Foto Facials

Getting old sucks.  I mean I don’t feel old, but then when I look in the mirror all I see are wrinkles.  Recently, on top of the wrinkles I see spots on my face.   New ones everyday.  It’s hard because I do feel like I have to keep up and try to stay looking young. 

Enter, the Foto Facial.  Getting a Foto Facial is kind of scary at first.  I mean you have to sign this release basically saying that it could burn your face, you may get scars, yada yada.  Yet somehow, the desperation takes over and you are willing to do anything to rejuvenate your skin.

So, I lie down on the table, then nurse comes in and applies this thick gel on my face that is really cold.  I think it’s the same stuff they use for ultra sounds.  She covers my eyes with goggles, then the doctor comes in to do the laser.  So, it doesn’t hurt.  It stings a tiny bit in some areas where there is more pigment.  It takes about 5 minutes.  After the procedure, I wash my face apply sunscreen and I’m done.  My face is slightly red.  The doctor said the more treatments I do, the redder my face should be when I leave.  That sounds scary.

For the week after the procedure, I see some of the brown spots literally flake off like a scab.  My skin is dryer than normal.  It does look better though.  Fine lines have diminished a bit.  I know this because I am totally obsessed with looking at them.

I am going in today for my third treatment.  So far so good, I like what I’m seeing.