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3 year update
Bad news- I have tried everything to improve my skin- collagen supplements, vitamin c and hyaluronic acid, expensive skin creams and lotions, gentle chemical peels, retinol, microcurrent facials, you name it with no improvement. Still pretty miserable and I continue to have crepey skin, holes everywhere from the vivace device, fat atrophy, and with time, increased skin sagging due to the laxity. Still have visible track mark scars everywhere when you look at my skin up close (see photo). O get incredibly depressed looking at old photos from pre-treatment as I easily look almost 10 years younger. At this point, I am going to pursue laser resurfacing and fat grafting to try and improve the damage.
2 year update
So its been 2 years since my procedure- Unfortunately I do not have good news. I have had absolutely no improvement in my skin- still have laxity, sagging, "holes" in my skin, and crepey skin texture. It has actually gotten worse over time. When I go out into the cold, you can still visibly see the fat atrophy and "holes" the microneedling device left. I look 5-10 years older then I did prior to the procedure, I used to get mistaken for being much younger then I am, now people guess I am older the I actually am. I am considering fat grafting and laser treatment at this time, as I have been so unhappy with my appearance since the procedure. I know looks aren't everything but I have not felt good about my appearance since I had this done. Do not do this to yourself!!!
1 Year Post
1 Year Update
I want to make it clear that the purpose of this review is to inform other people about potential dangerous side effects of microneedling, specifically Radiofrequency. I emailed Vivace and they completely blew me off. However, my provider Dr. Laurel has been wonderful and incredibly supportive and helpful throughout this experience and the worst year of my life. I blame the company for this, not her.
The skin texture has finally improved slightly with PRP injections (NOT microneedling) but the fat loss has not changed, nor do I think it ever will without filler or fat grafting. Low-dose retinol, and a series of home (very mild AHA) peels has resolved the post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. My main concern, which is the "crepey" skin texture and "holes" from the device has seemed to hit a plateau. Though a plastic surgeon has recommended Profractional laser, I am terrified of making things worse, and have not tried this. I'm considering filler at this point to replace the volume loss now that it's clear it will not resolve on its own. Any suggestions for this would be much appreciated!
I want to make it clear that the purpose of this review is to inform other people about potential dangerous side effects of microneedling, specifically Radiofrequency. I emailed Vivace and they completely blew me off. However, my provider Dr. Laurel has been wonderful and incredibly supportive and helpful throughout this experience and the worst year of my life. I blame the company for this, not her.
The skin texture has finally improved slightly with PRP injections (NOT microneedling) but the fat loss has not changed, nor do I think it ever will without filler or fat grafting. Low-dose retinol, and a series of home (very mild AHA) peels has resolved the post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. My main concern, which is the "crepey" skin texture and "holes" from the device has seemed to hit a plateau. Though a plastic surgeon has recommended Profractional laser, I am terrified of making things worse, and have not tried this. I'm considering filler at this point to replace the volume loss now that it's clear it will not resolve on its own. Any suggestions for this would be much appreciated!
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