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Well I've already posted my laser horror story on Realself. I'm coming up to almost 3 years since my face was destroyed. The laser was for suspected rosacea. Anyway it ended up that I didnt have rosacea at all but an extreme reaction to all of the chlorine dumped in the drinking water. But my skin texture prior to having laser was luminous and baby smooth -- after laser: dry, damaged, rough texture, covered in scars and indentations and the famous orange peel skin enlargend opened pore look! Not happy! I can tell you that I would be absolutely screwed if it were not for Osmosis skincare which has done amazing things for my skin. The minute I run out of Stemfactor and Catalyst I'm in all sorts of trouble, my skin starts acting up big-time! The Anti-aging Power by Osmosis helps to tighten up my pores too. I highly recommend this skincare range, my only regret is that I didn't find it before having laser! I can only imagine how amazing this line would have left my previously beautiful and flawless skin! My forehead skin texture is similar to yours in the pic - but the Osmosis products have definitely made a huge improvement. I've also had Botox injections in my forehead only but this has also helped to tighten up the skin which has reduced the appearance of my pores and reduced the orange peel look! Now if only I could have Botox all over my face to reduce the orange peel look, but if I did that I may smile funny and have some weird expressions on my face! lol

Can dermal fillers, like Juvederm, help?
Please send a link or some info on Osmosis, including general cost info.
Thanks, and lets all hope for some new treatment to reverse this kind of damage.

Hi Alias, I am sure that fillers like Juvederm would help - I know that my foreheads appearance is a lot better from the Botox in it - I would say to anyone with the orange peel skin on forehead to have Botox there and speak with your injection doctor about other areas of the face that may be suitable for injections as they may offer some improvement. I really just posted in this section to let people know there are some things you can do to improve the adverse appearance caused by laser - in the meantime I hope someone comes up with a true solution because this orange peel effect caused by laser is truly devastating and it definitely creates a haggard and aged look.

With Osmosis just go to the website, lots of info there and google reviews - I found some of the most helpful reviews on www.essentialdayspa.com and I have recently joined it myself.

I think that from the Osmosis range the most effective products are Replenish, Stemfactor, Catalyst and the Anti-aging Powder -- the anti-aging powder contains Beta Glucan and it's this that I feel causes some of the best improvement to the orange peel look.

But the secret with Osmosis is to start off slowly. Dr Ben Johnson even states that any initial dryness or 'uglies' are the result of the dermis moving too quickly for the epidermis and this is a sign to slow down - cut back using a product to every second or third night until the skin adjusts. I would absolutely agree with that statement.

I cant live without Stemfactor, but when I first tried it about 7 months ago the first 2 weeks were yuck! lol my skin was very dry and tight and the pores were emphasised! eeeeek! lol but I read reviews and I knew I just had to tough it out until my skin adjusted and then I had the WOW-factor! At times when my skin seemed immuned to it I thought it wasnt doing much but then I ran out and my skin went downhill and the minute I got more things sorted themselves out. I would highly recommend using Stemfactor with Catalyst - together they are a dynamic duo! But I dont use as much Catalyst as is recommended as it leaves me (and everyone else looking orange! lol) - I just do a squirt of Stemfactor and then 2 drops of Catalyst for day then follow with Quench and Shelter than some makeup. For night I do a squirt or 2 of Stemfactor then about 4-6 drops of Catalyst - you can mix them together or layer them, either way it works. But as I said the minute I run out of them the texture of my skin starts to deteriorate, pores look ugly, etc.

I think if anyone can solve the problem for the damage and destruction caused by lasers it's Dr Ben Johnson - he developed Cosmedix, sold that because he came up with something better: Osmosis :)

Hope this helps... x

That is the most common adverse effect from everything that I have read - aging 10 years in appearance almost overnight -- that is EXACTLY what happened to me also! It's nightmare! Someone quickly needs to find a cure for this problem! In the meantime we need to warn as many people as possible to to avoid all lasers! Then maybe if less people are having laser treatments the manufacturers and doctors will finally listen and find a cure for the problems that laser creates like the scarring, indentations, orange peel skin, aging 10 years overnight!

that's how mine looks around the forehead and temples. I had botox in the forhead and I think it actually improved it.

Hi, I am now 2.5 years into one Palomar 1540 restore treatment and am but so depressed with the condition of my skin that I will not even leave my home. I searched all of the real self posts and found a couple of fraxel reviews that claim that vitamin C might help. I have tried peels, IPL's (only to be burned) and every other expensive skin cream only to find that this does not work. I finally purchased from skinceuticals a 15 percent vitamin c treatment which has dramatically improved the horrific texture of my skin. I will tell you it does dry my skin out but to counter act this I use a very heavy facial cream day and night. Also, do not do any more peels or lasers since this will only make or skin worse. Time and patience is your only answer and I thank you for getting the message out there about laser damage since most people are afraid too

@Fillerfreeplease: I think TIME is your best friend. Also, if you read some of Dr. Perricones work (the world renowed derm), consider adding some of his superfoods to your diet. I started eating, and still do, eat a LOT of blueberries. In fact, I can eat 1-3 pounds a week. Look also into green tea, Salmon, dark chocolate, etc. I do think they help. Supplements make a lot of sense too. Vitamins A, E, C all make sense, both orally and topically.

I also only use cetaphil to wash and cetaphil to moisturize. My skin looks better and better every day. I've been blessed to learn from this mistake in my early 30s where my skin can still recover from this kind of stuff rather quickly. I realize others who are a little older may take quite a bit longer to heal.

Regardless, create an envirnment in your body that is conducive to healing. If you smoke, consider quitting. Start watching what you eat. Those along will help immensely.

I do hope this info helps. I think you'll make a recovery, it just will take a LONG time and LOTS of effort on your part

Fillerfree,

I ALSO was burned by IPL, and they left a small scar above my lip, a little pitted one, in an effort to even out a white spot scar left by dermabeasion years ago! I cant win either.

Hi JBM3, I also esperienced the orange peel texture in areas of my skin from my Fraxel laser treatment. It looked like I had enlarged, pitted pores, especially when light shown on my face at different angles. I actually opted to have another, LIGHTER Fraxel treatment to resolve this issue & it did. The passage of time probably would have resolved this but I chose not to wait. Hopefully, you have/will see improvements in time.