Never Again....... - Boston, MA
I bought a package of ematrix at a medspa and they offered me a complimentary upgrade to their new Palomar 1540 laser due to a customer service issue. (I listed 250 as price as that was price to upgrade from cheeks only to full face). Big mistake. I had good results with ematrix and should have...
49 Years Old, Some Acne Scars on Cheeks
I made an appt with Dr Saal to see what I could do if anything to diminish these small acne scarring on my cheeks. Never met with the doctor. The staff (you should double check whether the person doing the recommendation has any medical training at all verses a quasi marketing rep for the laser...
Palomar Fractional Causes Fat Loss, Thyroid Damage - Shawnee, KS
I suffered facial fat atrophy starting within a few weeks of getting this treatment. It ruined my face! I was pretty and self-confident before and looked much younger than I am. I suffered psychologically from this treatment in ways you can't even imagine. My thyroid stopped working, I had...
57 Year Old - Chicago, IL
My skin got worse. I have indentations, bumps and uneven skin. It helped with wrinkles and skin elasticity, at the cost of uneven skin. I had 3 treatments, but did not continue after the 3rd treatment. My doctor recommended 4. Why bother? Now I need to have another procedure to resurface my skin...
Horrible Palomar Lux 1540 Treatment - Bellevue, WA
I consulted with Dr. Chiu about addressing some scarring I have on my forehead and she recommended a series of treatments with the Palomar Lux 1540 Fractional laser. I completed three treatments with the last having been performed a little over a year ago. Since then I've not only seen very...
StarLux 1540 Fractional Laser Treatments - Newport Beach, CA
I had 2 treatments and the first was set for pigmentation. I had swelling for the firts two days which was helped with ice packs within the first hour and benadryl (slept with head elevated. I had the little "waffle" dot pattern show up after 2 days, but eventually sloughed off. The pigmentation...
Fraxel Ruined my Skin and Life
I had one Palomar 1540 restore treatment a little over two years ago and it ruined the texture of my skin and broke nearly every blood vessel on my face. Before the procedure I had near perfect skin except for some fine lines around the eyes. The healing process went exactly as described yet...
Polomar Starlux 1540 - Chandler, AZ
I had a coupon thru Groupon for 3 full facial treatments. Had the first. Now all brown spots. swelling and it was extremely painful even with the numb creme. Almost couldn't stand it. Probably won't go back the other two treatments even though I paid for them. Hope this improves...
Do Not Do Fraxel Restore with the Palamar 1540
Last year I had one palamar 1540 fraxel restore done at a top dermatologist's office preformed by a technician for very slight fine lines around my eyes. I was 44 years old and had been told by many people that I looked in my early 30's since I do not go out in the sun and always have...