Good Results with Ematrix. Temecula, CA

I had four EMatrix treatments last year and saw real improvement in my face. I am currently looking for a new provider for a "touch-up" treatment, although I'm wondering if I shouldn't just pony up and get a mini face/neck lift and use fillers or botox. Ematrix did some great things for my skin and face, but when I keep getting quotes of over $1 K for a single treatment, I'm wondering if it wouldn't be more cost effective and less hassle to just get the facelift procedure done. Over 10 years, I'll spend a lot of money on Ematrix and still need additional help with some areas from fillers and such. Maybe a one time expense beats spending $1500 to $2000 every year.

Having learned a good bit more about what I need to keep my face and skin in good shape, I am realizing that it's really a matter of keeping up with EMatrix, in addition to utilizing some other procedures. I really miss the quality and tone of my skin from using EMatrix last year. I have seen a pretty dramatic change as I've moved past the one year mark since my last session. I have also found much more reasonable pricing from several offices that make it reasonable to refresh, or possibly even redo the full treatment with 3 or 4 sessions. I found that looking for sublative skin rejuvenation provided me far more results than looking specifically for EMatrix. I found prices ranging from $525 for a single face treatment (a doctor's office promotion, to $1500 - 2000 for 3 or 4 treatments. One caveat I would offer is that if you are not going to use all of your services pretty quickly, it is better to finance the payments (usually at 0% for a defined period of time). In the event that something happens and the business cannot provide the service(s), you have recourse to discontinue payment and/or get back the unused money. I had this happen and was very happy that I hadn't paid out of pocket, which likely would not have been reimbursed. I was very satisfied with the settlement of the account, although I was not very confident going into the process that it would end up a fair reckoning. I'll have to let you know who I choose and what the outcome is.

I am a month out from my first of three, or possibly four, treatments in a row. I wasn't able to get my treatment "refresher" in at the one year mark and after about 16 months from the last treatment, I really saw a difference in the quality of my skin. My face seemed somewhat sunken around the cheek area and just less youthful. After one treatment, I already see improvement and I'm excited to know that the improvements will continue for the next few months. My nurse told me that a lot of people think it doesn't work because they expect immediate improvement. I find the gradual nature of the improvements make them more natural and less noticeable to others, which I like. I just look better and better, instead of having a striking immediate change. I don't care who knows I use it, a lot of people see the grids during the healing process and ask, but it's nice to just look like you improved -- it's your body doing what it used to do, so you just end up looking like a slightly younger version. I added the neck area and have seen some improvement there too.

I'm wondering if I should do three procedures and hold off on the final one I prepaid until next year for the refresher. Supposedly, if you do the initial series, you just have to keep it up with a single yearly treatment. I see a lot of places listing the initial series as only three treatments. If anyone has any info on this, I'd like to know if four in a row are better than three or if three is the right amount.