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100% Ablative C02
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100% Ablative C02
WORTH IT$4,560
Dr Kauffman did my ablative C02 in combination with other procedures, so I got a discount from his regular price of $4800 to $4560 in March 2025. I almost didn’t do the procedure because I was already really close to the top of my budget for my other procedures but decided to go for it. The price included 2 post op facials to help with healing.
Dr Kauffman certainly had one of the best bed side manners of any MD I’ve ever worked with. Friendly, patient, humorous.
He does the procedures in his building located just off the prairie city exit off highway 50. When I awoke, my face felt like fire. It burned and I was miserable. It dissipated in about 2 hours and then zero pain at all. I did the vinegar soaks every 2 hours for about 5 days. It sounds weird, but I looked forward to them. It helped soothe the dry tight skin and clean up the aquaphor so I could reapply. The aquaphor helps protect the skin during healing but it slides around and got into my eyes occasionally (annoying but not painful) and the vinegar soaks helped keep things cleaned up. The skin was super delicate and peeled and peeled.
I went back to work on day 10 and could not wear makeup because my texture was still a mess. My skin was also very red still. I was able to start wearing tinted sunscreen at about 2 weeks. My face had red laser “track marks” for months. Then about 4 months after, the glow started. People started noticing and commenting. I noticed the quality of my skin transformed. It became smoother with rough patches gone, fine lines improved, sun spots gone, and my under eye hollows were gone. I’m now almost 16 months post and my skin still looks amazing. Strangers comment on my skin at least weekly and people I know ask me my secret.
I’m so glad I splurged and that Dr Kauffman was aggressive with the laser. I had to trust the process, because I’d read other women’s journeys and no one talked about lasting redness and track marks. So my inner voice was paranoid that my redness would never go away. But ultimately they disappeared and all that was left was gorgeous skin.
Definitely recommend ablative C02. If you’re going to do it, go for it. Take the time off work and get the good 100% ablative C02, none of that fractional type or types where practitioners say “little downtime”. The real deal has downtime and it was worth for me.
Dr Kauffman certainly had one of the best bed side manners of any MD I’ve ever worked with. Friendly, patient, humorous.
He does the procedures in his building located just off the prairie city exit off highway 50. When I awoke, my face felt like fire. It burned and I was miserable. It dissipated in about 2 hours and then zero pain at all. I did the vinegar soaks every 2 hours for about 5 days. It sounds weird, but I looked forward to them. It helped soothe the dry tight skin and clean up the aquaphor so I could reapply. The aquaphor helps protect the skin during healing but it slides around and got into my eyes occasionally (annoying but not painful) and the vinegar soaks helped keep things cleaned up. The skin was super delicate and peeled and peeled.
I went back to work on day 10 and could not wear makeup because my texture was still a mess. My skin was also very red still. I was able to start wearing tinted sunscreen at about 2 weeks. My face had red laser “track marks” for months. Then about 4 months after, the glow started. People started noticing and commenting. I noticed the quality of my skin transformed. It became smoother with rough patches gone, fine lines improved, sun spots gone, and my under eye hollows were gone. I’m now almost 16 months post and my skin still looks amazing. Strangers comment on my skin at least weekly and people I know ask me my secret.
I’m so glad I splurged and that Dr Kauffman was aggressive with the laser. I had to trust the process, because I’d read other women’s journeys and no one talked about lasting redness and track marks. So my inner voice was paranoid that my redness would never go away. But ultimately they disappeared and all that was left was gorgeous skin.
Definitely recommend ablative C02. If you’re going to do it, go for it. Take the time off work and get the good 100% ablative C02, none of that fractional type or types where practitioners say “little downtime”. The real deal has downtime and it was worth for me.
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