granolagirl

I am amazed and envious that there are satisfied customers of Pearl Lasers. I had both the new fractional and standard one during a single visit. I did the post-treatment by the book and while I saw modest improvement for the first 3-4 months, something changed. The track marks weren't going away, I developed deeper wrinkles and redness, and the revised scars became larger and more prominent. The Dr. put me on Refissa and after 3 months of peeling and breaking out, I gave up. Now my skin is damaged, make-up doesn't go on well and the provider isn't willing to go another step since my complaints aren't "obvious". Unbelievable.

I too had Pearl laser including the newer fractional version (both were applied one after the other during the same visit). I agree that the results are dismal and life changing while the procedure is incredibly painful. I look older and more wrinkled and the changes in my scars made them bigger. The "collagen effect" that is touted never happened even after many months. I'm sorry I went this route as the well-trained provider never gave a potential downside. Advice to anyone seeking wrinkle and scar improvement; do your research very, very carefully and get several consultations.