I had a forever clear BBL to help with my acne scars however I had a terrible response. The PA stated she used the lowest setting since I’m of darker color, Latina. On day 2 I woke up to forming blisters and later started draining clear fluid. I immediately contacted the office. She suggested gentle cleansing, aquafor and not to pick at anything. I’m going on day 4 and I’m freaking out. Has this happened to anyone? Recommendations?
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Having a lot of experience with both devices, I am partial to BBL over the excel v for brown spots. On the other hand, I greatly prefer the excel v for blood vessels. The reasons are this: the BBL technique is a multi pass technique which helps to avoid what we call stamping ( areas of...
Hi Jessica! The procedure for BBL is one treatment every 4/6 weeks. You will most likely see results after your second treatment. BBL will often times bring up sun spots to the surface and flake off. The more consistent you are with your treatments the better the results.
BBL forever clear does work but it doesn’t work in a single treatment. It takes a series of treatments and requires maintenance treatments afterwards to keep results. Hormonal acne is certainly a more challenging type than traditional acne to treat. If unable to use spironolactone for whatever r...
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