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Hi I’m Mina, I am a dentist. I had a melasma p...
One day I stumbled on to Dr. Pien’s website. Reading the reviews there were many other women that had the same pigmentation problems and they had gotten to the point where they did not have to wear makeup anymore. So I said, OK, for my birthday present I’m going to try this one more time. We did the reatment and I am a special case but the difference with Dr. Pien is that she has every different type of laser. It’s not like when you go to other dermatologists were they have one or two lasers and if you only have a hammer, everything is a nail. So they will try what they have. Dr. Pien has every possible laser that you can think of. She’s high tech and she is very capable but on top of that she is very caring. She cares about the results of her treatments. She cares about her patients.
I was about to give up and she told me “you know what, let me try”. We tried little things and I am hyper-sensitive. What would work on a normal person would actually make me hyper react and that could be a very common thing with asians. For me, she worked with me to the point that I do not have to wear makeup anymore. Before, if I walked out people would think that I was Pippy Longstockings with all the colors and freckles and brown patches on the cheeks and everything. I would not be caught dead outside without makeup. Now I feel very confident, I can walk around without makeup on. I actually don’t wear foundation anymore I just put on sunblock.
Provider Review
The main thing is that, Dr. Pien is by far the best laser surgeon that is around in this area. She’s a great clinician, she’s a caring doctor. The staff is very caring and very professional. I swear by her. I know there are a lot of women out there that have lost hope. I know that they are thinking I’ve tried all the different treatments and they are all the same. I have a lot of Asian friends who are in my same boat and I keep telling them I’m the guinea pig, look at my skin. I was the worst case. I’m telling you this whole area right here on my cheek was brown. The melasma is gone and it doesn’t come back. This reatment does work and don’t lose hope but you have to come to see Dr. Pien because she will work with you. Everybody is different and requires a different treatment. Don’t expect the treatment to be the same for everyone. It’s biological, you can’t expect it to be the same for everybody. The fact of the matter is, Dr. Pien will get down to the bottom of your problem and she will fix whatever you need to have fixed.