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Janet, Chicago, IL
May 10th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | It works |
| Cons: | only available in in LA and Europe |
| Bottom Line: | I heard about it from my doctor in Chicago. I made an appointmetn over the phone to fly to Los Angeles. I have olive skin so I was told there are not that many options for me. Glad to do it. It took 4 treatments but I have great skin now. I think most other procedures out there are scams. These guys know what they are doing. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Janet has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | $6,400.00 |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
diane, maine
May 8th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | NONE |
| Cons: | hyperpigmentation & new lines and wrinkles, in addition to scarring and hypopigmentation from being burned by the laser |
| Bottom Line: | I made a serious mistake by going to a dermatologist that recommended Pulse Light Therapy when all I really needed was some light gycolic acid peels 20% that I could do at home. Turns out, the laser burned my skin so deep that it scarred me, left spots of hyperpigmentation AND I ended up with wrinkles around my eyes that I never had (I looked 5-7 yrs younger prior to the treatment). Boy I screwed-up and there is nothing that can be done now, but try to warn others before they make the same misktake. I thought because the person was a doctor they knew what they were doing. Truly, try less invasive techniques...I'm now doing glycolic acid peels twice a week. Sure wish I would have gone that route to begin with...I would have saved myself a lot of money, not to mention the tears and depression that resulted. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Price Paid: | $1,000.00 |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Anonymous
May 5th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Not much, might work but it will take few procedures |
| Cons: | Expensive, your face gonna look horrible for couple weeks (Forget the work or going out) and gonna be red for few months, almost no improvement |
| Bottom Line: | I got my skin resurfaced with an Active FX laser about a year ago. I thought that it will heal in 10 days, but it took way longer. There's almost no improvement in my skin and I wouldn't risk to do that again just because that it takes soooo long to heal and I don't want to have a red face again for few months. And it's very painful. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | $2,100.00 |
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1 of 2 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Anonymous, usa
Apr 18th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | none |
| Cons: | Caused triple size area of redness, hyperpigmentation and itchy flaky spots. |
| Bottom Line: | I am 5 weeks post laser resurfacing of 3 brown spots on my face. It looks so much worse, much bigger and because the laser went too deep, it will leave scars and i dont know if it will ever be gone. I am very upset and depressed and before, with a little concealer and foundation, no one even knew i had brown spots. Now, no matter how i try to cover it(the surface is uneven and flaky) it looks really bad so that i just cover it with bandaids to go out. I have tried aloe, vit E, mederma, 2% hydroquine creams, calendula, moisterizer, vaseline, on the spot and it doesnt change. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | $300.00 |
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Stephanie, Salt lake City
Apr 16th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Helichrysum and other essential oils.Absolutely beautiful texture and tone, restored suppleness, kills all acne including cystic acne and improves acne scars |
| Cons: | treatments need to be custom made for your own skin, but a little research and you can do that yourself. |
| Bottom Line: | At age 30, I broke out in terrible cystic acne. No treatments worked, no Dr.'s could fix it. In tears I turned to a holistic Dr. who told me to use 2-3 drops Lavender, rosemary and tea tree essential oils in a small spray bottle of distilled water. Cysts gone within 2 wks. Amazing! Cysts left some deep scars on my jawline and cheeks. I'm using helichrysum oil(in purest form) along with a custom combo for my aging skin(I'm 40) and what a miracle! You must do it everyday, at least 3 mos. for scars and wrinkles but beatiful results! I am going to have a swift lift done in a month and I believe that tightening up my loose skin will help incredibly with making the small but deeper scars disappear from my jawline and cheeks, but the helichrysum has already worked a miracle for my skin texture,tone and color. I am no longer embarassed to be seen without make up. My complexion is clear and my skin is as soft as a baby's bottom. Do some research and find the right oil combo for you. It works |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | $100.00 |
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2 of 2 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Marcia, Houston, TX
Apr 10th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Fraxel- 1 week, 1 day
My pores are much smaller and the scars on my cheeks less noticeable. |
| Cons: | They said "no down time". If you don't mind looking like a clown that may be true. I had it done on a Tuesday and by Friday, I had to call into work ugly. |
| Bottom Line: | $1000 per treatment... so it was expensive. It was very painful but quickly forgotten if you have good results. My most immediate concern was the scars on my cheek but my pores being a lot smaller was a nice bonus as well as wrinkles being diminished. The aloe cort cream they gave me did not agree with my skin at all. Aloe vera straight off the plant helped a lot more and stopped the burning. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Marcia has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | $1,000.00 |
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2 of 3 visitors found the following comment helpful.
lee, cerritos, CA
Apr 8th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | dont know |
| Cons: | all im going to say is dont take your natural skin for granted... be happy with your skin. the dermatologist will manipulate you like a car salesman. |
| Bottom Line: | my skin tone was great. i am a korean american and my skin tone brightened up my day feeling refresh. but i had a laser treatment because of my minor scars. now that my skin tone has changed to a brownish color, i am very displeased with the outcome. dermatologist are very deceiving and can be very manipulative. i try not to over generalize all the dermatologist but in a large percentage of them are trying to make money. my dermatologist did not tell me the risk of discoloration and hypopigmentation. i am very upset and regretting how stupid i was to take my skin for granted. i seriously dont know what to do now. i am very disappointed. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Price Paid: | $150.00 |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Diana, Milan, Italy
Apr 7th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | I had the full face co2 laser resurfacing 3 weeks ago. My face looks great! No more fine lines, you could hardly notice a deep wrinkles, the whole face looks like I've done a face lift |
| Cons: | Readness and itching. A small scar, as a spot, I hope it fades away. |
| Bottom Line: | 2 friends of mine did Erbium and Fraxel laser. My face looks much better! But recovery time is longer,and it hurts more. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Diana has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | $2.80 |
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2 of 2 visitors found the following comment helpful.
URBAN, TAMPA
Mar 8th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | ACTIVE FX AND DEEP ACTIVE FX
Very little down time. Face looks great 3 days post. Price was good. |
| Cons: | Very bad sun burn feeling afterward. This last about 3 hrs stay in front of a fan. Itch face you can not scratch. |
| Bottom Line: | I would do this again.The pain was not bad on Deep fx but on Active fx it was pretty bad. I am healing good day 3 now skin color comeing back still alittle puffy. BOTTOM LINE IF YOU HAVE DEEP ANCE SCARS DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | URBAN has used this item for a day or two. |
| Price Paid: | $2,000.00 |
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2 of 2 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Ann, Virginia
Feb 25th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | I had the co2 laser done right after they finished my face lift. Deep wrinkles are gone but you can still see where the wrinkle line was. |
| Cons: | The redness and itching. One eye has the dark circle problem. My chin area looks very burned. I now at 3 weeks. They do have medication to apply to the area to bleach out the skin. I'm now trying that. |
| Bottom Line: | I would have requested the doctor to be less agressive. If the redness ever goes away or can be easily covered with make up then I would do it again. Or maybe first tried a wrinkle filler before doing the laser. The pictures that they show never look any thing like you end up looking! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Ann has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | $3,500.00 |
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