2nd FotoFacial

[Guest guest]

I had my 2nd FotoFacial on Monday.

I have been please by my results. After the first one, the amount of

time it took to recover from a run-induced flush was greatly reduced.

I was less red in general, and because of that, tiny telangelesias

were more visible on my cheeks (when I looked in the " magnifying "

side of my makeup mirror.) This time, I told my practitioner to

really focus on those, which she did. I hope when the splatter of

blotchiness dies down, I don't see many of them.

I told her to be REALLY aggressive. 2 1/2 years ago I had Photoderm

treatments at a clinic in SC (300 miles away!); I think I was the

first cean this doctor had ever treated. He was really

aggressive; when I left his office after my 3rd treatment, I was

swollen, bruised, and red. I had deep purple bruises under both eyes;

people assumed I had been in a car accident. When everything cleared

up (it took 2 weeks for the really bad bruises to completely

disappear) my skin had really improved (before the Photoderm my face

was constantly red and bumpy, with visible blood vessels and almost

constant edema.)

When I recounted this story to my FotoFacial practitioner, she

cheerfully told me that " Photoderm " is nicknamed " Photoburn " . I was

blissfully unaware of this charming fact.

The Skin Spa practitioner said she will never be that aggressive; I

have no bruises, just some residual swelling underneath my eyes, and

some splotchy areas on my cheeks (I'm assuming that's from destroying

those ugly little telangelesias). My last FotoFacial will be on

September 3rd.

I have been taking horse chestnut for 6 full days now, with no

apparent side effects. My practitioner () gave me a small vial

of Vitamin C serum which I've been too apprehensive to use yet.

On my 101 mile drive home from the Skin Spa, I knew I would have to

drop by Food Lion to pick up some, um… broccoli. I anticipated

someone making a comment about my red, swollen, un-made-up appearance

(as that is the norm when I look like an animated tomato) so whilst

driving, I created a whole comedy routine starring me, " Lobster

Woman " , a Super Hero with no discernible super powers.

I waltzed into Food Lion fully expecting the inevitable comment:

( " Mommy, what's wrong with that lady's face? But I have to point at

her so you'll look. " ), ready to don my new persona and shout out, " I

am Lobster Woman! Sent amongst you to eradicate rudeness and

dermatological ignorance everywhere! And to find a strain of broccoli

that tastes like a Little Debbie's Fudge Round! " They would leave me

alone after that. Either that, or I would be thrown out of Food Lion.

Strangely enough, I was roundly ignored. Maybe non-ceans are

getting more polite. Or maybe they all made fun of me after I left…

Yeah, that's probably it.

--Jillian

[Guest guest]

I had my 2nd FotoFacial on Monday.

I have been please by my results. After the first one, the amount of

time it took to recover from a run-induced flush was greatly reduced.

I was less red in general, and because of that, tiny telangelesias

were more visible on my cheeks (when I looked in the " magnifying "

side of my makeup mirror.) This time, I told my practitioner to

really focus on those, which she did. I hope when the splatter of

blotchiness dies down, I don't see many of them.

I told her to be REALLY aggressive. 2 1/2 years ago I had Photoderm

treatments at a clinic in SC (300 miles away!); I think I was the

first cean this doctor had ever treated. He was really

aggressive; when I left his office after my 3rd treatment, I was

swollen, bruised, and red. I had deep purple bruises under both eyes;

people assumed I had been in a car accident. When everything cleared

up (it took 2 weeks for the really bad bruises to completely

disappear) my skin had really improved (before the Photoderm my face

was constantly red and bumpy, with visible blood vessels and almost

constant edema.)

When I recounted this story to my FotoFacial practitioner, she

cheerfully told me that " Photoderm " is nicknamed " Photoburn " . I was

blissfully unaware of this charming fact.

The Skin Spa practitioner said she will never be that aggressive; I

have no bruises, just some residual swelling underneath my eyes, and

some splotchy areas on my cheeks (I'm assuming that's from destroying

those ugly little telangelesias). My last FotoFacial will be on

September 3rd.

I have been taking horse chestnut for 6 full days now, with no

apparent side effects. My practitioner () gave me a small vial

of Vitamin C serum which I've been too apprehensive to use yet.

On my 101 mile drive home from the Skin Spa, I knew I would have to

drop by Food Lion to pick up some, um… broccoli. I anticipated

someone making a comment about my red, swollen, un-made-up appearance

(as that is the norm when I look like an animated tomato) so whilst

driving, I created a whole comedy routine starring me, " Lobster

Woman " , a Super Hero with no discernible super powers.

I waltzed into Food Lion fully expecting the inevitable comment:

( " Mommy, what's wrong with that lady's face? But I have to point at

her so you'll look. " ), ready to don my new persona and shout out, " I

am Lobster Woman! Sent amongst you to eradicate rudeness and

dermatological ignorance everywhere! And to find a strain of broccoli

that tastes like a Little Debbie's Fudge Round! " They would leave me

alone after that. Either that, or I would be thrown out of Food Lion.

Strangely enough, I was roundly ignored. Maybe non-ceans are

getting more polite. Or maybe they all made fun of me after I left…

Yeah, that's probably it.

--Jillian