I had a Halo treatment yesterday on my whole face. Post treatment yesterday, and now today, my face is only a little red, but I'm not experiencing peeling, flaking or brown spots like others describe. While I'm glad that I'm not having drastic side effects, it is making me wonder if I wasn't provided with a deep enough treatment. I've read on here that deep treatments will have more downtime, so I'm worried that my Halo treatment wasn't aggressive enough to provide me with significant results.
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