2 on the eye area only and I loved it. It was not painful at all and I had it done on Sat and back to work on Wednesday. I think I will only do the CO2 laser from now on.
DermWarrior
August 7, 2014
Offa! :(
sciton burn
August 8, 2014
I had the Sciton full field resurfacing back in Jan 2013. My face was similar to yours after the surgery. Then after the skin flaked off I was left with extremely red skin. Nurse NP who performed the procedure w/o Dr. present, said "extreme hyperpigmentation and it will only get better with time sent me home with retin A and skin bleach. Long story short after a year of tracks and red skin I went to another Dr. who said that I would never have pigmentation on the tracks because I had been burned past the point of recovery. I read up on Sciton before I had the procedure and nothing but good reviews that is because they are selling their system to patients. Wish I had found this site before I made a life changing decision. I have since wrote the FDA and have yet to hear from them. If I do I will post their response. Do not let a Nurse P. do this procedure only a qualified Physican. I have read the laws about evasive surgery and NP's are only allowed without the presence of a Dr. Never had one during consultation or procedure.
sciton burn
August 8, 2014
NP's are suppose to have Doctor present during this procedure. Sorry I put without on the last sentence.
IceAge
August 12, 2014
Agreed. A nurse should never be doing a fully ablative procedure. You should write a proper review and name the clinic so you can save others from falling victim. Sorry that you have to go through this.
sciton burn
November 12, 2014
I had this procedure at Kentucky Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery Center in Lexington Kentucky with APRN. Would not recommend or wish another human to go through this.
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