I am struggling to choose between which laser treatment to get. At the medispa in the town I live in they have the Venus Viva so it would be really easy to go there. Plus I know them which is a bonus. However there are very few reviews on the Venus as compared to the Halo which gets great reviews but I would have to travel out of town to get the Halo done which would take additional money and time.
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Thank you for the photos. In one of the photos, showing the forehead area, I can still see a lot of pinpoint crusting from the Venus Viva. Generally speaking after 4 days most (if not all) of the crusting should have cleared. Please discuss this with your surgeon. Venus Viva is a great tool to...
Acne prone and oily skin can be pre-treated with Retin A cream prior to Venus Viva treatments. I have my patients continue their Retin A until literally the night before the procedure. If the skin is very scaly and flaky I ask them to reduce the amount and frequency of retin a usage.I have been...
Robert J. Troell, MD, FACS - Account Suspended says:
Good Day. Thank you for your question, narrative and photographs.Answer: CO2 is the best acne scarring treatment, followed by Er:YAG laser, and then radio frequency (RF) needle devices.IPL is poor for acne scarring. The main uses of IPL is hair removal, vascular and pigment improvements. Skin...