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More Painful Than I Thought It Would Be..what a Relief Afterwards:-) First Day Though

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Had my Mixto fractal CO2 laser today. OUCH what...

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andrea1234December 15, 2008
WORTH IT$1,200

Had my Mixto fractal CO2 laser today. OUCH what was it painful. Not at the beginning, later and especially near the eyes and above the lip.

One thing I found very difficult to handle is when the cold air is blown up your nose, you get a panick feeling because you have difficulties breathing. The neck was a piece of cake as it was away from the face and the cold blast was not bothering me, it numbed the intense needle pinches of the laser.

My face is now a bit burning and tight, but no swelling whatsoever. Will see tomorrow how it looks like. And....................... be prepared for the smell of burned flesh...

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andrea1234
December 16, 2008
Hello My 2nd day. I slept well. I have a bit of swelling under my eyes what already got less during the day. The neck is more sensitive to touch than the face. Some of my freckles have darkened. I am still bright red and you can see the laser raster still on my face. The skin feels like sand paper and I feel pinches and needles in my face, predominantly on my cheeks. Quite irritating. Every two-three hours I put biafine cream on my face. It does not look like that within 2 days the skin has recuperated itself mostly. We will see :-)
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andrea1234
December 16, 2008
By the way the cost is 1200 EURO (!) as it is in Europe.
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andrea1234
December 18, 2008
oh dear I just developed some bumps on my upper lip. It is new skin, no flakes but have now bumps....
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andrea1234
December 19, 2008
Guess what, I have developed a rash on my forehead and cheeks. Little red dots with even smaller white dots on them...I never had acne before...
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andrea1234
January 4, 2009
Hi its me again. The rash came and went. Most came off after cleaning the face with a mild soap in a hot shower. The skin on my face looked better and clearer two days after and I was very pleased. Now though I do not see much difference with how my skin was before the treatment. The melasma is still there but fainter though, my pore size has not been reduced, I have still red areas on my cheeks. So yes...bit disappointed but apparantly it will improve, so I will be patient...... If there is an interest I can post some photos of the different stages your skin is going through?
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Samar1619
November 22, 2010
Hi Andrea I had co2 laser done in Oct 2010. I don't see much of a difference. As a matter of fact my skin was more clear before I had it done. Now I have redness and spots of red on my checks. My faces heats up and turns red very quickly if I laugh or get emotional or even with small exercises. My facial skin reacts quickly to turn red and feel very very hot. I have not seen my doctor about this yet, but I am going to this week as it is getting worse over time. I am wondering if you are experiencing the same thing?
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