Halo Laser

The recovery was bad. The downtime is not really 2-3 days, if you consider how nasty your complexion can be, after it’s done. I DID NOT understand that going into it, and I was freaked out that I’d ruined my skin (given myself acne!) permanently.

Turns out. I did not! After my skin went back to normal, and it did eventually, I found that my spots were much faded and my fine lines were held at bay (not reversed so much as Botox). But, overall I could see improvement.

This sounds crazy, but I’m thinking of doing it again! I do think it helped and I wouldn’t have been so critical if I’d had more realistic expectations for how little downtime it would be. Sure, you can go about your life. But plan on some craziness as your skin straightens itself out. If I’d know about that going in, I probably would have been less negative about it.

In the end, worth it! Do it. But be prepared to be patient with your skin as it recovers! Also, I probably would have backed off the retinA around the time of the procedure, because that seemed to make the recovery/peeling/redness worse.

Pro tip - Find a place that offers nitrous! Lol

Just had my one month checkup. My face is still kind of a mess. Lots of areas are peeling and flakey, while other areas (chin and forehead) have zits all over. I have never had as much acne as I have the last month. I think all of the lotion, to fight the flakes, may be part of the problem.

The doc at the apt today gave me a few shots into the zitty areas, hoping that calms them down. Overall, I just can’t get my skin to “calm down” since the procedure. It’s always angry and sorta gross.

The practice offered an oxygen facial, complimentary, to try to get it back on track. That was very nice of them. I may follow up with that. I’ve been so disappointed with it, I have tried to just ignore it and hope I wake up and it’s back to normal (not peeling and zitty). Doing anything more is a bit scary at the this moment.

Overall, especially seeing the before and after photos, I’d say it’s not worth it for me. I still see my pores the same as before. Some of the freckles on my cheeks looked a shade lighter, but still there - so nothing anyone would probably notice. I would like to see more of the overall redness in my complexion reduce, as that is more of my concern. They said maybe over the next 3 months. Hopefully that happens and makes this whole ordeal worth it in the end

It’s one week and my skin is still a mess, compared to how it normally is. I have a spot of acne like bumps on one side, and it’s still peeling randomly. It has been so dry, I don’t think that has helped.

I don’t think I would do the Halo again. I’m hoping my mind is changed. But as of now that’s my verdict. I am going to try more bbl treatments, as the spotches and redness are my largest complaint.