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Retexture After Acne Scars - St. Louis, MO

Hi, Britt,
i am still peeling:) most of it on left side peeled away but my right side..... It will take longer as the birth mark I have (cafe-au-latte) had few more repetitions of laser on it so it just healed I guess. But most of the skin is better now and except the birth mark area everything looks better. The redness gone and the darker spots of my skin just peel away when I massage it in the water. It is my 3rd day and I hope today when I wake up there will be just few ready spots to peel and there will be no more embarassement in the stores and public places, hahahah.... I will post my pictures, but after my skin heals. I had the picture taken in the doctor's office so I have to ask them to give a copy from before. I already scheduled another session for retexture because one is not enough to see a big difference and some of my scars were not that fresh so it will take up to 2 more treatments. Well, it is a pain but it is nothing comparing to my labor pain, hahaha.... I will keep you posted:)

My doctor said same:) usually it takes about 3 treatments to see a nice effects:) I just had my first... I have scheduled the next one already in 5 weeks. It is a little of the pain but I guess with age the scars will turn even worse, so I want to finish the treatment as soon as I can.

Well, i had my treatment done last Friday(2days ago) and I was really red on the area of my cheaks and swallen a little. When the numbing cream stopped to work (even when it worked I could feel a lot) - about 2 hours after I walked out the doctors office- I had my face really hot and painfull. My doctor prescribed me the medicine for cold sores ( in the past I had them so as preventing complications you should have the prescribtion) so I started taking it right after I pick them up. Then the ibubrofen- I was taking every 3 hours of 400 mg, 3 times before the bed time, and once I woke up the pain was gone. The tightening is the worse part:(... My doctor recomend to use a cetaphil moisturizing cream for sensitive skin(she gave me few samples, included the cleanser) each time I feel the skin tightens so it is less uncomfortable and not itchy at all. Besides she told me to use just water 2 first day to wash my face, and on 2nd-3rd the mild cleanser(cetaphil). Well, I already have some peels around my mouth, I massage it with water and wait till the rest of the face will be ready to exfoliate as well. It takes patience. I think that alcohol makes it worse, I didn't try but i know that alcohol will not help to heal the skin, it is an opossite effect. The cammomile tea helps to heal from inside out, so if you drink it, it might help. I had a really lots of laser repeatitions on my right side under my eyes where my caffe-ou-latte birth mark is starting, so it was a really painful there. I hope my scars after acne will disapear and my face will go lighter:) I am going to repeat the whole thing in 5 weeks. I wish all of luck and get to normal soon. ( the ice pack should work fine for the swelling areas)