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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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V
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?
N
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.
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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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