I was inspired by my 87 year old neighbor who shared that the time after she turned 60 has been the best part of her life! She recommended that I do what I want to do and not worry so much. I decided to spruce up my face and appearance and take care of some old acne scars, discoloration, and wrinkles. After doing quite a bit of on-line reasearch, I settled on the Halo Laser treatment. I liked the idea of getting great results without so much down time. I feel the investment in how I greet every person (with my face) was a worthy one. I selected Dr. Noll due to her outstanding reputation and top-notch training. I had several friends who shared their great results with her, and that was enough for me. She agreed that it would be a good procedure and I set up the appointment, All went well and the numbing cream really helped with the discomfort of the procedure. The actual time under the laser wasn't that painful. The first passes with the wand felt warm with some prickles - not painful at all. She then repeated going over the area a few times and it did feel warmer and a bit stronger, but nothing that made me wince or feel any real pain. I was prepared for the upper lip to be a sensitive area, but it wasn't any worse than any other area. I had my neck done too, and felt no pain at all. After she was done, they put a full face ice pack on me and gave me a cooling blower to control myself. By this time my face had heated up and felt like a very serious sunburn! I was so grateful for the ice and fan. After awhile (20 minutes?) an assistant came in and applied a cooling water gel, some Cicalfate cream, and then a rich emollient - reminded me of solid coconut oil that warms in your hands. I was covered with thick white cream over my whole face and neck. I then continued with the cooling wand. This was the surprise part. After everything had gone so smoothly and with very little pain, my face really stung and burned! I worked hard to control the pain with the wand, but it was hard for me to get any real relief. This went on for over 2 hours! I finally asked for other options as my face felt like it was on fire (pain 7 out of 10). I was given a white cloth with cut outs for my mouth, eyes, and nose sprayed with lovely Spring Water Mist! Ahhh....relief! I left about 30 minutes later. Ask for this earlier than me if you experience the same challenges. Not everyone has pain during the recovery part so you don't need to worry so much ch about this. However, even though the pain had subsided, my face still felt sunburned and going to my car in the 100 plus degree heat and getting into the even hotter car was really bad. It was hard for me to drive with holding the ice pack and getting the emollient cream all over anything I touched in the car! It was a misery. My suggestions: 1) Have someone else drive you to and from 2) Buy a portable fan to use on the car ride home and for any needed cooling at home. 3). Do It! I can already tell the difference in my skin. It looks smoother, the acne scarring looks less pronounced, the color is more even. The good news is that the improvements keep coming over several months and the results are permanent. Nothing slows the aging clock, but this turns back the hands just a little! Hello 60s - Here I come!

I have always had some belly fat and I'm short waisted. I've tried diet and exercise which does help but not enough. I tried Vanquish in hopes it would make a noticeable improvement AND IT DID! I'm very happy at how it melted away the fat I had under my bra line. Now I don't have a roll of fat below my bra. Fabulous! It has also noticeably reduced the fat on my belly and lower abdomen. You have to drink a lot of water and exercise 30 minutes a day (a brisk walk will do it) but that all there is to it. The procedure is quite comfortable and painless. It's like laying in bed & watching tv with a heating pad on your abdomen for 45 minutes. Updated on 12 Oct 2014: I have always had some belly fat. I'm 5'2" and short waisted. I've tried diet and exercise which does help but not enough. I tried Vanquish in hopes it would make a noticeable improvement AND IT DID! I'm very happy at how it melted away the fat I had under my bra line. Now I don't have a roll of fat below my bra. Fabulous! It has also noticeably reduced the fat on my belly and lower abdomen. You have to drink a lot of water and exercise 30 minutes a day (a brisk walk will do it) but that all there is to it. The procedure is simple, comfortable and painless. It's like laying in bed & watching tv with a heating pad on your abdomen for 45 minutes. I want to get the procedure on my back next.