SmartXIDE DOT CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing Day 3.2 Actual Patient Live Video Journal RealSelfie Vi...

DAY 3

Good morning. On day three post procedure, so just took a shower this morning. This is before applying Aquaphor. You can see clearly that a lot of the dead skin that roughness has started to slough off in these areas here, these areas are very soft and smooth. But the areas that have not peeled where you can see the brown areas that is still very rough and you can still see the grade marks there. So I think day three would definitely be the day that you would say you start to turn the corner to kind of a recovery versus everything kind of progressing to its worst point.

And now I think it's going to start to improve day by day. So I'm going to apply the Aquaphor now. I do still have some swelling under my eyes. I can tell that's a little bit puffy. No discomfort or pain other than just the, you know, the feeling of redness and tightness and still a little bit of mild itching. So this is the progression of the morning of day three. I will update again in the evening.

SmartXide is a fractional CO2 laser treatment that uses dermal optical thermolysis (aka DOT therapy) to treat skin conditions like wrinkles and fine lines, hyperpigmentation, enlarged pores, loss of elasticity, and acne scars. Traditional CO2 lasers are ablative, which means they remove the skin’s surface layer. They can be painful and require a week or more of downtime. The SmartXide laser is considered “micro-ablative”; it creates thousands of microscopic perforations, in a dot pattern. There’s no damage to the surrounding skin, so the area heals faster. It also stimulates collagen production more quickly.

Cincinnati facial plastic surgeon Dr. Jon Mendelson says, “The SmartXide laser has been one of the best skin resurfacing devices I’ve ever used. It basically treats most skin conditions, including sunspots, fine lines, lip lines, crow’s feet, hyperpigmentation, acne scars, rhinophyma, and other aging skin conditions very well. The only thing it doesn’t help with is broken blood vessels. For this we use intense pulsed light [IPL].”

Because SmartXide doesn’t go as deep as traditional CO2 lasers, the treatment requires only topical anesthesia and isn’t considered painful—although you might feel some minor discomfort, often described as a stinging sensation. You’ll also receive protective eyewear. The treatment should take about an hour.

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