“Laser 360-pixel/aft/pulsed light”
Laser resurfacing: Worth it
Pain: Mild
I've just had my first in a series of three Laser 360 treatments. It's three procedures done back to back-they start with the AFT pulsed light for skin tone, then pulsed light for tightening and finally, the Pixel for resurfacing. I wanted general improvement in tone, texture, and wrinkle reduction.
Pros-you get all three knocked out at once, combination of lasers gives better results.
Cons-Don't let them kid you..you will be out of sight for several days. The most painful part of the procedure is the Pixel, but it's tolerable. Definitely opt for the numbing cream! Pain from Pixel is like a bad sunburn and peaks out fairly quick. My pain was over in about one hour after procdure. Use vinegar/water solution..it really helps.
Swelling is significant and lasted for about two days. I used gel packs frequently to help with the swelling. Peeling started on day three and continued fully until day five. Days six and seven just some light dryness/flakiness but easily covered with moisturizer.
I'm seeing definite improvement in skin texture/tightening and have had compliments already. I will be going back for sessions two and three in Jan/Feb.
Dec 9, 2008Comments and replies (2)
12 posts
20 Sep 2009
Interesting treatment and protocol. And the cost seems very reasonable. Good information on the procedure and recovery time. However; I will say that when people report on the results and it's only been a few weeks, that info is not very reliable. And lots of people do that. They will say things like "I got my first fractional treatment 3 weeks ago and my skin looks amazing". From my experience, after the main puffy, swelling goes down on your face, there is residual swelling in your skin that tightens your pores and fills in your lines and it is not a permanent thing. I think the best time to judge whether or not a fractional laser rejuvenation treatment or combo treatment has produced good results is several months out.
3 posts
3 Nov 2009
It seems like everyone have their Dot done by a doctor. Did anyone know any doctor in California ,close by to Palo Alto, who work with the DOT laser? Thanks, Cindy 2009.