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#3 Acne Scaling





According to their website, skin scaling (aka chemical peeling) is supposed to normalize the skin's secretion levels and can help reduce acne by reducing the amount of sebum within the skin. It as well removes dead skin cells from the epidermis layer of the skin.

The lady who was doing my skin said it would burn a little, so I was prepared for it. When it was being applied to my face, it hurt--but not as much as the facial so I was completely fine with the that sensation it left.















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Cooling Mask #4 Cooling Mask

Right after the chemical peel, the facialist put a 'cooling mask' on my face in order to help reduce the redness from the treatments. It was on my face for a few minutes and felt like a frozen facial mask. Compared to the chemical peel, it gave less of a burning sensation.















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#5 Whitening Treatment

Whitening Treatment and Machine

Ampoule being applied In this treatment, a product called 'HISTOLAB 47% VITA C COMPLEX AMPOULE' was applied on my face. It's a pretty common product used in dermatology clinics in Korea, but I'm not sure if it is available to be bought by the public. This treatment is unique because of the machine that is used, which sent electricity into my body in order to better absorb the vitamin c. The electricity was sent through a metal bar that I had to hold in one hand. I didn't feel any electricity or shocking sensation so I can't say much if it was effective or not.

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#6 V-Beam Laser

V-Beam Laser

V-Beam Machine

Here is the main procedure that I was chosen for me by the doctor in order to reduce my scarring and redness. This is my first time having anything with a laser done to my face so I didn't know what kind of sensations to expect. At the start of it, it felt a sharp heat pressing against my face for a split second. Did it hurt? Yes, but much less than the extractions itself. The main was more stinging in a split second than painful throughout.





After the treatment was over, I was surprised that my skin wasn't as red as I thought it would be even though it went through a lot of intense procedures. When I washed my face the following night, I already noticed that my indented scars were gone. I had tons of them pre-treatment all over my face and was surprised that it took just a few hours to get rid of them. I can't say the same about my redness yet since it kind of looks the same.

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#7 Injections

Injections

Several injections were made into my face in order to reduce the inflammation on my skin from the laser. I had to opt out from doing it on my jawline since thats my most sensitive spot on my face.

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#8 Rubber Mask

Rubber Mask After the having the lasers and injections done to my face, I went the other room to have few of my last treatments. Here is me with the rubber mask which was applied to my by the facialist. The temperature of it was cold so it was good for my red hot face from the V-Beam.

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#9 LED Therapy

LED Lights

This is the final stage of the treatment. This step kills any bacteria or germs left on my face in order to prevent any more clogged pores. I didn't feel anything from the light. I only saw it through the glasses given to me. This took about 10 minutes.

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Day 1

Day 1 : My skin still seems as red as it was prior to the treatments I received at the clinic yesterday. I don’t see much of a difference in my scars and redness. However my skin does feel smoother than before since I had extractions on my active acne and my indented acne scars have been greatly reduced. The purpose of the laser (V-Beam) was to reduce inflammation on the skin, but I have yet to see a difference in it. It'll probably take more than one day to see its effects.





Day 2

Day 2 : I’ve noticed that the redness I had pre-treatment is starting to fade. As the severe redness is fading, I have also noticed that my skin is starting to flake and become dry, as said by the doctor. Another reason my skin might have become so dry is the cold weather here in Korea. Lastly...my white heads are coming out like crazy! Maybe it’s because I was told by my doctor to stop using my BHA and AHA products. I will just apply topical creams and put on a hydrocolloid patch to top it off. I'm hoping the whiteheads disappear soon.





Day 3 : Not much has changed besides the fact that my skin is flaking more than usual. I wouldn’t say much redness has subsided. My whiteheads are still coming up as usual.



