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C02 Smartxide Laser Eye Lift or "Madona Lift"-day 1
UPDATED FROM Nwchic
4 days post
Day 5 Tuesday
$20
First day without grease. Now I'm using an SPF moisturizer. And I tried just a tad of my tinted sunblock on top with mineral powder. Kinda looks like I put a lot of blush on my cheaks and eyelids! Haha.. not too bad though.
UPDATED FROM Nwchic
3 days post
End of day 4- Monday night (Friday procedure)
Almost all the swelling and dead skin is gone. These pics are right after washing my face. I'm still greasing since the skin feels tight and a little sore...but I went to work today! One co-worker asked me if I had been crying, but nobody else commented. I did get a fews stares. I'm not sure if it's the swelling or if it's the results, but right now all my undereye crepiness is gone!! Woohoo! Theres a tiny dark laser spot above my eyebrow that I'm just now noticing. I've never greased it, so it hasn't healed. This makes me super glad I greased the rest of it!
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September 26, 2017
I appreciate you taking the time to post pictures and share your experience. I'll be even more curious to see more pictures - and to see what you think. Is the difference worth it?
September 27, 2017
Thanks for the comment. I'll post more pics as there are changes. As far as being "worth it", I think it's too soon to tell. This is supposed to be the first of 3 treatments. The doc said each treatment should be a month apart.. but I'm thinking of spacing them at least a few months apart. I don't like the downtime and if I do it again, I'm going to give myself at least a full week to recover before going back to work. I'll probably just take a little "me time" in a hotel next time.. my family thought I was nuts! Haha.. I'm secretly hoping the results will be good enough with just thos one treatment. I got a groupon deal, so each treatment works out to be about $280.
UPDATED FROM Nwchic
2 days post
48 hours after C02 laser eye lift
The itching has started! I just took my first dose of benadryl. There's less swelling between the eyes as there was this morning, but a bit more swelling under the eyes. The dark stuff is starting to slough off when I wash my face now and I'm seeing a lot more bright pink skin show through. I was using a generic brand aquaphor, and just got the real stuff. I didn't realize there was missing ingredients in the generic brand, so Im not sure if that'll make a difference or not. The real stuff does seem to have a much thicker and smoother texture, so I think it'll stay on better. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to return to work with one more full day of recovery and some thick foundation! I'm feeling a sense of relief, because I can see and feel the healing and my fears of somehow being permanently scarred or swollen, are slowly fading away. *FEWF*
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