Skin tags and cherry angiomas super are annoying to look at especially when they are on my face. I love checking out a good Groupon deal and saw that Belle La Vie was doing a special on $16 for the removal of 1 skin tag, mole or cherry angioma, and 2 removals for $20. Since I had one skin tag on my left eyelid and a cherry angioma under my right, I decided to give this laser treatment a shot.
My husband was dubious about the whole thing, but he knows that when I get my mind set on something, I will follow through and try it out.
The appointment process was surprisingly quick. I called on Friday evening, they had an opening the next day, so off I went to Tempe today.
The office is cute, nicely tucked behind a temple. The signage was a little obscure, but make sure you look for Suite 5. It faces the street.
The receptionist was very pleasant. I filled out some medical forms, waivers and treatment aftercare sheets. Then Jamie brought me into the treatment room. The bed was super comfortable and looked like a massage table sans the headrest. I almost wished I was getting a massage. Jamie explained the procedures to me. They were using a high frequency laser to treat my 2 areas. Being near the eyes, she said that it might be a little more sensitive that other areas of the body. While she used the same tool to address both the areas, the approach was slightly different. She was going to dehydrate the cherry angioma, and she was going to address the surface of the skin tag on my eye because there was no stalk. She informed me that the cherry angioma might need another treatment because it was slightly large and may need 2 or 3 treatments for the cells to fully be removed.
She asked if I was ready and off we went. The treatment felt like little sparky, pin-pricks on my face and eyelid, like fast acupuncture needles being inserted. However, it was incredibly quick. Each site took less than 5 minutes. I was to expect a flaky scab and then it will fall off. I will have to wait 30 days for the site to fully heal before I can have another treatment on the same site. However, I might not need another treatment.
I was arrived at 11:55 am for my 12:00 pm and was out by 12:20 pm. Thank you, Jamie and Belle La Vie Med Spa.
P/S Don't forget to tip like you would when you receive a spa service.