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Linda, Toronto, Canada Aug 2nd, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: None Cons: Expensive and did not work at all. Supposed to help acne, scarring, fine lines, oiliness. I had 4 treatments spaced one month apart and noticed no difference. Bottom Line: A waste of money. Recommended: No Usage: Linda has used this item for a few months. Price Paid: 800.00 Acne severity: light Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Darice, Chino, California Jul 28th, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: none so far Cons: made acne worse Bottom Line: I have had three treatments, am suppose to have two more but am afraid my acne will get even worse. Would never do it over if I had the choice. Don't try accutane, I had two accutane treatments and the side affects are horrible and not worth it. It made my gums recede big time. Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Sara Jul 18th, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: After my first treatment, I was eh about it. Then I started paying attention to the most oily spot of my face which is my forehead and SB reduced it a lot! My scarring is fading a little bit too. I have not broken out yet and I am do for my period Cons: I would have to say is I wish it was guaranteed no acne ever again...I was guaranteed 75 to 95% results...I would say I have 50% better results Bottom Line: If you have real bad acne I would recommend you try it out and it may be the solution for you. It looks like its going to be my solution for the rest of my life Recommended: Yes Usage: Sara has used this item for a day or two. Price Paid: 1,000.00 Acne severity: moderate Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Hopeful, Philadelphia Jul 16th, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: A year after the treatment I can see a slight flattening of my original scarring. It is no where near the 60-70% improvement as I was told by the dermatologist. Cons: My cystic acne returned after 5 sessions. I was told that I would be rid of all of those small little ones I would get each month and instead I got 3 huge breakouts that even after injections left deeper scars than the ones I started with. Bottom Line: I spent over $5000.00 on Smoothbeam treatments over a year in addition to 2 Vbeam sessions (absolutely did NOTHING!). I have to say if I could take it back I would. As I stated above I broke out horribly after a few treatments. I had not had cystic acne for years before the Smoothbeam treatments. Also, I have to say that the dermatologist who was very excited and positive in the beginning was basically shooing me out the door at the end of the treatments. He said that prior to me his success rate was 100%. I have a feeling I was not the first failure, nor would I be his last. I find that micro-dermabrasion 2xs a month keeps my acne at bay (along with Yaz birth control) and makes my skin look a bit smoother. I remain hopefully optimistic that one day there will be a better solution. Recommended: No Price Paid: 5,000.00 Acne severity: moderately severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Anonymous, West Allis, Wisconsin Jul 14th, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Did see an improvement with texture of skin. Cons: Left brown circles on my face for about 2 months. Does anyone know when this will start to fade or is it permanant? Bottom Line: Well still not sure because the brown circles have not faded yet. Recommended: No Usage: Reviewer has used this item for about a month. Price Paid: 250.00 Acne severity: light Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Chanty, Los Angeles Jun 26th, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: None, really. Cons: High prices quoted, time wasted, no results. Bottom Line: I'm highly suspicious of laser acne treatments. Does anyone know of any research that proves its effectiveness? Furthermore, I think spas and treatment centers sell it as an acne treatment, but it's really scar treatment if anything at all - and I don't even think it achieves that - it certainly doesn't physically stop acne. Recommended: No Usage: Chanty has used this item for about a year. Price Paid: 500.00 Acne severity: severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Anonymous, fl Jun 15th, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: 50%improvement Cons: Due to oil gland shrinking I felt like aging started taking place at a faster rate Bottom Line: I finally got results from manual lymph drainage.I spent thousands of dollars for years trying to clear adult acne. My skin is finally healthy from the inside out. Recommended: No Usage: Reviewer has used this item for about a month. Price Paid: 300.00 Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Julie, Bethlehem, PA May 16th, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: COMPLETELY cleared my horrible embarrassing adult onset cystic acne, evened out my ice pick scars, made my skin much less oily, I no longer look greasy in pictures, and it significantly shrunk my pores. It's been 6 months! Cons: Expensive. $300 per treatment, and I needed 4 treatments. but who cares, having to use proactiv, duac, benzaclin, tetracyclin, benzoyl peroxide etc... for the rest of my life (and none of those worked anyway) would have cost plenty more. Bottom Line: Use the prescription numbing cream they provide you, let it soak into your face for 30 minutes before you rinse and the treatments are painless. The laser just feels like sand blowing against you if you use the numbing cream right. After the treatment, slather on a lot of cortisone cream!After the 1st treatment, i didn't really notice any difference in breakouts, but my pores looked smaller. After my second treatment, my face looked about 50% better. Still some pimples, but about half of what i usually got. My pores also became much smaller. After my 3rd treatment, i think maybe i got 1 pimple in that month. my face was so smooth i couldn't stop touching my skin and even that didn't give me any zits. I haven't had any pimples at all since my 4th treatment. I LOVE my results I am so happy and would highly recommend it. It does not claim to do anything for red marks, you need another laser to do that, or let them go away on their own. The only thing i do now is wash my face once Recommended: Yes Usage: Julie has used this item for a few months. Price Paid: 300.00 Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Anonymous, Houston, TX Apr 10th, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: reduced oiliness Cons: expensive Bottom Line: slightly painful, I only looked like a freak for one day afterward, I am not sure this helped my breakouts (I had 4 or 5 treatments), but when I wake up in the morning my face is not oily at all now! Recommended: Yes Usage: Reviewer has used this item for about a year. Price Paid: 400.00 Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

massini, chicago, il Apr 1st, 2008 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Redness completely gone, shallow acne scars gone, deeper acne scars improved but still there of course. Cons: After each treatment, I was horribly bruised and swollen. I had to take a couple days off work. My derm warned me that he would bruise me intentionally to get the best results, and some pain during procedure. Bottom Line: I've had moderate to severe acne scars for years and finally decided to have a combination of the smooth beam/ V beam lasers. I couldn't be happier with the results. Initially, I saw no improvement. It took 2-3 treatments to see redness fade, but took about a year after treatment for my shallow and deeper scars to even out with the rest of my skin. Deeper scars will never go away completely but mine have been improved significantly. People with acne scars should consider this. It is pricey, I paid $380 per treatment but I think it is definately money well spent. Recommended: Yes Usage: massini has used this item for a few months. Price Paid: 1,600.00 Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

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