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i see where you got yours done. i had an appointment there as well but canceled it since i heard really bad things with fraxel. are you still satisfied with the results?

where in Sacramento did you get your procedure done? also how does your skin look like now ? thanks!

I also want to thank you for sharing your story about fraxel. I had an appointment next week for a consult as i wanted to remove these wrinkles on my cheeks that were caused by the aggressive microdermabrasion treatment combined with a chemical peel-- i am going to cancel my appoitnment!!! thank you ! and God bless...

hi ladies. I thought i was the only one affected by the promise of perfect skin only to cry everyday later~! my story- I once had flawless perfect skin! i never thought twice about my skin -- i actually loved putting on my make up since it looked like a flawless canvas afterwards. when i was about 27 i went to get my eyebrows waxed- well the lady waxed my whole face-- it looked great at first! i then had to keep going back since my hair on my face would continue to grow! so by the third time she burnt my face and my pores were inside out! the texture was horrible. i then got severe acne- i was soooo depressed - and i too never wanted to leave the house- i was so mad at myself for even going to do this! well this is where the journey began for me to try to fix my skin! i had treatments of microdermabrasion done and loved the results on my pores. I later went to a doctor to try to laser the hair off- she saw my acne and put me on retina and glycolic wash- it was great!! my skin was great once again -- well not as it was but great improvement! well to maintain the great skin i asked to get microdermabrasion done with the same doctor that prescribed the retina-- she had an estetician there- so they recommended i do 5 treatments for best results.. by the four treatment i started breaking out again and my pore size had increased-- on my 5th treatment i told her my concerns - she aggressively gave me a microderm and applied a chemical peel - 5 times on top- I told her it burned and she said it was supposed to! i TRUSTED HER!!! a few days later it peeled and my texture and pores looked HORRIBLE-- i just remember pulling the sheets over my head and crying!!!!!!!!!!! i cried everyday for 3 months and got into a deep depression-- everyone said it looked fine but i know what my skin looked like prior! shortly after i saw fine horizonal lines on my right cheek! and on my left cheek my pores looked crepid and saw the imprint of the microderm wand on my skin - its been 6 years now since that happened and my skin has improved but will never never be the same-- i see the fine lines through my cheeks- hyperpigmentation-- and open pores which never close-- i think about my skin EVERYDAY -- i feel like a prisoner in my mind ! and occasionally cry and cry when i think that i chose to do this! many times i dont want to go out in the sun and enjoy a nice swim since i dont want to do more damage by the sun.. my heart goes out to those that have been affected by this industry... you are not alone-- I am 35 now and trying to enjoy the quality of my life-- after all these years it still affects me!! but i am trying~!