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Fine Lines - Pearl Fractional is Taking Forever to Heal on my Face

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I am still red and blotchy. My skin areas that...

lipsfordaysJuly 10, 2009
WORTH IT$1,200

I am still red and blotchy. My skin areas that were lasered with the Pearl fractional are still rough like sand paper and very red. It will be 2 weeks on Monday the 22 of June when the procedure was done.

My skin was already good but I wanted to get rid of the fine lines. I am afraid that my skin will never get better. My skin is slightly olive on my face and even darker on my body. I am not happy about the way my face looks.

I have seen no positive results as yet and I'm not sure I would do this again.

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Replies (17)

tina callahan
August 8, 2009
you got to be kidding me, your fave looks great. The only thing i see is that your lips look swollen or did you have a procedure done.
lipsfordays
August 8, 2009
no i did not. and i changed my photo of how i looked after 4 weeks. so much better! I even changed what i wrote but realself did not update it. I think the pearl laser was fabulous. just took me a little longer to heal.
Tor98
October 25, 2010
hello..i did pearl fractional two wks ago and is freaking out.
My face is still slightly pink and blotchy. I try finding some reference to this procedure that will tell me better what to expect but found really little to go by.
How long did it take you to at least go back to your normal skin colour. I am tanned and people asked if I have been tanning. It's embarassing...help! Hope someone out there care to share...
lipsfordays
October 25, 2010
Well, I'm sorry to say that you may not get your normal skin back. It has been 1 and 1/2 years for me and my skin is still not the same. It was actually perfect before I did the pearl fractional. I did not need fractional because I am too young and my skin is too dark...oh, well...Unfortunately, you may never completely recover...I hope you have better luck then me!
hi there!
August 11, 2009
i am definately thinking of doing the pearl treatment very soon can you tell me why you had it done and how long it took for total healing? i too am of olive skin tone and that really worries me in terms of scaring
lipsfordays
August 12, 2009
you will not scar with pearl. it's really great but just know that if there is any sun damage lurking beneath your skins surface it might be brought up. But that's actually a good thing. You want to get rid of it. It can be corrected with another pearl treatment several months later or with obagi skincare line. ask your doctor. It will also take up to 2 weeks for olive skin to heal and 3 months for complete healing. Just make sure your doctor does not do pearl fractional on you. That is not good for olive skin and may scar you. If this happens let me know and I will hook you up with an esthetician who can help you. But do not, I repeat do not do pearl fractional on your skin!!! You will be sorry. it works best on white skin or old leathery skin. Hope this helped!
eea
February 6, 2011
i do have olive skin and did have a fractional treatment. who is this esthetician and what exactly does she suggest?
mbol
October 1, 2009
What is the difference between Pearl Laser and Pearl Fractional or are they the same thing? What treatment did the lady have with the brown eyes that said she took longer to see any results?
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