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I had Active FX on a Friday on my face and neck, and the swelling went up and started to go down on Friday night. The swelling was ending on Saturday and started to itch and I peeled on Sunday. On Monday, I was back to normal, but slightly blotchy and stayed home.
The doc says that men heal faster, and I'm a really fast healer. He also told me that he zapped me at a high fluence because I asked him to be aggressive. He told me that I would need a second treatment in about 6 months and I'm going to ask him to be even more aggressive. The worst part was wearing the Aquaphor because it has a nasty almost musky smell.
I went to work on Tuesday and had to keep applying a lot of moisutirzer to keep my skin from drying out. My skin seems supple and bright, and maybe a little tighter but it's probably too early to tell. My skin was very good to start so the improvement might be tougher to see.
I'm using an antioxidant skin spray to stay hydrated and lots of sunscreen and I eat really healthy.
I'll keep you posted.
Updated on Nov 11, 2008:
My skin continues to get softer and the skin is firmer. There are still some areas and lines that need some more lasering next time. The doc explained that it's better to break up the laser dose into two or more sessions because the skin is able to heal better than if it got a full strength old school CO2 blast.
I'm pleased and continue to keep it moist at night and eat well so that the collagen regenerates well. I plan to have another Active FX in January and plan to have a maintenance treatment once a year after that.
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10/17/08
My neck and jaw are definitely tighter and some of the lines in my forehead are softer. I still see some fine lines around my eyes under side lighting. My skin is shinier and softer. I think I will see more improvement in a couple of weeks.
10/19/08
Congratulations! Please keep us posted on your improvement. THanks for sharing!
10/23/08
I think my neck skin is about how half the size it was before, which ia pretty amazing reduction in turkey neck. You know how when you lower your chin to your chest there is some extra skin.
I'm going in for another treatment in Januaray, and I am going to ask the doc to try and tighten my cheek and nasolabial fold area that I still think has too much slack in it. My skin also feel softer. From time to time, my skin drinks moisturizer, and sometimes crows feet appear under my eye appears when my skin gets dry.
I still don't have the final result, but its definitely improving.