Lux 1540: Stories

And I can't wait for everybody to read the moronic statement you have made to make yourself look like a complete fool. #BeJealous

Put your money where your deformed mouth is. Go ahead and upload a REAL photo of yourself. Let's see what you're workin' with.

I am still beautiful despite what palomar did to me and will gladly post a picture of me you wanna be you know what meeewo

I don't understand any of your sentences. Anyway, I hope you find a way to repair what this Dr. Did to you're face. I had a horrible experience with a Rynoplasty gone wrong, but I was lucky to find a Dr. Who was able to completely repair it- I truly hope the same for you. Nobody deserves to be damaged by aesthetic treatments. I'm sure you will be fine.

All the Best,
-J.J.

Thanks and would appreciate you emailing me privately if you have any advice on my condition

Please learn how to spell miss kitty girl

Read this post big foot....you are a genius

"you might wanna"please put that deadly laser to my skin miss pa

I can send you some research articles that will help you avoid pitfalls in how to deal with your damage. Things I wish I had been told the truth about when I was trying to recover. When you read research, make sure its not done by a paid consultant to the laser company. Retin A is toxic. You essentially put a chemical burn on top of a physical burn when you use it. So are Skin Medica products (known to be toxic; check out the data sheets by the EPA on each individual ingredient). This line, for some reason, is frequently pushed on many people post laser, probably bc the inventor is a laser "guru". Waiting a year is just to stall and ruin your legal options to keep the doc out of trouble. Some things get better over time. Many others can get worse over time. Doctors don't know how to help you and many discriminate against laser survivors when you go for help. They dont want to mess with damaged goods. Too much liability. Most of what you will read and hear will be very confusing. Learn to trust your intuition. If its not logical, despite what a doctor says, trust yourself. These lasers are experimental. They didn't do long term followups and thus don't know what to do to fix all this, except wait and see. Learn to meditate. Read up on radiation damage and cellular apoptosis and take care of yourself. Avoid anything that causes inflammation. Have hope. You may be one of the lucky ones who at the end of all this, just has no results to show for it? Many of us have long term, permanent, even progressive damage. The whole "generating collagen" bit is scientifically impossible and marketing b.s so the companies make profit. The burn actually causes cellular swelling which later fades to reveal the damage. The collagen is denatured and may or may not recover from injury. Even if it does, it will be via scar tissue. You were told no downtime, as many of us were, so they could make money. If they told the truth, most people with any sense wouldn't do this. Who has 2-3 years to sit around like a hermit and wait for all this to improve with the added risk that it may never improve? That much transparency would kill business. You were misled. You couldn't possibly have made a wiser choice, since they didn't give you full, truthful information. You deserved better.

Why do you have a problem with filing a complaint?  Even if the operator is at fault, the F.D.A. and manufacturer should have this information.  Products and drugs are recalled daily based on this type of reporting.  In addition, if the manufacturer is aware of these side efffects (even if the percentages are low), then it is the obligation of the manufacturer to make this information available.  Of course, I'm sure it is much easier to blame the operator. 

 

 

First of all, this thread is labeled "Fraxel". Fraxel has NOTHING to do with Palomar's Lux 1540- they're two different companies. However, ppl are coming to this social platform and running their mouths in regards to things they don't understand. Further more, if your Dr. Prescribed you a drug and a certain dose to take daily, and you exceed that does, have a negative outcome- how is it the drug's or the manufactures fault? It's not- it's either the patients for not doing their homework, or the clinician's for not being more thorough.

First of all, this thread is labeled "Fraxel". Fraxel has NOTHING to do with Palomar's Lux 1540- they're two different companies. However, ppl are coming to this social platform and running their mouths in regards to things they don't understand. Further more, if your Dr. Prescribed you a drug and a certain dose to take daily, and you exceed that does, have a negative outcome- how is it the drug's or the manufactures fault? It's not- it's either the patients for not doing their homework, or the clinician's for not being more thorough.

Fractional photothermolysis is the science whether it is Fraxel or Palomar.  I do agree with your point that people are "running their mouths in regards to things they don't understand".   How could someone understand that a medically approved device can actually cause harm and damage especially when they were never informed of the possible side effects and adverse reactions?  They were promised great results with little downtime.  According to DrugWatch, 71% of all Class III (highest level) medical devices cleared through the FDA's 501(k) process are recalled.   All operator error?  Let's look at your drug analogy....the arthritis drug Vioxx was recalled in 2004 (after 5 years on the market) due to increased risk of heart attacks and stroke not because the patient's or prescibing doctor's negligence.  Interesting to note, both the FDA and manufacturing company were both criticized (to the tune of $5 billion dollars) for ignoring the evidence of the dangers of Vioxx before the recall.  It is estimated that 140,000 people were affected in this drug recall alone.  Sorry, I can't buy the "patients not doing their homework" theory your present.

 

 

 

 

You just contradicted yourself in a major way. You "how could the patients understand this medical treatment" and then you finish by saying you don't "buy my theory of and by the same dispute"? Further more, I am in compliance with the FDA and their ignorance, however I myself undergo these skin tightening and resurfacing procedures multiple times a year, and always have a positive outcome, and so do all of my patients, why? Because we are well equip with the proper knowledge of how to operate this device. Plain and simple. It's all about the operator, I didn't get some magical machine, we just do it correctly at my clinic.

Fair enough.  However, I maintain that "patients not doing their homework or the clinicians not being more thorough" is not the only problem.  It does not explain how 71% percent (3 out of 4) medical devices are recalled even after receiving FDA's 501(k) clearance.  If you want patients to do their homework, why do you have a problem with filing complaints?  Without knowledge from patients, doctors, providers, manufacturers and the like, how do we gain this knowledge?  I shutter to think that Vioxx would still be on the market if no one ever came forward with their complaints and complications.  I have no problem with you "running your mouth" about your good experience.  In return, I ask that you should not have a problem with the same.  

Please don't misinterpret my wish that these complaints just merely filed properly- in regards to filing a complaint against the practitioner, not against the manufacture- the manufacture clearly states in all promotional paraphernalia the pros and cons (side effects) from these treatments.

You are wrong since the wave length regardless of what type of machine or handpiece you use is 1540 which goes much deeper than what you quacks describe

And that theory is based in what? Your 9 year college degree in scientific engineering? Oh, it's not? Then sit down. #Fail

Hi j j could you please tell me exactly what training you have had in dealing with such a deadly device? I have a masters in biology and still fell prey to such ugly quacks such as yourself. I have consulted as many as 4 p.s and at least 3 top derms and all have told me that the Palomar machine is trash and they sold the one's they owned on eBay. Your days are nu