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Don’t do it, a horrible experience

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Don’t Do It

nousername77
Horrible experience! Very painful, still embarrassed to go out in public after a week. So far, my skin looks worse than it ever did before and it’s very itchy. I hope it’s not permanently damaged.

Replies (15)

October 15, 2019
That’s how my skin looked for the first few treatments until the collagen build up and my skin became tougher. It took a few days for the swelling and itching to subside. Won’t lie, it’s painful but It really does work, you just have to be patient. I’ve had 7 treatments now over the past year and it’s made a real difference in texture and firmness. I have 5 more in the package I bought which I’ll space out every 4-6 weeks.
It doesn’t hurt as much anymore and my recovery takes less time, but I’ve learned to take a strong painkiller beforehand. It looks like your provider did an aggressive treatment as mine likes to do, but if it’s too much you can ask to have it turned down. That’s assuming you bought more than one.
October 19, 2019
I had the same experience. I could not leave the house for two weeks. Over two months later and I am still not fully healed. Hope you are seeing a plastic surgeon and got on steroids. Did a doctor do your procedure? Never do this procedure!!!
October 24, 2019
I just did it a week ago and I’m healing very quickly. I have a bit of peeling and the skin is rough in some spots. So far I can’t see a difference but my experience hadn’t been bad.
November 1, 2019
Was there any numbing cream involved? That’s the only time I have seen a reaction. I had an aggressive viva done to my face yesterday am and was at work 24 hrs later with light foundation. No numbing cream. Also, the neck does not seem to heal nearly as quickly as the face. It’s nano fractional, which means it takes three treatments to equal a fractional laser treatment ( that one is several thousand $ and has you not able to leave the house for 10 days in most cases).
December 6, 2019
I had one done yesterday and look the same . Itchy, slightly swollen and very, very red. How long will the red patches last?