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Three Months Out From Second Procedure
Pics And Update
Round Two: More Challenges But More Results
Provider Review
I've had a great experience with Dr. Kim. Despite only being in my 30s, some overly aggressive hair removal treatments done years ago, along with sun and no longer being 22, caused me to have some pretty deep lines around my upper lip along with "pebbly" looking skin and some small pockmark-type scars. I also had the usual sun damage to my face which included fine lines and brown spots. After doing my research I was leaning towards having fractional CO2 laser, as I was told it was the "best" and that erbium would not be as good. When I met Dr. Kim (after finding him on Realself) however he explained that he used the Sciton erbium laser with great results. I am very glad I listened to him. I had a pretty deep "micro laser" peel to my whole face, with a second pass around my lips, as well as Profractional XC done only around my mouth area. This was done under oral sedation along with topical anesthetic and nerve blocks around my mouth. While not exactly my idea of fun, the procedure itself was very comfortable and, except for the 20 minutes or so right after, I had very little pain. The day after treatment my face was very red, bloody, and swollen. I scared my husband and friends a bit, but it didn't hurt, it just felt very tight and dry. I had to wash my face several times a day and apply the greasy laser balm, which got in my hair and on everything. This was the worst part for me. I looked pretty bad for several days,and then all at once I started to peel and rapidly improved. The area around my mouth took the longest to heal since we had been more aggressive here. Two weeks later and my skin looks great, mostly, though I still have residual pinkness around my mouth that is daily becoming less. My fine lines are almost all gone as are my sun spots.I am glad I chose erbium laser, since the healing time and redness are less than with CO2. My upper lip lines are not totally gone but are much improved, and my chin especially looks much, much better than it did. My husband and friends are a bit shocked in fact by how much better I look. I will almost certainly be having a second treatment in a few months, this time only around the mouth and under my eyes, for even more improvement. The possibility of this was discussed with me ahead of time. Dr. Kim was very easy to talk to, and his entire office was nothing but helpful. I am so happy I underwent this procedure and wish I had done it years ago because I wasted a lot of time using less invasive stuff with little to no result. I will definitely be back to him for more treatment and have already recommended him to a friend who was impressed with the improvements in my skin. One more thing: I have seen a lot of people on here complain about laser "grids" and "track marks." I brought this up with Dr. Kim before my procedure as being a serious concern of mine. He told me that the Profractional could be set on a "random" pattern to help keep this from happening. Sure enough, after treatment I had to look very hard to find where the Profractional had fired into my skin, and what I could see looked like isolated speckles versus a stamped grid. Two weeks later and it's 95% undetectable.