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C02 Smartxide Laser Eye Lift or "Madona Lift"-day 1
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Did my research.. waffled because of all the...
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Did my research.. waffled because of all the different reviews and some online horror stories, then took the plunge today after consulting with the doctor twice.
I will come back and revise this description once I'm not on my phone and Ill give yiu full details of my experie ce so far today. Feeling better in hour 5 after the procedure.
I will come back and revise this description once I'm not on my phone and Ill give yiu full details of my experie ce so far today. Feeling better in hour 5 after the procedure.
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UPDATED FROM Nwchic
1 day post
Day 2
Couldn't sleep well last night, since I'm a stomach sleeper and couldn't sleep on my face like I normaly would. I ended up taking Zzzquil to get some rest.
I wike up with my eyes crusted and swillen shut, my hair stuck to my eyes and feeling pretty disoriented.
Kinda freaked out.. my sis said to go to the ER and thought there is an infection, but once I washed off my face, sat upright for a couple hours and reapplied the grease, its not as bad. I googled the heck out of "C02 laser eyes swollen shut" and it looks like this is typical if the treatment was more intense. Will keep updating.
I wike up with my eyes crusted and swillen shut, my hair stuck to my eyes and feeling pretty disoriented.
Kinda freaked out.. my sis said to go to the ER and thought there is an infection, but once I washed off my face, sat upright for a couple hours and reapplied the grease, its not as bad. I googled the heck out of "C02 laser eyes swollen shut" and it looks like this is typical if the treatment was more intense. Will keep updating.
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January 31, 2018
I looked the same on day 2 and I just told everyone I had an allergic reaction to eye cream. I used an ice gel mask and an ice gel eye mask, then took Benadryl. It helped a lot.
UPDATED FROM Nwchic
1 day post
24 hours after laser eye lift
I couldn't handle staying inside all day, so I put in my largest pair of sunglasses and cowboy hat and went to the store for geoceries and Cetaphil cleanser. Washed my face real good and greased up again. Here's the latest pic. Some swelling has gone down, but it seems like the blood is pooling more at the bottoms now and the dark scar/scab is starting to show.
So, here is my experience on day 1 of treatment.
Took Ibuprofen about an hour before the procedure, as per the receptionist who said it was okay to take when I called. They took me into the back room shortly after arriving at 1:30, then smeared numbing cream all over my aye area and let me sit for about an hour. About 10 minutes into it, the cream melted into my eyes, so the assistant flushed them out a bit and then added more cream. After sitting, the underneath of my eyes still had some feeling, so I asked for more numbing stuff and they obliged. About an hour and a half after my arrival, they transferred me into the laser room, apologized for the long wait and offered me a latte, which I thought was very courtious.
The "doctor", Brain G Whaley which is really an ANRP (nurse), came in wearing his street clothes and regular jacket. I had used this doctor once before for botox, and really liked his friendly demeanor, but this time he seemed a bit less personable. He assured me that he had 12 years of layering experience and that this procedure is no-big-deal for him. He then added two drops of liquid numbing stuff to each eye before inserting the "metal contacts" that were supposed to protect my eyeball.
It was hard to tell if my eyes were open or not..
Then, he started the layering while another guy assisted by holding a cold-air-blowing machine over the layered services. The actual layering portion of the procedure only took about 5-10 minutes. It was not completely painless, felt like a cross between a tattoo and a burn and there was a discussing smell of charred flesh and hair that made me hold my breath as much as I could.
Immediately after, the doctor left the room and the assistant (which I think is a family medicine doc), then placed the metal contacts back into the package they came in and stuck them in a sort of microwave looking sterilization machine and then left.
About 10 minutes later, the receptionist/assistant came in to check on me and noticed that my face already looked very red and peely, so she applied some of the topical burn creme, silvadene. She told me I could leave as soon as I felt like it, but my right eye was still very blurry from the goo they put in there, so I waited about 1/2 hour until I thought I could see things "good enough" to drive home. During this time, my face started to feel like it was on fire. The intensity of the pain actually made my nauseated and seemed to get worse aver the 1st hour after treatment. Thankfully, within 3 hours of treatment, nearly all the burning pain was gone.
At home, I washed the remnants of the burn cream off of my face and added the aquaphor, then used a cold ice pack on each eye for about 10 minutes at a time. By 11pm, I was tired but too uncomfortable to sleep, so I took some sleep meds and finally got some rest.