singlisa

Just Had my Smartxide DOT Therapy for Acne Scarring

Kendy, I hope you didn't go back to your doctor after he said "your scars were deeper than I thought". He should have known that in the first place!!! He obviously doesn't know what he's doing with the laser - he is supposed to change the breadth and depth of the laser as he moves along your face, to address different types of scars. He bought the laser and doesn't know how to use it? Truly scary. You couldn't pay me enough to go to him. I just had Smartxide and did research for a year to find my doctor, and he's an amazing artist with the laser.

Hi Missy! I love how we are both patients of Dr. Key. I didn't feel comfy going places for 10 days....the redness lasted a long time for me - about 3 weeks, but at the 10 day mark I started to use a little bit of Bare Minerals. Using makeup looked bad, though, because my skin was still rough, pink and peeling. Also, my fine hairs on my face singed off during the procedure (could you smell that with yours, too?) so when it grew back, even though you can't SEE if, it feel stubbly to the touch. Your face will NOT look better on day three in fact it will look worse, and sort of bronzy. It's tempting to "help" your skin peel but don't do it....just wash with Cetaphil twice a day and when you do, the skin that's ready to come off will come off. Keep drinking tons of water and leave compresses on your face for 15 minutes at a time. I used two, with my nose poking out of the middle so I could breathe, and laid down and listened to podcasts. You have to compress for at least 5 days, so you won't be going anywhere, right? :) I had whiteheads too around my nose and blackheads on my chin from the Vaseline - it's normal. Then my chin started to break out with about 10 small zits - looked bad. Eventually they went away and never returned. Today, it's the 30-day mark and I couldn't be happier - of course collagen production continues for 6-9 months, so at the 9 month mark I can't wait to see what it looks like. I'll answer any other questions you have. Are you using Vaseline when you go to bed? You should, even though it ruins pillow cases.... :)

hi -I live in Portland too and thinking about getting this done - would you mind e-mailing me and telling me who the doctor was? I want to make sure I stay away from her! Many thanks, Lisa