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Darker 19 Year Old with Annoying Acne Scars - Cenntennial, CO
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Susie was super bubbly and nice and just has...
luatagalAugust 30, 2015
$159
Susie was super bubbly and nice and just has absolutely GORGEOUS skin. She made sure I very thoroughly understood the procedure and defined terms like fraxelated and the type of laser she was using (CO2). Great. Just awesome personality and I'm excited for the results to show through!
Replies (8)
September 1, 2015
Hey I just saw her today...super nice lady :) I'm finishing up Day 1 now!
September 1, 2015
Awesome! Hope you're doing well and hope to see your story shared with the community soon :)
September 1, 2015
Yeah, I'm on day 2...pretty weird looking, very similar to your pictures from that day. She did 1 pass on most of my face and 2 on my nose where I have some acne scarring
September 3, 2015
How are you doing now? Really nice to see someone who went to the same place!
July 8, 2016
Hey , I loved ur review . I m 19 yr old girl from india I m suffering from bad acne scars . Do u think co2 fractional laser is going to wor fir my acne scars
UPDATED FROM luatagal
2 days post
Day 1
luatagalAugust 30, 2015
I've battled Acne since I was 9 years old and despite some of my scars fading over time, I still walk around with many black marks most prominent on my cheeks. I don't have any ice-pick marks but the black dots make me self conscious because I hate wearing makeup but still want to look my best and have perfect skin. I saw the opportunity for a $159 groupon ($3000 procedure) and immediately grabbed it since I have a few days off from school.
When I arrived , Susie was incredibly detailed in making sure I understood exactly what was going to happen and why laser resurfacing works. She put a thick layer of numbing cream on my face for an hour before wiping it off with pads in rubbing alcohol. She covered my eyes with cotton pads and some tape and began. The immediate smell of singed hair filled the room and it felt like someone was holding a very hot sparkler stick against my face. Almost like an open flame or a very quick rubberband slapping my face and being on fire. The first pass was bearable but the second pass on my cheeks had me wondering why I went through with this. The procedure itself took 20 minutes and was extremely painful although I have a high pain tolerance. She gave me post care instructions and a prescription for a Medrol (prednisone) pack to control the swelling. My face was covered in thousands of tiny tiny white dots immediately afterwards and as I took the 20 minutes drive home I basically had my fave glued to the air conditioning. If you have this procedure regardless of whether you have anaesthesia percent not, please consider taking someone with you to drive you home. It was like eating something super spicy but feeling it in your face instead of your mouth. This feeling lasted for one hour after treatment and then I was fine. I even went out to dinner! The white dots turned brown in most places and it felt like a bad sunburn. I used ice packs and a fan to get me through that first hour.
When I went in
When I arrived , Susie was incredibly detailed in making sure I understood exactly what was going to happen and why laser resurfacing works. She put a thick layer of numbing cream on my face for an hour before wiping it off with pads in rubbing alcohol. She covered my eyes with cotton pads and some tape and began. The immediate smell of singed hair filled the room and it felt like someone was holding a very hot sparkler stick against my face. Almost like an open flame or a very quick rubberband slapping my face and being on fire. The first pass was bearable but the second pass on my cheeks had me wondering why I went through with this. The procedure itself took 20 minutes and was extremely painful although I have a high pain tolerance. She gave me post care instructions and a prescription for a Medrol (prednisone) pack to control the swelling. My face was covered in thousands of tiny tiny white dots immediately afterwards and as I took the 20 minutes drive home I basically had my fave glued to the air conditioning. If you have this procedure regardless of whether you have anaesthesia percent not, please consider taking someone with you to drive you home. It was like eating something super spicy but feeling it in your face instead of your mouth. This feeling lasted for one hour after treatment and then I was fine. I even went out to dinner! The white dots turned brown in most places and it felt like a bad sunburn. I used ice packs and a fan to get me through that first hour.
When I went in
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UPDATED FROM luatagal
2 days post
Day 2
luatagalAugust 30, 2015
Day 2 was worst than day 1. I woke up feeling that my skin was right and kind of swollen. When looking in the mirror my skin was very red and covered in lots of brown now. I took my prednisone and some pain killers and stayed inside all day.
On the first day of treatment I was advised not to wash my face or cover it with creams at all. Days 2-4 I am advised to wash with gentle cetaphil and not cover with creams or lotions at all. Despite many people using aquaphor and Vaseline, Susie says that for my Phototype IV oily skin those things will make me break out like crazy and I should avoid them at all costs. It's really hard not to put on any moisturizers but I am going to follow the instructions to the letter and stay indoors for a few days to get my best results. I can already see that the red skin underneath my brown crusts has been cleared of the dark scars! I'm very excited to see my new skin in a few days!
On the first day of treatment I was advised not to wash my face or cover it with creams at all. Days 2-4 I am advised to wash with gentle cetaphil and not cover with creams or lotions at all. Despite many people using aquaphor and Vaseline, Susie says that for my Phototype IV oily skin those things will make me break out like crazy and I should avoid them at all costs. It's really hard not to put on any moisturizers but I am going to follow the instructions to the letter and stay indoors for a few days to get my best results. I can already see that the red skin underneath my brown crusts has been cleared of the dark scars! I'm very excited to see my new skin in a few days!
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