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[dogluver323]

What time of day did you have the procedure done? I went in for a consult a few months ago, and the derm said he does his procedures only late in the day so that you can have the evening to recoup, and there is supposedly less down time.

What is your ethinic origin? I am Asian and wonder how the results would be on my skin.

How many procedures does the derm suggest, and what is the cost? Mine quoted 4 procedures totaling $2,200 and $3,600 (or $3,800--can't remember) if I add in Vbeam laser in between.

And how severe is your acne? Do you currently have breakouts? Did the derm tell you what kind of results to expect and how long the results might last?

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you probably had the diamond tip micro derm done.

those are so much better than the sand blasting type. which are messy and hurt.

i get a diamond tip microderm done every 6 weeks followed by a 30% glycolic peel... it does wonders for exfoliation and smoothing the skin.

[dogluver323]

ya i dont know if it was a diamond top or not lol.it felt interesting....

I'm european, fair skinned. They said for me it would take one or two treatments get rid of most of it. I however am not getting a 2nd...but i will do peels for the leftover stuff like marks and scars.

this is the day after the luvulan and im red but my pores look MUCH smaller and I seem to be healing just fine. I still see my red marks however...if they improve I must wait till the sun burn looking thing goes away to tell for sure.....

Did you request the dermabrasion, or did they do that as a normal part of the Levulan application? My derm didn't mention anything about the dermabrasion so I wonder if that's typical.

I'm assuming your marks are not so bad that you need the laser? How long have you had the marks and how many peels do you think you will need?

[dogluver323]

That's awesome that you are getting good results so far. I have red marks that vary in age from 3 months to 9 months. I tend to mark and bruise very easily. I do have some indentations that I'd like to smooth out too. The derm never mentioned the blue light would help with that, but maybe it would help as well. He told me that if I had it done on a Friday evening (he only does them in the late afternoon and evening when there's less sunlight), I would expect to only have 2-3 days of downtown. Is that what your derm told you?

Have you considered the at-home blue lights as well? I was thinking about ordering one online and trying it out to see what kind of results I get. if I'm going to the derm, it's not going to be till next year, when I can max out my medical reimbursement plan (I'm hoping this kind of procedure is covered).

Thanks for the updates and keep us posted!