Four Weeks Later

I'm 40 years old and consider my skin to be pretty good. I wanted to get an early jump on fine lines and just get an overall pick me up. I have some redness that I have treated with v-beam in the past (love!) but no melasma and minimal sun damage.

First off, this is intense! The lidocaine cream worked great but my body was super stressed getting the laser and I was shaking and sweating by the end.

The burning lasted the rest of the day of my procedure but felt fine by day 2. It looked like a bad sunburn but wasn't painful. On day 3, my face started swelling and it lasted for two days. I looked pretty insane and would have had to take the day off work if I were going into the office. I did not experience a lot of peeling or MENDS (mostly around my jaw and neck). I did have a little bit of a breakout around my nose and chin. It took a week for me to feel like I was looking 100% back to normal.

At first, I was a little disappointed with the results. I don't like the redness around my nose and this didn't really do anything for that, and while my skin was glowing, it didn't seem like enough payoff for the intensity of the procedure.

I am now four weeks out and can definitely tell the difference! The lines around my eyes are nearly invisible and even the deep line near my chin from how I sleep is plumped up. My skin looks really healthy and glow-y and I think I look less tired and drab overall.