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| - My skin concerns:
- scarring/tiny holes on the face due to cystic acne
- light brown skin hence vary of laser treatments
- occasional breakouts due to hormonal imbalance
I had purchased a voucher for three chemical peels and went to this clinic to get my first treatment. As other reviewers have mentioned, the staff here are extremely friendly, non pretentious, and punctual. The place was clean on all my visits. Staff gave me adequate time and prices were very reasonable.
Silvia did my chemical peel, during which she recommended the laser resurfacing treatment (spectra laser - as per youtube) for my skin. She offered a package of three in place of the peels and offered to adjust the coupon price towards the laser.
I was skeptical for a number of reasons: laser is an extreme procedure (at least in my eyes), plus I have brown skin and laser is most effective for light skin. Mark and Silvia did my skin analysis and assured me they would initially start with a light setting to see how my skin reacts. Fortunately, for me, my skin reacted very well and after 3 treatments, I have seen noticeable improvement in my skin tone. The scarring has diminished (although not completely gone but an improvement overall). Pores are refined and skin is glowing. I am very happy with the service and would definitely return in future.
One thing I would recommend is that this laser is most suited for people with oily skin or teenage acne; I have hormonal acne so the laser didn't do much in terms of stopping the acne from coming back. I am still getting breakouts around periods time each month but I knew this going in. Also, I have tiny holes on my cheeks from years of battling acne. Although I feel these have been smoothed out somewhat, there wasn't a huge improvement in this area. Mark suggested fractional laser might be more suited for these. I am a little disappointed that I still have to keep looking for other procedures to target my skin concerns. However, overall, I am pleased that the laser was effective in getting rid of most of the scarring.
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