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Intense - Johnson City, TN

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Today is the second day and I haven't taken a...

Teresad56January 13, 2012
WORTH IT$2,000

Today is the second day and I haven't taken a picture yet, but will update as the days go by. I had my entire face done including my eyes. The procedure itself was very painful even though I had the numbing cream and numerous injections. My face is very swollen. I have taken a week and a half off from work and I hope it's enough time!

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If I hadn't seen the pictures on RealSelf of...

Teresad56January 13, 2012
If I hadn't seen the pictures on RealSelf of others who had had this procedure done I would have been really, really scared the first time I saw my face. I neglected to attach a before picture, which really doesn't show the issues that I was concerned about, but at least you can see I looked pretty normal before...lol...

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james
January 13, 2012
Kudos on the pictures. Worth a thousand words. Keep documenting!
Megan P
January 13, 2012

Totally agree with James - thanks so much for posting the pictures.

SoozinCanada posted her review just a few days ago, and thankfully by day 5 she reported feeling better. Hoping the same will be your experience. Please keep us posted on how you are doing!

Teresad56
January 14, 2012
Thanks, Megan, I will continue to post pictures of my 'recovery'. I hope others can learn from my experience.
Megan P
January 14, 2012

Thanks for posting the before picture, it does help to be able to compare. You are such a pretty lady! Hoping you will heal fast & feel much better soon!!

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Day 3 - the swelling is much worse than I thought...

Teresad56January 14, 2012
Day 3 - the swelling is much worse than I thought it would be. I iced my face three times yesterday and once so far today. It feels very fat and tight.

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MaGuzzy
January 16, 2012
Hi! I am scheduled to have the Fraxel Re:Pair done this coming Thursday. I have spent a lot of time researching it and found this site really helpful to get real people's experience. Seeing your pictures will definitely help me cope with the after look! Did you have sun damage that you were getting rid of? That is one of my concerns so as not to spend years ahead at getting spots removed as they come up. I am hoping to get a more youthful appearance going. I look forward to seeing more of your posts! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Teresad56
January 16, 2012
I don't feel that my doctor prepared me for what to expect after. It's Monday, 1/16/12 and I had the procedure on Thursday, 1/12/12 and I still have a lot of swelling. I have had many bad sunburns over the years - never have tanned well - but this is 10 times worse. I have an appointment to see my doctor today and hopefully something can be done to alleviate that. I did have some sun damage - brown spots - but I had had some laser treatments over the last year that had gotten rid of a lot of that. One of my main concerns was that I was getting 'jowls' and I just wanted the texture of my face to be better. I had a lot of acne problems, but not really any scars. I will post again this afternoon after my appointment.
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