Wrinkles, Spots, and More Wrinkles - Springfield, MO
About 18 months ago I started to break out in...
About 18 months ago I started to break out in pimples everywhere. I was put on birth control pills to make my face clearer. I noticed many broken capillaries on my face after taken birth control pills for only three months. So I stoped taking them and my face broke out more. The dermatologist said I had a slight case of rosacea,I also have hyperpigmentation. and said that ipl treatments would help. I started ipl treatment 5 months ago. I was thrilled with the results at first,because I thought that my "photodamage" was clearing up. My last treatment was a laser genesis about a month and a half ago.
I asked for my "before and after pictures" You can instantly notice that my cheeks are deflated. I used to have fat pads on my cheeks, which made my appearance better. My face now looks flat. The lady that did the lasers said "I lost weight" There is no way I could lose that much weight. But the worst part is all the new wrinkles that appear daily on my face. I have orange peel tecture skin. My skin doesnt heal. It looks like my pores have fine lines that connect all of them. The lady burned my upper lip and it looks like I have heavy smoker lines above my lips.I had no wrinkles before I went for laser treatments.
PLEASE SAVE YOUR FACES AND SAY NO TO LASER TREAMENTS. I WISH I WOULD HAVE. It is so depressing. I am thrity year old, but have the skin of someone in their 60's. I thought acne was bad, but at least I could cover it up. Now I hate leaving the house. I hate looking in the mirror. Make-up only makes me look worse. Can anyone help?
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Its been almost 5 months since I had my first ipl...
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Hi sjane333 and Bowman929
That's so great to hear please keep me updated. It's probably going to be a day at a time, but I'm sure you two will look amazing, when everything is all said and done. I'm glad you found others dealing with the same thing to be able to lean on for support. Stay positive! :)
-Britt
I am not using harsh wrinkle creams or retin A. My skin is too sensitive. I am using Ambrosia skin & scar nectar from Eagle Peak Herbals. De la Cruz'a sulfur cream for pimples. I am only eating fruit and fresh veggies. I had to cut out all caffine and alcohol.
I heard some people say that it took a year to start to recover. Does anyone know how long it will take?
Please pray for my healing as I will yours. God Bless.
It has been one year since my first ipl. My life...
IPL IS NOT WORTH IT
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Neither one was effective, in fact the derma filler in my nose ruined the appearance of my nose. After paying Derma Health to straighten my nose they instead left my nose with big bumps on each side where the derma filler fell out of place.
I made five trips to Springfield to resolve these problems and received a complete run around and the owner Cheryl Briggs even suggested I had financial issues, which is complete BS especially with the fact I received the max. amount of dysport.
Then Cheryl completely changed her reasoning and said my body must of metabolized it and they offer no guarantees.
Hi sjane -- I'm so sorry to hear about all the negative effects you've had from IPL. :( What did your provider have to say about it? Did they offer you any solutions?
You may find some answers in our IPL post-op Q&A forum. Feel free to ask your own questions too and hopefully the doctors will have some advice for how to improve your skin.
Please keep us posted on your progress.