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Fraxel Ruined my Skin and Life
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I had one Palomar 1540 restore treatment a little...
Bad results from Palomar LuxAugust 3, 2011
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I had one Palomar 1540 restore treatment a little over two years ago and it ruined the texture of my skin and broke nearly every blood vessel on my face. Before the procedure I had near perfect skin except for some fine lines around the eyes.
The healing process went exactly as described yet two weeks after I started to have major issues such as broken blood vessels, wrinkles that were not visible before and a strange grid like pattern all over my entire face. When I went back to the tech who preformed the procedure she informed me that the grid-like pattern would shed off in time and the broken vessels were probably there to begin with even though it was not noted in the pre-op report.
Two years later the strange pattern isstill present along with more broken veins and extremely dry skin. I have spent a ton of money trying to repair the laser damage but nothing seems to have worked. Please do not do this procedure unless your skin is really bad and even then I still would hesitate.
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September 24, 2011
Hi there,
I was thinking of having a Microlaser peel to correct some of the damage - You said you had tried peels in a previous post, I was just wondering if you have any thoughts on the Microlaser peel. If so, can you please let me know. Thank you so much...Kim
I was thinking of having a Microlaser peel to correct some of the damage - You said you had tried peels in a previous post, I was just wondering if you have any thoughts on the Microlaser peel. If so, can you please let me know. Thank you so much...Kim
August 31, 2012
I know several people who got the same type damage with microlaser peels. Stay away from lasers!! (that's advice from many PS's and derms I've seen). There is absolutely NO evidence they are safe or effective. Lasers cause inflammation which causes aging and cellular death. Whether you see it now or 3 years from now is the distractor. Swelling can hide the damage for years, and once you have damage, the turnover of your skin cells slows dramatically (may explain why some people have delayed presentation of their worst damage).
November 25, 2011
I was thinking of having this done for fine wrinkles and acne scars. What has happened to you is so differnt from what the dermatologists say. I think you should sue the doctor. My heart goes out to you.
January 21, 2012
ok it has been 3 weeks since my first reatment of palmar 1540...one side of my face looks good the other side is streaked with gridlike patterns...pores look larger than before i spent 800 on treatment bout sunscreen form the place i got treatment 80 bucks and retinol a 90 bucks the retinal im not complaining about if i have a pimple one night i put the cream on wake up its gone but as far as the treatment i dont know what to do im so embarrassed to go in public everytine my husband looks at me i want to cry my skin is ruined and dont know what to do... please help!!!!!!!!...
January 21, 2012
The side effects are often worse than they admit. It usually goes away after a few months. Try to rebuild your skin using natural oral and topical supplements like collagen, sea cucumber, and emu oil.
January 25, 2012
ive been using the retinol cream i bought from them plus iv been taking vitamins like crazy... and not to mention the 10 other moisturizers... am really hoping it starts to look better soon i dont know what to.. i go to college and people keep asking me what happened to my face i keep saying i had an allergic reaction to a cream lol think they know better to be honest...
UPDATED FROM Bad results from Palomar Lux
I am 3.5 years out from one 1540 treatment and my...
Bad results from Palomar LuxAugust 25, 2012
I am 3.5 years out from one 1540 treatment and my skin still has the weird grid pattern and broken vessels. The extreme dryness has improved and the texture is not as bad as a year ago. I purchased a skin care line called Osmosis and I feel this is why I have seen some improvement and the fact I have juvedem and Botox injected every six months. Ladies please do not let this laser touch your skin. I have consulted many top derms and plastic surgeons in my area and all of them have replaced the palamar 1540 machines since they have seen little to no
Improvement in their patients skin.
Improvement in their patients skin.
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August 25, 2012
I just had the Palomar Lux1540 laser treatment done 3 days ago. I am shocked and frankly scared. I cannot leave my home. I have no idea why I was told there is no downtime. The damage to my face cannot be covered by makeup. I wish I would have seen this review prior to getting it done (and buying a package). I do not know the setting the nurse used....But it is obvious she went heavier on one side than the other. I am severely red and blotchy looking on one side. The waffling is starting to appear and so is the sandpaper effect. However, the severity of the red coloration (or bronzing) is what concerns me. This has only gotten worse since treatment. I am also completely broken out with tiny bumps and pusstuals. It is gross as I had very nice clear skin before. I drove to the laser center yesterday, and the nurse assured me that this is normal. However, instead of 2 or 3 times downtime, she is now saying 2 weeks. What the heck? If I am stuck with long term effects because this nurse decided to go too aggressively, and ruined my skin, I don't know what I will do. I agree with this reviewer. Don't do this is you have nice skin and are only thinking of generating collagen. You will be sorry. Please let me know how you are doing now.
August 31, 2012
I can send you some research articles that will help you avoid pitfalls in how to deal with your damage. Things I wish I had been told the truth about when I was trying to recover. When you read research, make sure its not done by a paid consultant to the laser company. Retin A is toxic. You essentially put a chemical burn on top of a physical burn when you use it. So are Skin Medica products (known to be toxic; check out the data sheets by the EPA on each individual ingredient). This line, for some reason, is frequently pushed on many people post laser, probably bc the inventor is a laser "guru". Waiting a year is just to stall and ruin your legal options to keep the doc out of trouble. Some things get better over time. Many others can get worse over time. Doctors don't know how to help you and many discriminate against laser survivors when you go for help. They dont want to mess with damaged goods. Too much liability. Most of what you will read and hear will be very confusing. Learn to trust your intuition. If its not logical, despite what a doctor says, trust yourself. These lasers are experimental. They didn't do long term followups and thus don't know what to do to fix all this, except wait and see. Learn to meditate. Read up on radiation damage and cellular apoptosis and take care of yourself. Avoid anything that causes inflammation. Have hope. You may be one of the lucky ones who at the end of all this, just has no results to show for it? Many of us have long term, permanent, even progressive damage. The whole "generating collagen" bit is scientifically impossible and marketing b.s so the companies make profit. The burn actually causes cellular swelling which later fades to reveal the damage. The collagen is denatured and may or may not recover from injury. Even if it does, it will be via scar tissue. You were told no downtime, as many of us were, so they could make money. If they told the truth, most people with any sense wouldn't do this. Who has 2-3 years to sit around like a hermit and wait for all this to improve with the added risk that it may never improve? That much transparency would kill business. You were misled. You couldn't possibly have made a wiser choice, since they didn't give you full, truthful information. You deserved better.
February 26, 2014
Hi, I had the procedure 2 months ago and I still have the pattern in my face and some darkening and redness in that area. U mention something that will help with the healing. Can you share that with me?? Thanks!!
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I am still beautiful despite what palomar did to me and will gladly post a picture of me you wanna be you know what meeewo
September 1, 2012
I don't understand any of your sentences. Anyway, I hope you find a way to repair what this Dr. Did to you're face. I had a horrible experience with a Rynoplasty gone wrong, but I was lucky to find a Dr. Who was able to completely repair it- I truly hope the same for you. Nobody deserves to be damaged by aesthetic treatments. I'm sure you will be fine.
All the Best,
-J.J.
All the Best,
-J.J.
September 1, 2012
Thanks and would appreciate you emailing me privately if you have any advice on my condition
Hi Fraxel,
I'm so sorry. I'm glad you posted a review, it will help the other members in the community who too have had the same problem. Please keep us updated on what happens next.
Thank you! Enjoy your weekend!
-Britt