Dermabrasion
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Dermabrasion
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October 16, 2014
Had 2 Dermabrasion... Life changing for me
Hi! I use to be here years & years ago more like just lurking/ researching... I had 2 Dermabrasions and for me it is life changing but it is also true that d recovery takes forever it is not true that u will be presentable or look normal after a few weeks or a few months ...In my exp it took me 10-12 months to really look like normal normal... Redness, sudden blushing red face, whiter than white face... But it was worthit for me that's why I did it d 2nd time... But honestly took almost 2 yrs of my social like hahaha ... I'll say 40-45% improvement each time. I've tried all previous fraxels except repair and every other new laser in town b4= 0 or temporary improvement reason I've missed on d latest lasers... needling and saline injections= regretted it I think made it worse....So I swear off laser then bec even friends who had Fraxel repair din't see noticable improvement after several months.....Im guilty that I am one of those who disappeared after getting great results, sorry ... Sudden boost of confidence makes u wanna catch up on lost life due to insecurities:(... I had moderate ice pick & boxcar scars....why I am back? Well I was researching about other stuff in realself and chanced upon Mixto laser that lead me back here and then got engrossed reading , then this. My skin actually looks pretty good and people wld casually comment that I have beautiful skin or co- workers everywhere asks abt my skin regimen etc... But As many of u can relate even if your skin got so so much better u will always be a scarred kid at heart and I know and still can see/find my scars up close in the mirror... Maybe I am really fair and have excellent skin care so people looking at me and not really microscoping thinks I have beautiful skin... No it is not BDD but I still have scars but to the point that I can live with it esp with make-up but after being more open minded again abt lasers I decided to give Mixto a try hvnt done it yet at this time.... Consultation on monday :)..... i am a light skinned southeast asian gal... Oh and another negative is on my 2nd dermabrasion i got some tiny negligible white scars...
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bella91704
September 28, 2015
how did the Mixto work out for you???
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bella91704
September 28, 2015
how did the Mixto work out for you???
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EllyLiem
March 9, 2017
how the result of your scar?
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September 29, 2007

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Skin felt good after 2-3 days.

Cons:

Damanged my skin severely and cause very bad aacne.

I went to work out post acne scars..instead it casued me to have severe cystic acne. Caused a lot of depression.
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October 1, 2007

Pros:

Quick recovery about 2 weeks

Cons:

Redness will never go away. Waste of money. Don't go to Dr Y. Looks worse than when I started.

find another alternative
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January 19, 2008

Pros:

My face looked great right after but didn't look different in the long run. Scars don't look different either.

Cons:

Cost

Not worth the money.
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