A Minor Setback

I wish I could tell everyone that my experience with laser was the last leg of this melasma journey.

Unfortunately I feel somehow that I am almost back to where I started from. The main spot on my right cheek, the most obvious and the one that worried and bothered me the most had gotten lighter with 8 months of peels and skin lightening creams. I was satisfied, and with the wonderful makeup I was using I had almost perfect skin. But to be on the safeside and so I wouldn't have any recurrence I opted for laser to rid the spot.

After almost 2 weeks post laser I feel the spot is darker and on top of that where he gave me laser in other areas I have new spots I didn't have before!!

I feel helpless and defeated. I am not back to where I started from, but I don't feel as optimistic as before. The worst part is I have new spots I never had.

I have taken a picture but just can't bear to put them up. I will later but not today.

I have an appointment with my doctor on Tuesday. We'll see what he says. I for sure will tell him exactly the way I feel.

Happy after Laser Treatment

It has been almost a week and most of my little scabs from laser are gone. As for the spots, most are gone leaving just a little red patch, apparently where the new skin is resurfacing. I am so far very satisfied except for in one area. Although it has improved 95% I just don't want it coming back.

I have a doctors appointment in 2 weeks so I will see what he says. I will post pics so everyone can view my progress.

I feel great and am sooo happy I took on the journey to fight doing it patiently, and confidently.

Before and After Laser

THIS IS BEFORE I WENT IN FOR LASER

THIS IS 5 HOURS POST LASER

After almost 9 monts of treatment (see where it all began), 6 Miami Peels later, and a good load of money, yesterday I went in for my laser treatment on my lentigos.

Three hours before the intervention, I was to apply, at home, an anesthetic cream and place plastic wrap where I had spots. I looked just beautiful! Sorry forgot to take pictures.

"Five minutes" he said. That's how long the process would take.

It looked like an operating room. Lots of different high tech machines and those high voltage lights hanging form the cieling. I put a hoodie on and a robe and little footsies. He covered my eyes, and as the nurse held a small hose blowing out cold air, he began shooting away. That's what it felt like. Little tiny pellets hitting my skin. It didn't hurt much, thanks to the anesthetic, but unfortunately I hadn' t noticed how many spots I had, so when he lasered some parts that didn't have the cream it hurt a little more.

It began to smell like burnt something.... it was my skin!! It felt hot.

They placed a cold ice pack on for about 5 minutes. Then the nurse applied makeup to protect me from the sun and said I had to wear the makeup and my sunblock everyday, as I have been...for ever it seems.

She said I would build up a scab on the areas that had been lasered and would be almost back to normal in 10 days.

I have to go in today for the nurse to check my progress.

I have to wash off with a special olive oil dermatological soap, put an antiseptic on, and an antibiotic cream, then my sunblock and makeup.

Last night, I scared my family when they saw my face ( see pictures). This morning I woke up looking better, or maybe just getting use to seeing myself!