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About 15 years ago I started getting dark circles...
About 15 years ago I started getting dark circles hollows and a few wrinkles under the eyes I think about 8 years ago I tried some tear trough filler which worked well but as I have got older I found the tear trough filler tends to start to go south with the skin that is getting less elasticated. So I enquired about CO2 laser for under eyes with a Surgeon who had already done a good gob on my upper Blepharoplasty a couple of years before Taimur Shoaib at la belle forme clinic.
It was carefully explained to me the down time the risks and what to expect during the healing process. As I am not shy of looking a bit red and sore in public and can cope with long down times not to mention a dab hand at a bit of man makeup I decided to go for a double pass just on the troublesome areas in the tear trough and single pass over the cheek and crows feet area. I was numbed with numbing cream first then injected with a local anaesthetic, eye protection was put in and after a few zaps of the laser it was all over pretty quick and painless. The nursing staff where so lovely and gave me some healing cream to put on my eyes for a few days.
6 months down the line and I am very happy with my results to be honest it has exceeded my expectations I was expecting a freshening of fine lines but I think I got full on tightening and plumping of skin with has taken that area under my eyes back 20 years.
I have taken some pics to show daily, weekly healing, I will not bore you with the day to day run down of how it heals basically you will be red, weepy and shiny form Vaseline for up to 2 weeks then red and flaky for a few weeks after that, but this is with a double pass I am sure if its just a single pass its a lot less dramatic downtime.
A couple of things to add the final pic of all the stages combined is top pic me before anything 15 years ago middle pic after years of tear trough filler losing its battle with gravity and bottom pic 6 months after CO2. Also ignore my various stages of semi permanent eyebrows too. Any questions feel free to ask.
It was carefully explained to me the down time the risks and what to expect during the healing process. As I am not shy of looking a bit red and sore in public and can cope with long down times not to mention a dab hand at a bit of man makeup I decided to go for a double pass just on the troublesome areas in the tear trough and single pass over the cheek and crows feet area. I was numbed with numbing cream first then injected with a local anaesthetic, eye protection was put in and after a few zaps of the laser it was all over pretty quick and painless. The nursing staff where so lovely and gave me some healing cream to put on my eyes for a few days.
6 months down the line and I am very happy with my results to be honest it has exceeded my expectations I was expecting a freshening of fine lines but I think I got full on tightening and plumping of skin with has taken that area under my eyes back 20 years.
I have taken some pics to show daily, weekly healing, I will not bore you with the day to day run down of how it heals basically you will be red, weepy and shiny form Vaseline for up to 2 weeks then red and flaky for a few weeks after that, but this is with a double pass I am sure if its just a single pass its a lot less dramatic downtime.
A couple of things to add the final pic of all the stages combined is top pic me before anything 15 years ago middle pic after years of tear trough filler losing its battle with gravity and bottom pic 6 months after CO2. Also ignore my various stages of semi permanent eyebrows too. Any questions feel free to ask.
Provider Review
I find Taimur Shoaib a friendly down to earth professional. He has a very good aesthetic eye and will explain realistc expectations without any hard sell like other clinics I have visited for consultations.