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Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:00 pm  |
| I really like her suggestions and honest reviews! |
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Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:24 pm |
| I forgot about liquid nitrogen. Why pay a doctor to get rid of spots when you can do it yourself? Buy Compound W. I've used it in the past and forgot about it. I've used Dr. Scholl's liquid callus remover in that tiny bottle. Dab it on. The skin peels off. Hate the smell though. |
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Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:02 pm |
SoftSkin, interesting! does Compound W and Dr Scholl's really work on those little brown spots? Does it leave hyPOpigmentation tho?
Ive used liquid nitrogen on skin tags and it works too! |
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Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:39 pm |
| Nice to have a 50 year old you tuber in the makeup arena but I haven't learned anything new. She is sweet. Like her cooking suggestions best. |
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Enjoying dermalogica with my ASG and Pico toner ** Disclosure: I was a participant without remuneration in promotional videos for Ageless Secret Gold and the Neurotris Pico Emmy event. |
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Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:19 am |
I have long used wart remover for tiny spots - it removed a very dark one so near my eye that the doctor was reluctant to laser it. You have to be careful not to overdo it or you may get some skin discoloration that takes a while to fade. Do NOT peel it off, just let it fall off.
Wart remover is about 17% salicytic acid, sort of a mini peel. |
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Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:49 am |
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| I have long used wart remover for tiny spots. Wart remover is about 17% salicylic acid, sort of a mini peel. |
My hands have lots of little spots that would take me forever to do dot by dot. I just use this on the larger ones. Would it be safe to put all over the back of my hand or would that look odd? Do the commercial peels do the same? Not willing to spend on laser.
I've been using Oleda Baker's natural sunscreen which is tinted to cover my hands. Does a good job but I'd rather just get rid of the spots. |
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Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:21 am |
If you have a lot of spots, the ReAura (& possibly Tria, I have the ReAura) is brilliant.
I have fair, freckly skin and having been raised in a time before the invention of sunscreen, have (had) a lot of sun damage. I am 61. ReAura had made my skin beautiful again. While it won't correct major sag, it does the job very well for sun damage.
It does correct slack skin to some extent; though. After 7 three month cycles, I have noticed that my originally extremely damaged forearms have a better texture and colour than the "shaded" side of my arms which did not receive the treatment. Needless to say I have started to treat this area.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/plainpotter/sets/72157632626054878/
The photos show only one treatment on forearms, they are even better now.
A laser is worth the investment if you have a lot sun damage. |
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Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:48 pm |
| mismis, your forearms look great! I have almost your before photo forearms and am trying Skinceuticals on them for now, but I would definitely think of purchasing the ReAura due to your photos! Thanks for sharing. |
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Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:52 pm |
| MisMis I noticed that your forearms have white spots. Are you hypothyroid? That is one symptom. I have those spots. Just thought I'd mention it since so many women aren't diagnosed for thyroid problems. |
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Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:54 am |
I am hypothyroid, but I only get those unpigmented spots where my skin has been burned again and again. I am hoping that with continued use of derma pen I will replant some pigment producing cells in those areas - yes it has reportedly happened.
But no complaints; I am just happy that in this day and age we have some effective tools to repair the skin. I didn't even use ReAura on my arms for the first series as I thought them beyond help, but they continue to improve even after another year of treatments. ReAura has made an improvement not readily seen from photos: My skin actually felt like old leather and has become much finer. This is only seen when I pinch the skin and it reacts differently. My impression is that not only has it improved cosmetically, the skin is being restored to normal health. |
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Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:04 am |
Yes, laser is contraindicated for melasma. My question would be was she aware of her predisposition to melasma before using the laser. For other types of pigmentation, ReAura is brilliant. I have a friend who had a similar reaction with Tria.
There should perhaps be a warning with home lasers, but if one has never before had melasma or laser, it is impossible to say what the result will be.
My case turned out very well, indeed pigment is still rising from my skin even after 7 treatment cycles. I had had medical laser before without it causing melasma, so if you have had procedures involving laser before and had no problem you are probably OK.
For me, home laser with a lesser intensity and greater frequency was actually MORE effective than my medical laser treatments for the conditions I had, and MUCH less expensive.
I guess everyone must make their own educated guess. |
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Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:40 pm |
| The white spots are called Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (IGH) and they are very commmon in fair skinned women with sun damage. The pigment cells are damaged and to my knowledge, there isn't a reliably effective cure/treatment. Tretinoin is sometimes used, but my understanding is that the results are unimpressive. I'd be interested to know if you're seeing improvement with the dermapen. |
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