"Pico-'maybesure'" - Pasadena, CA

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quick note

  • 17 Feb 2014
  • 5 months post
I've been meaning to post an update, this will be quick but i'll be back. I had my second treatment in mid-december. The healing time seems to be faster than the other type of treatment. I go back in tomorrow for my 3rd picosure treatment. The DR who did the initial eval thought it would be done in as little as 2 treatments.... most definitely not. I don't know what the deal is, but I would probably guess it's still going to be like 8-9 more. I'm not very hopeful on what they say, and I take excellent post treatment, and avoid sun exposure 100%.

I'll try and get an update of pictures after tomorrows treatment is healed. I'll do another before and after also.

6~ week update

  • 21 Oct 2013
  • 1 month post
Here's an updated picture of the fading after about 41 days of first picosure treatment. One includes the LED flash, and the other is regular incandescent bulb lighting.

Still need to book another appointment. I was hoping to see more fading than this after 1 treatment, but I'm hoping 3 more and it will be mostly gone....More dollars =(

picopossibly

  • 13 Sep 2013
  • 3 days post
I guess somehow I clicked not worth it earlier, but I really meant not sure, so I was changed to reflect that. obviously, it is too early to tell, but I am hoping it will work well on the stubborn blues.

Provider Review

Michael Schwartz, MD
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
425 South Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, California
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  • 10 Sep 2013

Very, very pleased that I was in direct contact with Dr. Schwartz first. We exchanged emails several times before I committed to the 3hr round trip. The facility is nice, clean, well mannered staff. They do other cosmetic surgeries, reconstructions, and skin treatments. I had no appointment, but they took me anyways, I waited 50 minutes - they were busy and still fit me in. The nurse who performed treatment Nina (?), was really nice and professional as well. She explained what she was going to do (though this wasn't my first rodeo). The process took maybe 3-5 minutes. A little early to be giving it star ratings, but I'd definitely say for a drop-in no appointment, things were handled in a manner that exceed my expectations.