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Searching for Solutions -Hopelessly Burnt from IPL - Newark, DE
UPDATED FROM IPLsurvivor
6 years post
Venting Today
IPLsurvivorOctober 17, 2020
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I feel like it should be mandatory for providers to pay for counseling and corrective procedures when they hurt someone. IPL damage is no small potatoes. Depression, Ptsd, suicidal ideation, anxiety disorders and body dismorphia can develop in perfectly well adjusted people who are hurt with this procedure. Having to fight in court for these simple rights is ridiculous. It should be illegal to perform this procedure without fully disclosing what can go wrong and seeing what the potential damage can be. If you disagree that is fine with me. It doesn’t change my opinion. If you have suffered this type of damage to the degree that I have, then there is A chance you will know why I say this. Searching for answers to a problem with no solutions. Spending money you do not have to potentially make it look 30% less worse. Trusting another doc to fix the mess is beyond scary. Some are stuck on A life time fillers that can be dangerous if done wrong. I would gladly use these dangerous fillers if it would hide my IPL issues . Sadly it does not. I will regret my mistake every waking moment for the rest of my life. I am embarrassed to be in front of people and fake a smile while people stare at me in a meeting. I pray that I can forgive myself and Rose Rodowtiz who did this to me..Panzier clinic that did this denied all responsibility. Shame on them!
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UPDATED FROM IPLsurvivor
6 years post
It’s 2020 and I’m in a bad place right now. Corrections to voice to text
IPLsurvivorJuly 21, 2020
21 Jul 2020
6 years post
Well it is now 2020! I have done well with prayers and avoiding mirrors close up and bright lights for a while. It’s 2020 and I’m in a bad place right now. COVID-19 requires a lot of virtual work meetings which makes my damage hard to ignore. I have been pretty happy for about two years of pretending that I’m normal. I have wonderful coworkers but they do you know what happened to me. Most of the other people I work with have no clue what happened to me. But they know I look a mess. I’m playing it off that I’m older. And I’m letting the gray grow out. My now eight-year-old daughter wants to know why I have a face full of micro holes shriveled skin and scars. I told her the story so that she would never fall into my mistakes. And when I cry now she asked why and I said it’s the Rose thing. Which is the name of the lady who did this to me. I have now decided she was just incompetent and not cruel. My daughter says I love you mommy but your face is full of scars. So I’m up at 2 am desperately searching for a new idea to try. Considering a facelift Or a Lower eye tuck. They will not improve the scarring. I have been continuing with the dermarolling very infrequently and some single needling. I recently tried DIY saline injections. The is jury still out. I have not noticed a significant change in laser damage with injection. I’ve been also using it on one scar on my nose that the lasers Aggravated. It definitely changed it. It is a large shallow hole. I can’t tell yet whether it made it better or worse. It looks like it might have filled in a bit but they need some other areas worse. If you had your whole face Lasered damaged then you may be dealing with something similar to me. I feel that I really to start it too early to try and fix it and caused more scarring. How was I supposed to know that it would be five years before my skin was ready for treatment? Some of the holes collapsed and the micro holes have shrunk. But they are still very disgusting. Some are torn. I also believe when she melted my cheeks it left impressions of the laser in it. I just occasionally put lotion on it. Oh yes I forgot to mention I don’t dermaroll that much. Maybe six times in the last two years. It’s a painful and a nasty reminder of my problem. Maybe six times in the last two years. I’m in a bad place right now Emotionally. Physically the sagging has gotten better as the skin shriveled. I’m scared of losing my job because once my daughter pointed out the damage ‘ I Started looking in the mirror too hard to close to much and realized how disgusting it really is. I’ve seen a lot of other you who are damaged. I know it literally hurts. I feel like I am the worst one in real self. Although this is not a contest I want to win. My practitioner agrees that she can see the damage. She told me it’s not so bad if you stand far away like maybe 3 feet. Course the place that did it denied All responsibility. I did write the CEO of the company. I also attempted to remove the person who did it to me license to practice. But I am just poor unimportant person but apparently has that Little the worth In the eyes of the Court. I have no interest in pursuing anything as it only adds to my pain. I do know they changed their procedures to to be more restrictive since I have made their lawyers very unhappy. I have gone too many Derms but nothing they have done was useful. The only thing useful is time for healing. But the funny thing about time is you grow older with the natural aging working against you and with all your DNA destroyed on a molecular level it’s hard for recovery. I can tell you But I have reviewed many of your cases and although you may never be quite where you were originally I think most of you have a chance for good healing with time. And I pray you have emotional support through this process because you’re going to need it. I am 51 now and most people live to 70 years. I was hurt on December 13, 2013. So I’m coming up on my eight year anniversary. I can truly tell you it feels like you’re murdered and you to watch your family grieve for you while you’re still alive. So I figure I only have 19 years of this left. I hope to get my daughter on her way to a good future so I carry-on hopelessly and sadly. Pray for me and the others that are hurt on the Forum.We need comfort, guidance and healing. And finally most of all why we were all here is because we need a little understanding and support. God bless
6 years post
Well it is now 2020! I have done well with prayers and avoiding mirrors close up and bright lights for a while. It’s 2020 and I’m in a bad place right now. COVID-19 requires a lot of virtual work meetings which makes my damage hard to ignore. I have been pretty happy for about two years of pretending that I’m normal. I have wonderful coworkers but they do you know what happened to me. Most of the other people I work with have no clue what happened to me. But they know I look a mess. I’m playing it off that I’m older. And I’m letting the gray grow out. My now eight-year-old daughter wants to know why I have a face full of micro holes shriveled skin and scars. I told her the story so that she would never fall into my mistakes. And when I cry now she asked why and I said it’s the Rose thing. Which is the name of the lady who did this to me. I have now decided she was just incompetent and not cruel. My daughter says I love you mommy but your face is full of scars. So I’m up at 2 am desperately searching for a new idea to try. Considering a facelift Or a Lower eye tuck. They will not improve the scarring. I have been continuing with the dermarolling very infrequently and some single needling. I recently tried DIY saline injections. The is jury still out. I have not noticed a significant change in laser damage with injection. I’ve been also using it on one scar on my nose that the lasers Aggravated. It definitely changed it. It is a large shallow hole. I can’t tell yet whether it made it better or worse. It looks like it might have filled in a bit but they need some other areas worse. If you had your whole face Lasered damaged then you may be dealing with something similar to me. I feel that I really to start it too early to try and fix it and caused more scarring. How was I supposed to know that it would be five years before my skin was ready for treatment? Some of the holes collapsed and the micro holes have shrunk. But they are still very disgusting. Some are torn. I also believe when she melted my cheeks it left impressions of the laser in it. I just occasionally put lotion on it. Oh yes I forgot to mention I don’t dermaroll that much. Maybe six times in the last two years. It’s a painful and a nasty reminder of my problem. Maybe six times in the last two years. I’m in a bad place right now Emotionally. Physically the sagging has gotten better as the skin shriveled. I’m scared of losing my job because once my daughter pointed out the damage ‘ I Started looking in the mirror too hard to close to much and realized how disgusting it really is. I’ve seen a lot of other you who are damaged. I know it literally hurts. I feel like I am the worst one in real self. Although this is not a contest I want to win. My practitioner agrees that she can see the damage. She told me it’s not so bad if you stand far away like maybe 3 feet. Course the place that did it denied All responsibility. I did write the CEO of the company. I also attempted to remove the person who did it to me license to practice. But I am just poor unimportant person but apparently has that Little the worth In the eyes of the Court. I have no interest in pursuing anything as it only adds to my pain. I do know they changed their procedures to to be more restrictive since I have made their lawyers very unhappy. I have gone too many Derms but nothing they have done was useful. The only thing useful is time for healing. But the funny thing about time is you grow older with the natural aging working against you and with all your DNA destroyed on a molecular level it’s hard for recovery. I can tell you But I have reviewed many of your cases and although you may never be quite where you were originally I think most of you have a chance for good healing with time. And I pray you have emotional support through this process because you’re going to need it. I am 51 now and most people live to 70 years. I was hurt on December 13, 2013. So I’m coming up on my eight year anniversary. I can truly tell you it feels like you’re murdered and you to watch your family grieve for you while you’re still alive. So I figure I only have 19 years of this left. I hope to get my daughter on her way to a good future so I carry-on hopelessly and sadly. Pray for me and the others that are hurt on the Forum.We need comfort, guidance and healing. And finally most of all why we were all here is because we need a little understanding and support. God bless
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September 2, 2020
Im crying reading your post. It really breaks my heart. I'm truly gonna pray for you and your family. I'm 31 and have extensive damage from ipl. Its only been 2 1/2 months for me but it seems like a lifetime. I have been through a lot and have always been such a strong person but this has really broken me. I was just getting ready to get married and start a family and now i cant even pull myself out of bed. I know that sounds dramatic to some people. It would be one thing if the damages would stop but everyday there are new damages surfacing. Everytime I read a new post I honestly go to sleep praying for them.
November 5, 2021
I am so sorry :(
i am 31 years old and had a fraxel co2 laser treatment in april 2020, since then i have had holes or growths everywhere. i have been to several doctors and each one tells something different. nobody tells you what happened.
are these growths?
are these holes?
is that fat loss and that is why the skin looks holed and waxy?
I've tried a lot and just can't find anything.
what I've read in the forum so far is that prp and nanofett should help.
As for my previous skin, I had never had scars, only pigmentation from the sun.
i am 31 years old and had a fraxel co2 laser treatment in april 2020, since then i have had holes or growths everywhere. i have been to several doctors and each one tells something different. nobody tells you what happened.
are these growths?
are these holes?
is that fat loss and that is why the skin looks holed and waxy?
I've tried a lot and just can't find anything.
what I've read in the forum so far is that prp and nanofett should help.
As for my previous skin, I had never had scars, only pigmentation from the sun.
UPDATED FROM IPLsurvivor
6 years post
It’s 2020 and I’m in a bad place
IPLsurvivorJuly 21, 2020
Well it is now 2020! I have done well with having prayer lights and mirrors for the rest of my life. COVID-19 requires a lot of virtual meetings which makes my damn it’s hard to ignore. I have been pretty happy for about two years of pretending that I’m normal. I have wonderful coworkers me but have no idea How my face got that way. I’m playing it off that I’m older. And I’m letting the gray grow out. My now eight-year-old daughter wants to know why I have a face full of micro holes shriveled skin and scars. She says I love you mommy but your face is full of scars. So I’m up at 2 I am desperately searching for a new idea to try. Considering a facelift Or a Lowe eye tuck. They will not approve the scarring. I have been continuing with the derma rolling and single needling. I recently Tried Celine injections. The jury still out. I have not noticed a significant change in laser damage. I’ve been also using it on one acne scar on my nose. If you were than that he had asked me to have them do your whole face or most of your faceThen you may be dealing with something similar to me. I feel that I’m ready to start it too early to try and fix it and cause for scarring. How was I supposed to know that it would be five years before my skin was ready for treatment. Some of the holes collapsed and the micro holes have shrunk. But they are still very disgusting. Some are torn. I just occasionally put lotion on it. Oh yes I forgot to mention I don’t derma roll that much.Maybe six times in the last two years. It’s painful. I’m in a bad place right now. Some of the sagging has gotten better as the skin shriveled. Unsecured Maybe six times in the last two years. It’s painful. I’m in a bad place right now. Some of the sagging has gotten better as the skin shriveled. I’m scared of losing my job because once my daughter pointed out the damage Again to me. Started looking in the mirror too hard to close to much and realized how disgusting it really is I’ve seen a lot of other you who are damaged. I know literally hurts. I feel like I am the worst one in real self. My practitioner agrees that she can see the damage. She told me it’s not so bad if you stand far away like maybe 3 feet. Course the place that did it denied All responsibility I did write the CEO of the company. I also attempted to remove the person who did it to me so license to practice. But I am just poor unimportant parent but apparently has the worTh In the eyes of the Court. I have no interest in pursuing anything it only adds to my pain. I do know they changed their procedures. I have gone too many Derms butnothing they have done was useful. The only thing useful it’s time for healing. But the funny thing about Time is you grow older with the natural thing of aging and with all your DNA destroyed on a molecular level it’s hard for her recovery. I can tell you But I have reviewed many of your cases and although you may never be quite where you were originally I think most of you have a chance for good healing with time. And I pray you have emotional support through this process because you’re going to need it. God bless
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August 10, 2020
I had the exact same thing happen to my face. Only one treatment by a plastic surgeon it been five year for me. I have found fat transfer and PRP helpful.
August 11, 2020
I have had 4 fat transfer over a number of years but that is only because after some time the volume is lost I have also had 4 dermapens with PRP
August 11, 2020
Did the fat help with this nasty skin texture? Do you feel restored? I send you a PM, maybe you can tell me who did your FT
August 13, 2020
Yes the fat transfer will replace lost volume and the stem cells in the transfer will fix skin texture. The PRP treatments will also firm skin it contains growth factors and the derma pen will replace collagen. But if you have treatment head shapes as I do they are deep thermal burns they cannot be fixed and I also have a white scar on the side of my face that could be mad less notable with skin coloured tattoo but I haven't done that yet. I have had a vitamin A peel and it helps with collagen too. Its a long process and very costly but I say worth it.
August 17, 2020
What kind of skin texture issues did the fat fix? The micro wrinkles and little holes (looks like enlarged pores) all over the face? Does the effect on the skin last even if the fat goes away over time? I also read you had hyperpigmentation. Did you find something to help for that too? Thanks!
August 17, 2020
I have just turned 60 years old I am mistaken for being in my 40s. My skin is firm and plum. of course I still have one indentation, one round white scar and treatment head shapes on one side of my face these will never go away. I have not had a face lift. My skin was orange peel before all these treatments and the PRP and Dermapen have done wonders for hyper-pigmentation. I am not a doctor or skin specialist but I have been told that slow and steady treatments will improve things by more than one dermatoligist. Have a vampire facial and see if you like the results. If not you could try chemical peels I have 3 only mild ones they also help restore your skin. Best wishes to you I hope you find a solution and never let anyone convince you to put a laser on your face because the outcome is not predictable that is why we are here today some people react to them others dont.
August 18, 2020
Fat transfer contains stem cells that repair many things also adds volume can I suggest that if you get fat transfer ask the surgeon to add PRP to the mix of fat and also at the same time get PRP injected into your skin all over without dermapen as PRP fixes scarring and other skin issues I am sure this would help you a lot look for someone that has good reviews for this procedure as some harvest the fat but destroy most of it before its transferred because they are not skilled in the procedure. I say go for it as it will not damage your skin. I can not recommend someone as I am in Australia
August 18, 2020
If you want to you could send me pics of your skin and I can ask my derm what her thoughts are on the damage and how to fix it .She is under the same opinion with lasers being not suitable for everyone.
Aside from a micronutrient rich diet (I swear by eating Kerrygold grass fed butter everyday), I would say the hormonal aspect is the most critical for supporting the health of skin as we age, applied prudently of course. They have many topicals available on Amazon. The estrogen formulations sold over-the-counter are combination of the weakest and middle strength estrogens called estriol and estradiol, usually an 80 (estriol) to 20 (Estrodiol) ratio. Estriol works phenomenally well for topical applications and it is least likely to go systemic because it is the weakest estrogen, so it mainly stays in your skin. The bottom line is that I think with a combination of giving your skin the support it needs to continue to heal, and perhaps utilizing fat grafts with a very skilled physician you will be addressing your skins needs from all angles. The most important thing you can do is just stay hopeful and to do as much research as you can on your options, in other words be proactive and fight for your right to happiness.