Re: Photoderm Swelling or smooth?

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In a message dated 4-21-00 4:47:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

laja92@... writes:

<< Does swelling start immediately after treatment, or after hours or

days or when? (I know, everyone is different.) But what was your

case?

>>

Lance,

For me swelling was apparent right after 3 of my photoderm TX's. However, at

that time my doc believed that unless you got either some swelling or

bruising than you would not get good results...this has been found to be

untrue. However, I am still very sensitive and even though I have not

bruised in several TX's I still had some minor swelling...just for your peace

of mind you might want to take a day off after just so your not stressed

about it...say do it on a Thursday and take Friday off and also the

weekend...that way your covered just in case.

Darlene

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Lance--

I've had 6 treatments so far. As for swelling, I had

virtually none each time, except for a little bit

right under my eyes--looked like I had bags under my

eyes. It went away in about 24-48 hours. My face

definitely felt tender for about 2-3 days and was

probably slightly swollen, but you couldn't tell. The

redness goes down gradually over the course of a week.

Good luck to you...

--- Lance wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> Okay, this swelling issue is at the forefront of my

> mind. According

> to the website on the photoderm treatments, it says

> " little or no

> down

> time. " But all I hear is this " swelling " that

> follows photoderm. If

> that is the case, why don't they say that a little

> louder. I did

> read

> where they say " you may get some swelling. "

>

> And for you people that had swelling, what was the

> reaction from

> people that had to look at you the next day/s? Do

> you tell them

> exactly what happened to you or do you dodge the

> issue a little and

> just say that I had some things going on with my

> face (or something

> like that?)

>

> Does swelling start immediately after treatment, or

> after hours or

> days or when? (I know, everyone is different.) But

> what was your

> case?

>

> And has anyone had a " smooth " photoderm experience?

> That to me would

> be 5 treatments, with improvement gaining in every

> treatment, maybe a

> little redness for a while after treatment, but NO

> SWELLING?

>

> Thanks group for all the answers,

>

> Lance (the anti-sweller)

>

> p.s. Sorry to all who are sick of my questions.

> Just trying to do my

> homework and get my $2,000 worth of light.

>

>

>

>

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Lance, you might as well come clean with them, that way they'll be more

understanding. If you don't say anything and avoid it then that's worse

because they don't understand. It may be hard to say but once it's said

once, you never have to tell them again. Just say you're being treated for

rosacea, not a big thing!

Photoderm Swelling or smooth?

> Hi all,

>

> Okay, this swelling issue is at the forefront of my mind. According

> to the website on the photoderm treatments, it says " little or no

> down

> time. " But all I hear is this " swelling " that follows photoderm. If

> that is the case, why don't they say that a little louder. I did

> read

> where they say " you may get some swelling. "

>

> And for you people that had swelling, what was the reaction from

> people that had to look at you the next day/s? Do you tell them

> exactly what happened to you or do you dodge the issue a little and

> just say that I had some things going on with my face (or something

> like that?)

>

> Does swelling start immediately after treatment, or after hours or

> days or when? (I know, everyone is different.) But what was your

> case?

>

> And has anyone had a " smooth " photoderm experience? That to me would

> be 5 treatments, with improvement gaining in every treatment, maybe a

> little redness for a while after treatment, but NO SWELLING?

>

> Thanks group for all the answers,

>

> Lance (the anti-sweller)

>

> p.s. Sorry to all who are sick of my questions. Just trying to do my

> homework and get my $2,000 worth of light.

>

>

>

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<<Okay, this swelling issue is at the forefront of my mind. According to

the website on the photoderm treatments, it says " little or no down time. "

But all I hear is this " swelling " that follows photoderm. If that is the

case, why don't they say that a little louder. I did

read where they say " you may get some swelling. " >>

Hi Lance,

This might not be the best answer, and perhaps I'm not the person to give it

since I have had only minor postoperative swelling so far. When I decided to

have this procedure done, I reviewed posts from several other people who had

been treated, and saw that post-op swelling was *Unpredictable*. My

philosophy is " hope for the best and prepare for the worst " . With this in

mind, I scheduled my tx's so that I would have the next day off, no errands,

nothing to do but sit at home and rest. This is how I am arranging all of my

treatments. Furthermore, I am prepared to call in sick and cease all

activities for several days, if I have to. So far I've been lucky; I could

have gone right back to work the very next day after the 3 tx's I have had

so far (but I didn't). Most patients, in most cases, are probably like me -

some minor swelling - this would not affect my performance and would not

attract much attention. However, this is not always the case based on what I

have read while conducting my Own_Due_Diligence.

As for the " no downtime " claims, they are probably correct In_Most_Cases.

But hey! When I buy a new pair of tires, and the salesman tells me they will

last 60,000 miles, do I believe him? I don't think so. Do you see where I am

leading here?

While I'm sure it varies, I start seeing signs of swelling several hours

after a tx, and swelling is most pronounced the day after tx. I had moderate

swelling after the first tx (cheeks and under the eyes), mild swelling after

the second tx (under the eyes mostly) and virtually no swelling after the

third tx. I hope this trend continues, but if I do have major problems after

a tx, I'm not leaving the house until the swelling diminishes, and I'll stay

in touch with my doc for advice, etc.

Hope this helps.

Jim Clary, Dallas TX

Photoderm Swelling or smooth?