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[BiochemBabe]

BioChemBabe's Zeno Review

Hi everyone! I promised to post pictures and write a review. So, here it is:

Immediately after taking the box out of the shipment packaging, I was impressed. The Zeno box splits in half vertically to reveal the device and an user’s manual secured onto the sruface of the opposite half. Tucked away behind the owner’s manual is the charger.



The Owner’s manual (available online at www.myzeno.com) answered all of my questions I had and I could have had. There’s a nice trouble shooting section and pages of “DO NOT� do tips. However, after reading all of the “do not� rules, I was asking myself, “What CAN I do?�

I started charging the device directly into an outlet like advised. The flashing blue light seemed more of a warning for “take off� than a sign of steady charge.



I followed the instructions to the “t� and placed the device on a pretty good sized pimple. The directions state that treatments are 2 ½ minutes long. Don’t worry though about timing it. The device comes with it’s own internal timer that gives off a beep every 30 seconds and then multiple beeps when the treatment session is over.

I can’t lie about how it feels. I don’t have sensitive skin at all. In fact, I think my skin is very tough when it comes to products and heat – just not when it comes to pimples. LOL. Well, anyway, I can’t lie about the uncomfortable feeling when the device is held to my skin. It gets pretty hot and sometimes feels like it is going to burn. Anyone with sensitive skin, I don’t know if you would like it. It’s not unbearable, but it’s not unnoticable either. I’m writing part of this review 40 minutes after one treatment session and I can still kind of feel it on my pimple.

The instructions warns that the device will probably leave a red spot shortly after treatment. Yeah, Ok! **rolls eyes** It left my skin very red and angry. Of course, the initial redness and warm feeling went away.

After 24 hours, my original pimple I treated with Zeno was completely gone. There was some redness, which I am not sure is scarring or irritation. However, I paid for it to zap zits not work miracles. So, in a nutshell, I’m very happy with the results.

Pimple above jawline:


5 hours after one treatment:


24 hours after one treatment:



Pimple on the side of my face:


5 hours after one treatment:

Notice that the neighboring smaller pimples that weren't in direct contact with the treament seemed to have somehow been affect by it because they are smaller too.

Here are my Pros and Cons:

Pros:
-small, hand-held for travel, thin, and not heavy at all
-very easy to use with simple instructions
-you get 90 uses before you have to replace the cartrige
-treats “regular� pimples/acne that love to invade my face
-“catches� upcoming pimples before they mature into monsters
- noticable and positive results within hours of use and pimple is “dead� within 24 hours

Cons:
-Price! It’s averaging at over $200
-Doesn’t feel too good when going through the treatments
-I believe it can burn you if you have sensitive skin
-Replacement cartrige is $30+
-Doesn’t treat white/black heads or fungus
-Doesn’t treat nodular acne or scars
-Fairly new out on the market, so there are limited case studies

Please forgive the poor quality photos. I am not a professional photographer. lol.

[b24k]

hey thats pretty impressive results i would have to say.. i mean this device is literally able to remove a pimple in 24 hours which is a miracle...im glad its working out for you... i myself am getting slow but pretty good results with the 2 dichro blue and 1 red light. Im currently near the third week mark so i have along way to go to judge and see if the light therapy is gonna give me the results they are suppose to give. If im not satisfied in the end i am defnitely gonna get myself a Zeno for sure....but as of now im not ready to dish out another couple hundred bucks just yet...so well just have to see.... gluck with your new device and keep us posted on how well this is working for you.. thanks...

[BiochemBabe]

hey thats pretty impressive results i would have to say.. i mean this device is literally able to remove a pimple in 24 hours which is a miracle...im glad its working out for you... i myself am getting slow but pretty good results with the 2 dichro blue and 1 red light.  Im currently near the third week mark so i have along way to go to judge and see if the light therapy is gonna give me the results they are suppose to give.  If im not satisfied in the end i am defnitely gonna get myself a Zeno for sure....but as of now im not ready to dish out another couple hundred bucks just yet...so well just have to see.... gluck with your new device and keep us posted on how well this is working for you..  thanks...

I really believe that Zeno is worth the money. It's not God, but just within hours, I can see results. As for the lights *sigh*...I don't know what to say. I am still using both lights everyday as if my life depended on it. I think my cheek may be getting better...I dunno..I'll bump the blue light thread with photos.

[Zeeblo]

Is this available in Australia?

[BiochemBabe]

Is this available in Australia?

hmm...I dunno, but you should definitely email and ask some of the online sellers. Also, most ebay sellers ship worldwide and I purchased mine from ebay.

[joeshmoe]

I've had okay results, nothing like yours though, I've pretty much quit using my zeno though because it seems to have zero effect on cysts. To be honest it helped (on normal pimples like yours) but I never got rid of a pimple in 24 hours, your pics look like the add. Glad its working well for someone, best of luck.

[BiochemBabe]

I've had okay results, nothing like yours though, I've pretty much quit using my zeno though because it seems to have zero effect on cysts. To be honest it helped (on normal pimples like yours) but I never got rid of a pimple in 24 hours, your pics look like the add. Glad its working well for someone, best of luck.

Yeah, it doesn't work on white heads or cysts. Since I've been using blue and red lights, I don't get as many cysts anymore, but I still get regular pimples and whiteheads. I'm sorry about your results. Zeno is too expensive not to see good results. Are you going to try another product or device?

[Evey55]

PLEASE KEEP us updated on your Zeno use. I just ordered one and any advice would be most helpful.
Thanks

[BiochemBabe]

hmm...I think this is a new discovery for me. Yesterday I felt one of the nodule bumps coming. The spot hurt and was deep under the skin - you all know the drill. Well, I immediately used the Zeno BEFORE the full blown nodule was born, now there's no beginning hardness, redness, or pain where it was before. Maybe the trick is to catch these particular critters in the very very beginning stages. I know they say to do that for the regular zits, but I think it may also work with deeper acne in isolated cases. Also, maybe another trick would be to use the Zeno on an isolated nodule more than once - like use the Zeno on it in the morning, then 5 hours later, use it again. Well, I always scar really bad from the deeper demons, so I'll keep poking around with this thing if it can stop the process of at least some of them.

[thermador86]

hmm...I think this is a new discovery for me. Yesterday I felt one of the nodule bumps coming. The spot hurt and was deep under the skin - you all know the drill. Well, I immediately used the Zeno BEFORE the full blown nodule was born, now there's no beginning hardness, redness, or pain where it was before. Maybe the trick is to catch these particular critters in the very very beginning stages. I know they say to do that for the regular zits, but I think it may also work with deeper acne in isolated cases. Also, maybe another trick would be to use the Zeno on an isolated nodule more than once - like use the Zeno on it in the morning, then 5 hours later, use it again. Well, I always scar really bad from the deeper demons, so I'll keep poking around with this thing if it can stop the process of at least some of them.

I just got my Zeno the other day and they say that it is most effective when you catch the pimple early so it would make sense that it worked for the one you felt developing. I have to say I'm pretty impressed with it so far. The heat really doesn't bother me, but since i have pale skin, it's somewhat red for some time after I use it. I don't have a digital camera, so I can't post any pictures, but all of the pimples I've treated the Zeno with have reduced in size and redness. Plus, the pain of the bigger pimples goes away after a few hours which is great

[BiochemBabe]

I just got my Zeno the other day and they say that it is most effective when you catch the pimple early so it would make sense that it worked for the one you felt developing. I have to say I'm pretty impressed with it so far. The heat really doesn't bother me, but since i have pale skin, it's somewhat red for some time after I use it.  I don't have a digital camera, so I can't post any pictures, but all of the pimples I've treated the Zeno with have reduced in size and redness. Plus, the pain of the bigger pimples goes away after a few hours which is great

That's AWESOME!!! I'm glad it's working for you too! Post any new discoveries you find with Zeno.

[stealth423]

I thought you could only get zeno with a docs prescription . What website did you order it from?

thanks

[BiochemBabe]

I thought you could only get zeno with a docs prescription . What website did you order it from?

thanks

I got mine from Ebay and there are a few skin care sites on the web that sell the device and its replacement parts.

[tare_lemon]

whoa thanks for uploading the pictures!

Does Zeno work on pimples that are at the beginning stage which eventually fill up with pus after a few days? What about ones that are painful in the beginning and feel like they're WAY underneath the skin (those larger ones)?

[BiochemBabe]

whoa thanks for uploading the pictures!

Does Zeno work on pimples that are at the beginning stage which eventually fill up with pus after a few days? What about ones that are painful in the beginning and feel like they're WAY underneath the skin (those larger ones)?

um..it does for me, but it didn't for a few people on the research forum. I think the trick is to catch it before it goes through the stages of puss because I think after it gets to that stage, it doesn't work. I have tried it on the hurtful ones and I had to catch it really really early, but it worked on those too. However, the device claims it doesnt work on those types of pimples.

[Evey55]

BioBabe,
Have you had to treat each zit more than once for results? Wondering if you can treat twice in one evening....as long as it's like 4 hours apart, right?

[A30SomethingFellow]

I have to admit, I can't help but want to try this. I would drop 225 in a heartbeat if I thought it would work well... I'm going to follow this thread closely... Anymore updates from anyone?

30.

[BiochemBabe]

BioBabe,
Have you had to treat each zit more than once for results?  Wondering if you can treat twice in one evening....as long as it's like 4 hours apart, right?

Only two or three and those were borderline cysts. They were really deep and hurtful. The device claims not to work on cystic type pimples or deeper pimples other than the regular ones, but I've used it now on multiple deep ones and it stopped them from forming any further. I waited about 5 hours in between treatments. I'm not too happy about using it more than once on one pimple because you only have 90 treatments before you have to order a replacement tip. I haven't used it more than once on the regular pimples. There was no need to.

[tare_lemon]

Does 1 treatment = using it on a pimple 3 times in 24 hours?
or does using it anytime on any pimple equal 1 treatment?
thanks.

[BiochemBabe]

Does 1 treatment = using it on a pimple 3 times in 24 hours?
or does using it anytime on any pimple equal 1 treatment?
thanks.

yes, the second choice is right

1 treatment = 1 time on 1 pimple in 24 hours