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I had my first appt last Thursday. It hurt REALLY...
monetAugust 13, 2008
WORTH IT$1,800
I had my first appt last Thursday. It hurt REALLY bad. I was really swollen for 2 days. I couldn't leave the house for 4 days because my skin turned brown and it looked like I ran into a screen door. I had to return to work on Tuesday and was highly embarassed. Luckily my coworkers were too polite to ask what happened. My freckles have faded dramatically and so have the wrinkles at the corners of my eyes. My smile lines have been radically reduced and my skin looks "brighter". My neck however is still brownish with the pixel spots still standing out. I decided to do this because when you add up the cost of all of those expensive potions and lotions, why not do this? Two more appts to go.....
Replies (25)
September 11, 2008
I had my first treatment done 3 days ago. It only hurt a little bit and the burning sensation disappeared after 2 hours. My lines are not reduced. I wonder if this will improve in a couple of weeks, or if I require at least 2 more treatments?
September 12, 2008
While I'm no expert on this procedure, I'm wondering what setting was used on you. Maybe it wasn't high enough? Maybe you should call the place where you had it done and tell them your concern. If your not happy with their response find another place if you still want to have any more treatments done.
The place that I go to told me up front that I would be swollen, it would hurt and I would definitely want to stay in for a few days.
I just had my second treatment done last night and my face was swollen and red and on fire all of last night and into this morning. It's obvious I will be in the house for the next few days like last time. Now I have 50 million brown dots on my face. It hurt worse because a higher setting was used. After the first procedure when my face healed I was so happy. My skin looked so much smoother and fresher, the lines by my eyes and on my forehead nearly disappeared. I did break out in certain areas alot more though but I think it may have to do with all of the lotion I was using to stay hydrated.
September 14, 2008
They used a setting of 1200 pixel which is a medium setting. They told me that it would take a couple of weeks for the the collagen to develop. I really hope I will see results.This is day 5 and I do not see a difference in my skin.
September 14, 2008
I hope that you will see results also. I have read that the results you get depends on your skin type also. Just curious, but did you have any pulse stacking done?
September 17, 2008
It is day 6 and so far I'm liking the results. My neck still shows the pixel dots but the neck takes longer to heal. My face is still a little red and there are minor rough patches at the jaw line but these will probably wash off soon. I was really scared after this second treatment because the swelling/pain was so much more intense since a higher setting was used (1000). A friend of mine says that my eyes and forehead look like a child's because it is so smooth. I don't know about all that because I'm very critical about myself but I do know that my skin looks so much better. I'm debating on whether I should get the third treatment done but I probably will as I am a type A person. I'm glad I did this because it is a boost in self confidence for someone who is becoming middle aged....
January 6, 2009
Hi Monet and all the other who could advice on this, how were you treated around the eye area? Do they use the pixel laser to go under the eyebrow obviously avoiding the eye itself? I have my first pixel treatment scheduled for Friday 9th Jan and I am learning so much from your experience as to what I should watch out for and also what I should request from the treating dr. I want them to be pretty agressive to maximise the results. Thanks in advance for any answers/suggestions.
Thanks for replying!! I have some white spots hypo/hyper pigmentation around my hairline. Did you experience any of that and if so did it go away after the next treatment?