Full Face Fat Transfer After Major Laser Damage, Upper Bleph, Neck Lipo - Highland Park, NJ

I had heard of Marc Glasgold and Dr Wulc. . A friend went to Wulc and he suggested to see Dr Brandow for a second opinion so all 3 are good doctors are that I know of in and around Philly. Let us know who you decide on and how it goes for you.

I sent you a pm with links for info about ReCell, including b4 and after photos. Dermapen on your face should help a lot with the pigmentation and texture issues caused by the laser. It helped me. I have also needled my hands with good results. You will likely need surgery if you want to repair your neck area :( You could try needling first for a few months to see if the skin on your neck tightens. I am sorry this happened to you. It's a nightmare, I know. Don't give up hope. You do have significant options available. ReCell and needling are not expensive. You can even do needling at home if you wish.

The ReCell looks amazing. I'm going to contact the office tomorrow.
My skin on my face is still so overreactive. The only thing that seems to help it is diluted vinegar water and organic coconut oil. the Dermapen is a great idea for the neck area while I wait for my face to heal. You're a wealth of information!! Thank you a million times over!!!!

You're welcome! I wish you the best of luck with good healing! I had good luck with using Manuka Honey (at least grade 16) as a face mask for hours at a time, as many days in the week as possible, when my damage first happened. Manuka Honey is a powerful healer, and is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory. It is helpful in healing burns and wounds. Your skin barrier is compromised, so you need to use things that will stave off infections and promote healing at the same time. I also found using castor oil on my face overnight while I slept to be helpful. I basically tried everything until I learned what helped, what didn't. My skin was also very reactive for a long time. Feel free to pm me with any questions.

You have no idea how much hope you have given me. I've been at a loss lately on what to do.
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart.:-)

Sydney

Revell in studies has shown to help return pigment to hypopigmented lesions but has done little in the majority of patients to help with texture. It's a very expensive procedure with few studies done on it. Please do your research and don't get swindled.

I think a couple grand to restore burned damaged skin to healthy looking skin is an incredible bargain.

I think it's priceless. I've been researching it today and am amazed with the results! Thank you!!!!

It's not a bargain when in the majority of patients in double blinded placebo controlled studies had very little effect on texture. It had a tremendous effect however on patients with vitiligo. For that it works extremely well. The few patients who did have improvement in their texture needed upwards of 5 treatments. Don't believe the recell hype until you've read the studies and until they do a large 100-300+ double blinded placebo controlled study. They are currently recruiting patients for just such a study now. You can read about it at clinicaltrials.gov.

I am waiting for recell to be a available in the US for scars. It has shown great results for burn victims & the texture of their skin, Also needling scars from burns is good, they had sisters on The Doctors who were burned extremely bad & the doctors were using the roller to help break up the scar tissue. Recell isn't as expensive as you think compared to co2 and other procedures like fat transfers, face lifts, their all around the same price. They can needle you face or where ever you need help then spray it on. Check it out on youtube. and read up about it. Hey Johnny I see your still on here a lot & for a long time Have you finally gotten something done so you can tell us your results? I know you've been talking about fat transfers but didn't know if you finally got something done so you can tell us about your results. That way you can talk from experience instead of just reading things, different procedures work on some & not for others so you really can't go by everything you read. You really need to get something before saying what it does and doesn't do. Til then you really can't say what something does without going though it yourself. Just like reading some doctors are great & you go & they do you more harm than good. Or fat works for some & others have problems. Let us know if you did anything, I know you've been upset for a while now I would think you went to a few doctors by now to tell us what they said. Keep us posted when you do.

Actually Sats I do my research and I look at studies the double blinded placebo controlled kind not just look at photos and patient interviews consisting of a handful of people. I'm trying to help people make the most informed decisions possible. As for procedures I think you're the perfect example of why research is extremely important. If I'm going to do something it'll be something that has the best chance of success. I don't want to spend thousands of dollars I don't have on dozens of procedures that have done hardly anything to correc my damage. I also don't need to speak from experience because again I'm just one person and my experience good or bad is exactly that my own. I provide evidence and links to articles showing double blinded placebo controlled studies for large groups of people. I don't allow myself to be spoonfed b.s. hype and jump on the first bandwagon that offers a glimmer of hope. Just food for thought.

Sats sorry that sounds a lot more harsh and condescending than I intended it too. My point was wait for the double blinded placebo controlled studies for recell to roll out. You can even have recell done for few if you qualify for the study. Another point is even if recell did show to improve texture damage from burns it still would not replace the volume lost. Again double blinded placebo controlled studies trump all individual experiences.

That was meant to read 'have recell done for free" if you qualify for the study.

You're so welcome! Best of luck to you!

That was meant for Sydney!!

I know what you mean but I'm sure all of us on here are doing our research. No one wants to waste money on something they don't think or heard won't work. I spent thousands on procedures that many, many have said worked for them. Believe me I wouldn't have gone for anything if I thought for one minute that it wouldn't work esp after being on these boards for over 8 yrs Look how many said fat worked for them yet on me it went away where others said it lasted and has gotten better. Or some say they get lumps, it's all who does it and how your body reacts to things. I can't use retin a yet thousand and thousands use it with no problem. Doctors always recommend it but for me it's a no no. Look how many love their face lifts yet others complain of scars & that their lopsided or it has to be done again. Not one person is the same as another. Our bodies are different. You can have a great outcome yet I can have problems that last a life time. There are fake fillers, doctors use different lasers without telling their patients and they say their doing the procedure only to find out someone else did it while they were out. So yes you do have to do research but like my grandfather said I don't trust anyone with two holes up their nose. Now I will only go by people who I have seen in person who had good outcomes. Doctors can write their own reviews on here and take the bad ones off. It's a shame that we can't trust any site, you can go to one that says co2 is the gold standard for scars yet so many say it doesn't do a thing or fillers are great yet a lot get bad results. You can research for years & be convinced that something works & decide to go for it yet it comes out wrong or not what you expected. You have to trust your doctor, you have to see people who have used them. So far I haven't found any bad things about recell, they had a study here in PA at a Veterans Hospital, I even bought stock in it because I believe it can help. If it doesn't then shame on me but when your damaged as you know you will research and hope for the best. That's all we can do. Pray and hope that God is watching over your doctors hands & that they will be there for you if something goes wrong. As far as volume no I don't believe it will replace volume, only fillers and fat will, never use sculptra but even if someone gets a better texture it would help a lot of people who are damaged by laser. And who knows, if your texture gets better with recell maybe your skin will start to repair itself esp if they use needling the skin where some people have gotten volume back to help fill in scars. So who knows?? Not me, I'm not a scientist or doctor. we can read and read and read but no one will know til it's used more but in the pictures I have seen from recell it looked pretty dam good to me compared to what the damage looked like before, it did seem to get some volume so once it comes here I would ask about it and maybe get it. Then i'll let you know how it goes. Have you gone to any more doctors since I talked to you?? I'm sure everyone appreciates all your research but we have to have hope to go on. Dam I'm buying stock in recell because a lot of people are damaged from what ever & I'm sure their going to want to try anything & roll the dice & hope it helps That's all we can do is have hope

One thing Dr. Brandow did tell me about fat is that if youre 50 or over the quality of the fat you possess isn't as good as younger patients which is why the take rate for 50 or over patients isn't as good either. That's probably why yours didn't stay very long.

I can understand that but then again who knows because a lot of the people who do get fat are over 50, we're the ones who need it more than some youngens who just want bigger lips. Again I believe it's the persons body & who does it. if that's so true then why is it ok in other spots?? hummm?? I know sometimes you do have to get it a few times but I also believe that some done fill you up enough yet others fill you up too much to allow for it not lasting. So again doctors will tell you things are your fault when they don't go right. I think I should have been filled a bit more but he's the type to under fill just in case your one of the ones whos fat will grow too much See I do do my research.

Meant some doctors don't fill you up enough yet some fill you too much. dah

All my pictures and comments disappeared:-( How is that possible?

Sats- I agree with you entirely. I am also waiting for ReCell to come to the US. I'd be willing to go to Canada, but can't find a doctor there doing the procedure. I'd also be willing to be in a study.

Oh and I would rather have a doctor who doesn't fill you too much than one who does because if it does stay and grow your really screwed because the only way to get it out is surgery. Always go one the conservative side better to be safe then sorry

Holy cow!! You're right, all of your photos, your video, and so many comments from members supporting you... all gone!

How is that possible! I'm devastated!

I left my name with the hospital to put me on the list for a study for recell, I was so mad I missed it but I think they were doing it for the vets who got hurt first to help them out.
I would go in a heartbeat. Tired of all these laser that do more harm than good and I don't believe one person who says that one laser treatment worked on scars. Doctors give discounts for good reviews and they have their staff put good ones on and I found out there is a place that tells doctors they can take their bad ones off sites for a fee. I know that for sure because the one in Tampa who damaged me had them taken off. I keep putting it back on. I figured let him pay for what he did to me and so many others. Hey I'd go with ya!!!

What can I do? Who do I contact?

So sorry to hear about this Pups. I've always had a bad feeling about the Glasgold group and heard many of their reviews are fake and that they have quite the marketing machine behind them. Dr. Mark Glasgold from the varous reviews ive read outside of this site comes off as rude and a man with questionable moral / ethical character. I hope people see your reviews as well as the others posted on different sites and that it steers them away from his clinic.

This is frightening. I was just looking at these guys because a surgeon I was thinking about using recommends them to someone else...