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am on tertacyclins at the moment seem to be helping a lot, N lite nearly ruined me life so i am no thinging what to do with scars i have left from this treatment NEVER take antibiotics together with N lite leave it go out or its gonna be much worse! NEVER even touch the spots or u surely end up with scars the healing immediately after laser is somehow reduced best luck and always thing twice before doing anything to your face

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Dee

January 4, 2007

Pros:

Great results

Cons:

I could not find any

I've done some research for N-Lite treatment and found the Private Clinic on top of Google. I was convinced to go with them when I saw their feature on 'This Morning', the newspaper articles, and all the clients testimonials. I've had 4 N-Lite treatments and it has been a remarkable success. I could not recommend a better treatment and a better Clinic, their staff are very knowledgeable, polite and very relaxed. I am sorry to hear some people have had negative results from N-Lite but their personal experience should not stop anyone from trying the treatment. There is a great section on what the papers say on the Private Clinic website that anyone having the treatment should read.

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Michelle

December 31, 2006

Pros:

Initally seemed to improve my skin

Cons:

Very expensive
Made my skin worse
Staff at The Private Clinic Harley Street very rude

Total waste of money. I had four sessions in all and it initally helped my skin but follow up sessions are needed at £200 at time. The nurses are so clueless on the results avalible from the treatment and just told me I needed to visit every 3-4 weeks until I got the results I wanted!! Like i'm made of money. In the end it upset my skin so much I am now 2 and a half months in on my first course of roaccutane.

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freshexpert91

December 30, 2006

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Well.. I recently had my first of three N-lite treatments at the Skin Health Spa - I thought the Private Clinic people were rude, bossy and unhelpful over the phone so I didn't go with them. I paid £150 for the 1st time, but a course of three would have cost £400 if I'd paid in one go. So far I have noticed a slight improvement in my skin tone, and my stubborn spots under the surface have risen so they can heal. Great! I wish I'd started N-lite before I destroyed my skin with BP. I'm going to have botox injections to get rid of the damn wrinkles that BP has given me. I'd rather have spots than wrinkles!!! I'm confident that N-lite will work for me.

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Carrie B

December 30, 2006

Pros:

No down time, quick recovery. Procedure is very quick.

Cons:

Can take months to see if there is a benefit, after you have spent quite a bit of money. It's a gamble, an expensive and emotional one as well.

I have just had my third treatment. The first time the technician used the cooling jets and I felt absolutely no pain at all. However, for my 2nd treatment, I was informed they were no longer allowed to use the cooler as it decrease the efficacy of the laser. This 2nd visit was beyond painful, literally I cried; & I have a very high pain tolerance! Third time, I applied tons of numbing cream earlier so that it was on for a little more than an hour and took 3 advil an hour before. This made a HUGE difference; it was completely tolerable this time. I have NOT seen any improvement in my acne, in fact I experience a flare-up along my jawline following treatment, this is very frustrating. You really want to see an improvement, but none visible as of yet. The tech says it usually take 5 or 6 visits before you see a difference. I am hoping so, nothing else has worked so far. I have always had nice skin, my doc says it is hormones. I am a 37 yr.old female. I'll re-post after 6th visit.

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Desi

December 4, 2006

I had my second treatment of SB 3 days ago. After my first treatment I noticed a difference in my acne and acne scarring although it was only a slight difference. This is my 7th laser treatment overall. I had 5 treatments with a diff. kind of laser before I did the SB. I have noticed that with both types that the days after treatment my face was much clearer. This last SB treatment that I had actually resulted in what looks like small oval blisters which seem to have turned into scabs. I also developed small whiteheads around my lower lip. I had my treatment on Friday afternoon and live 2 hours from where I get my treatments at so as a result I am unable to contact my dermatoligist in regards to this matter since it is the weekend. As far as pain goes my derm puts a topical pain reliever on my skin 1 hour before treatment and also offers patients the option of oral pain relievers. So I find the pain very tolerable.

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Joan

November 26, 2006

I'm a doctor and I've used N-Lite laser for the past 18 months. I tell all my patients that it is impossible to determine the number of monthly treatments required because of the amount of the infection and the type of skin varies so much. Over the last 18 months I've achieved remarkable results and N-Lite is a great alternative to using drugs such as Roaccutane which had dreadful side effects. I can highly recommend this treatment which I emphasize can get worse before it gets better.

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Peter

November 25, 2006

Pros:

It works

Cons:

It takes a few treatments to get results

I can honestly say the N-Lite treatment worked for me. I had 5 treatments at the Private Clinic. After the first treatment I got worse and after the second was not better and it wasn't until after the forth treatment when I saw an improvement. About after 4 weeks of the fifth treatment my skin was clear and 5 months later is still clear. I'm going back for a top up treatment in the new year.

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Jackie

November 21, 2006

Pros:

I started nlite treatments 2 yrs ago. Had 6 treatments initially at The Private Clinic in Manchester. My skin improved dramatically. Completely lightened dark marks from prev scarring & I stopped getting new spots (after initial breakout).

Cons:

Got an initial breakout at first. I also got a few bruise marks as they increased light setting but I am olive skinned, so maybe that's why I burned a little. It healed in a few days so no real probs.

Would definitely recommend to anyone with skin probs or acne, or even wanting to improve skin aging. Massively improved the texture of my skin and got rid of fine lines, so people say I look younger. Huge confidence boost not getting bad spots anymore. Had a break from treatment for 1 yr and spots never came back. Had 3 or 4 more treatments since as top ups to keep collagen improvement. Still no spots :-)

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Nick Clayton

November 21, 2006

Pros:

Strongly Recommended

Cons:

My message to anybody commencing 'N-Lite' would be to persevere with the treatment; it's not an overnight miracle cure - you gave to be realistic and listen to the advice of the clinic staff. Things may get worse before they get better.

Having suffered from acne since I was 16, ,I eventually discovered the pioneering treatment offered by the Private Clinic. I must be honest, however, when I say that after my first session my acne initially became worse. I was reassured that this was normal, though, and I would need to persevere with the course. Indeed, after my second session, my skin seemed to be showing little improvement. Increasingly frustrated, but not wanting to give up I underwent my third and final session. The results were unbelievable: my skin started to heal itself, the appearance of new spots became a real rarity, and the scars that had plagued me for so long almost disappeared.

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