Personal experience with "non-surgical wrinkle procedures'?
October 9, 2013 4:42 PM Subscribe
So, over 50, and noting facial cheek and neck wrinkles that make me feel like I look over 60. I've heard about fraxel, laser, collagen. But it's all from advertisements or promotions. Has anyone ever tried these and have good or bad personal or best friend-type experience to share?
I wear sunscreen every day and stay out of the sun, I have very pale and somewhat sensitive skin.
Include in your research "autologous fat injection/transfer" aka microlipoinjection... injecting your own purified fat under the skin of your face.
posted by xo at 6:41 PM on October 9, 2013
posted by xo at 6:41 PM on October 9, 2013
Best answer: I tried CO2 matrix laser resurfacing, two sessions about six months apart, and people say I look younger than my age, but it's left me with pretty visible pigmentation so I am now uncomfortable going out without full coverage foundation.
If I look at my face in black light the amount of pigment I see where the laser was particularly aggressive is frightening.
My skin doesn't scar particularly easily so I think this has to do with the fact that it gets very sensitive to the sun after the procedure, and even religious sunscreen application and wide-brim hats don't seem to suffice.
In the first period after the procedure I was thrilled, the sun damage that prompted me to undertake the exercise was gone just as the doc had promised. Unfortunately, the results were very short lived.
posted by Dragonness at 9:05 PM on October 9, 2013
If I look at my face in black light the amount of pigment I see where the laser was particularly aggressive is frightening.
My skin doesn't scar particularly easily so I think this has to do with the fact that it gets very sensitive to the sun after the procedure, and even religious sunscreen application and wide-brim hats don't seem to suffice.
In the first period after the procedure I was thrilled, the sun damage that prompted me to undertake the exercise was gone just as the doc had promised. Unfortunately, the results were very short lived.
posted by Dragonness at 9:05 PM on October 9, 2013
Best answer: Go to www.realself.com for reviews of cosmetic procedures.
posted by cherrybounce at 10:45 PM on October 9, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by cherrybounce at 10:45 PM on October 9, 2013 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Seconding www.realself.com. I always go there to read up on things before trying anything. It's a collection of reviews from everyday people who have had the procedures. And my personal experience with fraxel was that I stopped after one treatment. It just left it with a weird texture, that has since cleared up, but freaked me out enough to not continue.
posted by Jandoe at 11:05 PM on October 9, 2013
posted by Jandoe at 11:05 PM on October 9, 2013
Best answer: The problem with Real Self is that people tend to post shortly before and shortly after their procedures. I know in my case I originally recommended my procedure because I was so impressed with my results. But I changed my rating over time, first to neutral, then to negative, when I saw that my hyperpigmentation wasn't going away, even after a course of Retin A and prescription hydroquinone.
posted by Dragonness at 8:30 AM on October 10, 2013
posted by Dragonness at 8:30 AM on October 10, 2013
Best answer: Oh I meant to add about the weird texture, I also had it, and it took many months to clear up. I was convinced it never would.
posted by Dragonness at 8:51 AM on October 10, 2013
posted by Dragonness at 8:51 AM on October 10, 2013
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