Not Worth It - Skin is a Blotchy Mess

Ready to update again.  Day 24.  Not happy with results.  Since swelling has significantly decreased....  What I once thought was maybe some wrinkle reduction/acne scars improvement, has turned into my skin looked a bit plumper due to swelling.  I would recommend that  IF you have this procedure done....DO NOT DO FILLERS WITH IT!  I almost got Botox when I was there...and  I would have had no idea what improvements were due to Active FX... I have my old skin back.  My skin is a blotchy mess. Hyperpigmentation.... hypopigmentation... you name it..Stripes.... I've got it going on.  Remember the TV series "Alien Nation"....  That is what my skin looks like.  I can not be seen without makeup since I have a striped/blotched face.... I have parts that look like a honeycomb mainly around forehead...  Still have dark spots that I had before around eyes OVer three weeks later... been using hydroquinine cream again...  see no improvement.  This procedure HAS NOT BEEN WORTH IT! Maybe if it cost $100 .... I could see paying for it... You have to think all that shedding got rid of something...  Maybe it would be worth it if in two/three months, my skin has a uniform color...  which I highly doubt.  I am VERY concerned that these problems I have are permanent. An interesting thing to note...  I remember the doctor going over my skin ONE time.  He tried to go back over it again.....  I could not bear the pain.  He says he went over it two times, and he tried to go over it a third time.   Any doctors listening?  Is it possible he tried to go over skin a third time? Anyway....  it is your decision... believe the posts with pics over the ones just gloriflying their doctor....  do not throw caution to the wind...this is a serious procedure with serious downtime.  3 weeks and counting... and for the first two....you are not in a good place...definitely not one where you want to be out in public.  DO NOT SCHEDULE anything importance for months after procedure....like weddings, vacations...etc... Took pics outside... hoping the camera would pick up the extent of the issues....but it did not.  The redness is muted..  The red streaks, spots  should be darker...and I have dark spots that are not seen.... sorry. 

Today is Day 11.  I went to see my doctor again.  I stopped using the Acquafor about 5 days ago (per doc's instructions), and my skin really started to dry out.  I have tried a multitude of moisturizers.  I even bought one from the office called Vivete.  I did not like it.  I switched to Aveeno... then Eucerin (the one that "soothes redness").....  Nothing is moisturizing enough.  My skin is very dry/rough to the touch...to the point that if I wear makeup...it cakes...yucky.  The day I stopped using Acquafor, my skin was supple...  Makeup glided on, and I thought....wow, this was worth it....  I could cover up the redness with some concealer, and I was good to go.  Now, I prefer being without makeup which I really don't like doing.  I wasn't a big makeup wearer before... but,, I would at least like to cover up the dark circles under my eyes and the redness.   My skin is blotchy, too.  The doctor assured me that I was progressing beautifully, and once the redness went away, my skin would be the same uniform color.  I definitely see an improvement in my skin as far as it looking clearer...pore size smaller and darker spots gone.  Acne scars less noticeable...I think (hard to tell since I am stil swollen a bit).  Will probably have procedure done again in 6 months for further improvement.  Not sure about wrinkle reduction either.  The swelling is going down more and more everyday, and until that is complete, I won't know about the wrinkles either....which is the least of my worries.  So, we will see....  will keep posting.