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I Had the Deep FX Facial Resurfacing Recently

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I have recently had a deep facial resurfacing, one...

  • 9 Feb 2012

I have recently had a deep facial resurfacing, one session administered only, and I have had great results., i.e. not like they tell you you might need three to four sessions in order to achieve the results desired. It is because you have to over pay and pay over and over again with minimum results and for their safety and benefit...I had my face really fried and peeled off last month with the CO2 ablative laser and I now look really great ... no melasma, no spots, no lines plus the tightening yeah>>no one says am 43 but barely 30, and i have paid for one treatment only. Good luck to all it is worth it but you have to get the most of it, do your research first!!!. If anyone needs more info, let me know  so I will share, otherwise it will sound like a commercial.

Sorry for long time of not responding. Since I...

  • 13 Jan 2013
Sorry for long time of not responding.
Since I have noticed several people got interested in what procedures in reverse-ageing I have had, here is the answer; hope it will satisfy most of your questions.

I had it performed in Varna, Bulgaria, since originally I am from Europe, and go frequently to Bulgaria -Varna so to have my laser procedures performed threre. It is very cost effective-prices, even cheap... are much lower than in the USA, and the specialiss are Europe famous.

I can share patient pictures with you who laso had like me the procedure.
The procedure I have had is not the DeepFX per se, yet, it is most simililar to it; i.e. application of 100microns ablative holes reaching the reticulare derma, versus the Active FX protocol which has only superficial epidermal influence and is widely practiced in The USA. It only cleares melasma and discoloration yet, can not eliminate effectivelly fine lines, wrinkles and deep lines, nor it has theoveral tightening effect.

p.s. At first, I had a free of charge test sesion performed on on zone of my face in order the optimal parameters to be adjusted accordingly to my skin needs. I saw many waiting potential patients inspired this way. I my self did the whole face after I got satisfied with the test session.

Last week I had the superficial FX to smooth the...

  • 12 Feb 2013
last week I had the superficial FX to smooth the skin tone. The doctor suggested to perform it after the deep FX since it smooths and enlightens only, removing melasma as well as discolorations, not deep lines. Very happy with the result now.

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I had deep and active Fraxal . I am very happy now that it has been 4 weeks . Very painful during procedure. Leave numb cream on at least 1 hour. Llooked a mess about 7 days with coldsores yes after taking valtrex. Bbroke out with cystic acne very normal. Put up with that for 2 weeks and it just started clearing up and I am delighted it's like having a baby I swore I would never never do this again, but it is such a dream come true!!! RECCOMEND!
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I would recommend Dr. Robbins in myDesMMoines,IA . DOUBLE BOARD CERTIFIED
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Please update us when the pinkness goes to normal and what's happened: no more static lines/ whatever. And will you have dots in the end (some do). Use aloe too, by the way!
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Hi, as Megan asked, you had high but not very high? --- And when you say ablative, well, CO2 always removes (is ablative) but some doctors and patients only call it ablative when they mean the original, surface-removing and more dangerous ablative. So you had fractional, right? -- And how is it now? Sometimes after many months the wrinkles come back? Do you have any photos close up now and some from before?
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Yes, I wrote a new coment now, I have several new photos . I will send it to you shortly. ... or you can read my post now, Thank you
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Yes, thank you for your comments! I am still confused when you say there are multiple treatments ... you had medium settings for Re:store, correct, and it was intense in effect on you? You had fractional CO2, right?
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I only had one deep ablative co two session., and few months afterwards one active fx laser session. Will post pictures when have time .
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Okay. See, I'm confused how long the pinkness stays from treatments which are a bit aggressive. Happy Valentine's Day. :)
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Where did you have your Co2 laser done? I am very interested, but want to find a doctor who is very experienced.
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Sorry for long time of not responding. Since I have noticed several people got interested in what procedures in reverse-ageing I have had, here is the answer; hope it will satisfy most of your questions. I had it performed in Varna, Bulgaria, since originally I am from Europe, and go frequently to Bulgaria -Varna so to have my laser procedures performed threre. It is very cost effective-prices, even cheap... are much lower than in the USA, and the specialiss are Europe famous. I can share patient pictures with you who laso had like me the procedure. The procedure I have had is not the DeepFX per se, yet, it is most simililar to it; i.e. application of 100microns ablative holes reaching the reticulare derma, versus the Active FX protocol which has only superficial epidermal influence and is widely practiced in The USA. It only cleares melasma and discoloration yet, can not eliminate effectivelly fine lines, wrinkles and deep lines, nor it has theoveral tightening effect. p.s. At first, I had a free of charge test sesion performed on on zone of my face in order the optimal parameters to be adjusted accordingly to my skin needs. I saw many waiting potential patients inspired this way. I my self did the whole face after I got satisfied with the test session.
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I want to share my experience with the Active FX. I am about to turn 39 and am naturally freckled and fair. Two doctors, a cosmetic surgeon in Manhattan and a very reputable derm, both told me separately that I may want to consider doing a treatment to decrease or eliminate the freckles/age/sun spots on my face. There was no denying they were there, but it never occurred to me to that they could be removed or treated. I work in the beauty industry and have access to some of the truly best specialists. So I went in for the Active FX and let me say, I had the procedure Monday at 2 pm and it is Saturday at 9 pm and I am almost fully healed with the most incredible looking skin, minus slight redness. Now take me back to Monday. I was numbed with cream, Percocet, Vicodin (I am not one to take these drugs, but knew I would need to tolerate the pain) and a few shots in my face. The actual laser did hurt and doing my entire face took one hour. It was not pleasant, but thankfully my doctor was very attentive and always asked if I needed a break. There is major burning for about 3 hours post treatment and every freckle and mark is magnified by 10. I looked scary, but thought it would actually be worse. The next 4 days were hard and every day I saw major improvements. Days 2 and 3 were the worst, with a ton of uncomfortable peeling mixed with the most intense itchiness. I did not sleep a wink one night because of the itchiness. Skip to day 5....my skin is flawless. Not a freckle to be had, smaller pores and no more skin tightening. I can not wait to see what is to come. I have to say though that my doctor (Robert Schwarcz in NYC) is top of his game and while I am not easily sold, the results speak for themselves.

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Hi there, I did a post just now and I have explained why you wouldnt be happy with the Active FX Sorry for long time of not responding. Since I have noticed several people got interested in what procedures in reverse-ageing I have had, here is the answer; hope it will satisfy most of your questions. I had it performed in Varna, Bulgaria, since originally I am from Europe, and go frequently to Bulgaria -Varna so to have my laser procedures performed threre. It is very cost effective-prices, even cheap... are much lower than in the USA, and the specialiss are Europe famous. I can share patient pictures with you who laso had like me the procedure. The procedure I have had is not the DeepFX per se, yet, it is most simililar to it; i.e. application of 100microns ablative holes reaching the reticulare derma, versus the Active FX protocol which has only superficial epidermal influence and is widely practiced in The USA. It only cleares melasma and discoloration yet, can not eliminate effectivelly fine lines, wrinkles and deep lines, nor it has theoveral tightening effect. p.s. At first, I had a free of charge test sesion performed on on zone of my face in order the optimal parameters to be adjusted accordingly to my skin needs. I saw many waiting potential patients inspired this way. I my self did the whole face after I got satisfied with the test session.
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So frustrating! I don't know who to believe. I've been researching too & the last two drs hv told me different things. One says I won't really peel & the other says I will. Also, after reading what ppl post makes me even more scared to do it. It's hard to know who should perform the surgery when u don't know anybody who has had it done.
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It's good to hear positive results from the procedure. I have been researching this for a few weeks now, and I can't seem to find a physician in my area that offers the Co2 restore, only the repair. I believe the repair is what requires 2 to 3 treatments. The restore usually only 1. Which procedure did you have and where did you find a physician?
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yes, thank you. what i meant was that the settings are selected on very low with practitioner's safety in mind. the settings were high within the norm required it is just that it was sufficient high. that is, whenyou are looking for results, not just wasting money as I have had done before. best of luck, M.
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It's great to hear you saw results after just one treatment. However, like you mentioned the settings are usually selected with patient safety in mind. From what you described it sounds like you may have had a higher setting to get those results, am I understanding that right?

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