J-Plasma Skin Resurfacing is the New Gold Standard for Rejuvenation. No more CO2 laser for me!

I have waited 6 months to write the review of my J-Plasma skin resurfacing as I wanted to see ongoing results and I have good news to report. I am 64 years old and CO2 laser skin resurfacing was my “go-to” choice for keeping my skin looking tight, smooth and bright (I have had 3 in the past 10 years). My doctor at Omni Aesthetics, Dr. Song, is a long-time PRP enthusiast and with each of my previous C02’s I received PRP topically to help with healing and collagen building (trust me – it is worth the extra cost). I have always kept up with skincare and at my age I did not have any deep wrinkles.
I received lidocaine injections with PRP before the treatment and only had one “pass” as I do not have deep wrinkles which I believe warrants the double pass. After the 45-minute treatment I also had PRP applied topically. J-Plasma is totally ablative. Unlike my CO2, which gave me more of a sunburn type peeling with a downtime of about 7 days (down time meaning I didn’t want to go out covered with Aquaphor or peeling) with J-Plasma you will look horrendous for the first 4-6 days. I was not in pain but swollen (due to the lidocaine and treatment around my eyes) and had crusty brown and yellowy patches on my face. However, I went food shopping on Day 11 – so a bit more downtime for me than the CO2, however, the J-Plasma is a more aggressive treatment. I had the expected “pinkness” for a little more than a month which is less than what some patients have reported and that may be because I had previous CO2s. I simply used Eucerin for Redness (it has a green tint) as my moisturizer. You can see my 14-day result video on Real Self by searching J-Plasma Facial Skin Resurfacing by Hung William Song. The immediate jowl tightening was so apparent as was the tightening around my eyes (note my “crow’s feet” itched for about 2-3 weeks) and I still look the same. I would get Botox around my crow’s feet every 5-6 months and had it last in September 2017 and still don't need it. My pores are also as tight as they were after the J-Plasma and my between-the-eye’s “crease” is so, so, SO much better. And I truly believe my skin is continuing to improve in smoothness and radiance.
In summary if you can afford J-Plasma over a CO2 treatment go for it! Admittedly at first, I was a tad reluctant to move away from my CO2s as Dr. Song advised that J-Plasma was more aggressive and the Bovie Medical site featured deeply wrinkled individuals. However, having been a client of Omni for 10 years I had complete trust in Dr. Song. And I am extremely happy with the continuing results.
P.S. Real Self needs to add J-Plasma as a treatment selection!!

I was given a Xanax before the procedure just to relax me. And if you are used to Botox pricks then the lidocaine/PRP injections will be tolerable. Towards the end it became what I would describe as "somewhat unpleasant" and I was assured it was "almost over" so made it through. Although available, I did not want the nitrous oxide (laughing gas). I personally wouldn't take the risk of a general anesthesia for such a procedure and would think that would add quite a bit of cost to the treatment.