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Well, Dr. Jacono Delivered Again!!!!

UPDATED FROM oegb
5 days post

CO2 laser

WORTH IT
I think that I posted under wrong procedure
What I had done is CO2 not a fraxel.
If anyone can move me to a proper section I would greatly appreciate it.
24 hours later I started pealing , day 3 it was 60% done and by the end of day 4 over 90%. Days 3&4 was icheeeeee!!!!
On day 4 we went to Home Goods....
I was not able to sit in the house any more so, shopping it was. I was quite red but nobody run away from me more like nobody noticed. Yesterday was my day 5 and the things are much better. Itching is almost gone and so is the redness. I went out again
Sorry, I’m normally a homebody, but tell me that I should stay home and suddenly I have places to be and things to do?!?!
Swelling was gone in the first 24 hours and today day 6 I’m pinkish but only in the bright light. The only thing that gives me away is the grease on my face.
This is what I’m doing; I’m down to cleaning my face 3 times a day. You going to see when you itch, it helps cleaning and reapplying fresh aquafor.
I clean my face with sterile gauze very gentle and that pulls of dead skin and then reapply fresh aquafor. That is it!!!!
No washing face, no vinegar, no milk, nothing.
Now I wait for next Tuesday to hopefully be delivered from this aquafor, I’m kind of over it, and I’m getting ready to wait for my new and improved skin to slowly appear.

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Andrew Jacono, MD

Andrew Jacono, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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How did it come out? Did it improve your skin?
UPDATED FROM oegb
1 day post

24 hours later Day 1

Had a very good night. I set up a camp in my living room and of my animals are on a lockdown in a different part of the house (sorry, have to keep my distance for a couple of days).
There is no pain, swelling looks the same as yesterday afternoon. Maybe little bit less.
Couple things happening this morning, smell!!!! Smells like a rotten flesh while cleaning face.
Now, couple things....
I read a lots of different routines for cleaning and I will stick with what I was told by the staff. However , I’m very couriers for the outcome.
I clean face with the sterile gauze ( very gentle) just to remove excess of aquafor
And then put a fresh aquafor all over the face and..... ta daaaaa!!! That is it!!!
All what I read vinegar , milk , mild cleansers, cold compress, .......... nope!!!
Nothing...soooo, let’s see.
The new skin is starting to show you can see it. This is my first cleaning of the day.

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I hope you don’t get little dots all over your face and small scarring. Luckily it’s not too visible. Like the other gal I see very minimal improvement for the cost. Most every wrinkle and freckle has returned. They don’t tell you you need to do it more than once and then you’re just probably going to get more scarring. After all they’re burning your flesh away.
Hi, for me CO2 did such a huge difference that now I advocate CO2 even more than deep plane. This takes easily 10-15 years of the face for the fraction of the money and down time.
YOU CAN NOT!!!!! Have this done by beautician, assistant dentist or any spa !!!! It is surgery, please there is no shortcuts. If you get a discount or sale run!!!!! The opposite way.
Dr J did this on Tuesday morning and Saturday afternoon I was in Home Goods . Not completely healed but presentable enough to not get any extra attention. 1to 10 levels of discomfort was around 4 the first day then went down to2 and by Saturday was just the look of it.
10 days in I had guests arrive from Europe, cousin’s wife is a owner of a spa there that does advanced face treatments (whatever that may be) so, she kept complimenting me how beautiful my skin is?????? Smooth, wrinkle free, hydrated,she just couldn’t he enough of my skin. At that point I didn’t tell what I did I was skeptical myself about results. I have NEVER in my life been complimented about my skin. Other things yes but skin, NEVER. I’m (was) sun worshiper never used sunscreen so I had some serious demage done to skin. It’s ALL gone!!
And I don’t need to do it for another 5-6 years according to Dr J. In a couple days will be a year since I have this done and very very happy (still) will post pictures.
I think it’s all about WHO does it.
ORIGINAL POST

Well, Dr. Jacono Delivered Again!!!!

Exactly 6 months ago I had deep plane facelift, neck lift and corset (tightening of the neck muscles) that I posted in the deep plane facelift section. Today I had CO2 laser on my entire face.
Last time I waited 8 weeks to post and this time I decided.... let’s walk together.
So, I have a lot of sun demage sunbathed religiously with the help of olive and cocoa butter and oil. Quite a few of brown spots.
Never disciplined enough to do any skin regime and I have lots of fine lines and wrinkles to show for. After I did my deep plane facelift I decided to turn things around
And take care of my skin. Demage done was to severe for potions and lotions alone, sooooo......
I was scheduled for 5am and that was time we started. Got a bunch of injections all over my face and some additional numbing cream
And then we waited.... spend my time freaking out!!! That was fun. Once Dr. Jacono started I realized that most painfull part (for me) was injectors part. He was done in less than 30 minutes and I was sent home
I’m writing this 8 hours later and I feel great. I’m ready to go out and only thing stopping me is visual of my face melting down, lol.
The medicine I’m taking is antibiotic, antiviral medicine and J Pak2.
There is no pain at all just that feeling.....
J
You felt asleep and you wake up with that feeling of your skin, oh God i overdid it it’s going to burn tonight. There is no burning sensation just tightens in face.

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