I Did It! -Reno, NV

I just wanted to to do another update on my Total F/X progress. I had my touch up approximately three months ago. My face was treated with the Total F/X laser (a pass of Active F/X and Deep F/X combined) except under my eyes and forehead. The healing was much easier this time. I was completely peeled over in five days with residual redness for another month (which is easily covered with mineral makeup). The light acne scarring on my cheeks and nose are hardly noticable now. I had a different laser tech (Janet) perform my treatment and she was excellent. I'm very happy with the procedure and would highly recommend it!

I have been really happy with my progress. My skin is much smoother and even looking. The light acne scarring I had is pretty much gone and smaller pores. I get occasional comments about how nice my skin is :) I do have a couple of hyperpigmentation's on my cheeks from where the laser passed which are easily covered with makeup. I get a Deep F/X touch up on my cheeks, nose, chin, mouth area and frown lines in a few weeks. Since I've already been through it, I don't have the anxiety I did before.

Well, I made it past the first week. Today is Day 11. I finished peeling around Day 6. My face is still very red but I can cover it well with mineral makeup. It's magical stuff! Since I'm so red it's hard to tell if the sun damage is gone. I have light acne scarring and cannot tell any difference with those yet. The surgical scars under my nostrils seem smoother.

I've talked to my laser tech and we both agreed I would need those touched up in six months as they are deep scars. The fine lines under my eyes are gone and the ones between my brows are much smoother (as well as my forehead). I have to be patient as I know it can take a few months for the collagen to build up (at least I hope!).

The Aquaphor really made me break out bad on my chin and lower cheek area. I stopped using it on Day 7. My laser tech (who's also an esthetician) gave me a great facial yesterday. She did some extractions, high frequency, and a mask. My skin looks much better today. I am using an Obagi cleansing gel 3x day, Aqua Cort (for redness), and then I layer with hyaluronic acid and emu oil. I also put on sunblock before going out and I purchased a big sun hat.

It's hard to see much difference at this point. I'll update soon!