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Laser Dermabrasion - NYC

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Updated 11 Feb 2011
Posted 3 Apr 2009
Worth It
Spent: $3,000 in Manhattan, NY

About 15 years ago, I had my entire face lasered to remove sun damage and brown spots. I did it at my dermatologist's (moneymaking) suggestion, since I had just gone in for some spot removal.

It left my face looking like a skinned knee for about two terrible weeks - oozing, red and scabbed (although if you use the suggested ointment, it doesn't actually scab, and therefore, doesn't scar.) It was a godawful disaster, though, and I thought I was out of my mind to have done it.

Very gradually, it healed to a bright pink (like a knee would) and then to a paler pink, and finally, to skin again. And here's the amazing thing. I had a child's skin. Pink cheeks, no blemishes, no wrinkles. And that skin has lasted for 15 years!!!__so today, I still look 15 years younger than I am (I'm 70). Of all the procedures I've had (facelifts, etc), this one is by far the most lasting and effective. To get the full benefit, I suspect you should do it before you're too old. Like my age!

Updated on 11 Feb 2011:
The only procedure I was satisfied with was the aforementioned. One other was a disaster.

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My Doctor:

My rating:
He does a decent job, but he's a showboat and a salesman. Big on PR, not so big on patients. Want to be treated like meat? Here's your chance.
Vote: 13 members found this review helpful

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phil-in-va (17 posts) 20 Jan 2011
Sounds like a laser treatment, not dermabrasion. Can you find out exactly what it was, and what laser he used?
diana villiers (3 posts) 20 Jan 2011
It was the very first laser to come out.

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