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Feature submitted by our reader Norah’s (who is slowly becoming a sort of expert when it comes to treating acne scars via Fraxel laser treatments).
One thing that continues to surprise me about these treatments is the lack of materials that the hospital provides for you as a patient.
They give you a very flimsy cotton headband to hold your hair off your face and some Cetaphil cleanser, but if you’re wearing make-up, Cetaphil doesn’t do a good job in taking it off and you’re better off bringing your own soap. As for towels, the hospital provides brown paper towels like what you find in a public bathroom, which is fine, but after you’re wiping the freezing gel off your face and then after the treatment, when your face is swollen, you’re wiping the tracking gel off your face, it is very rough on your very tender skin. (Picture changing a baby’s diaper using sandpaper and you get the idea.)
Moreover, the hospital only provides a tiny pill cup (not even a Dixie cup!) full of water to swallow two fairly large Percocets. So you’re better off bringing your own (full) water bottle, too.
Norah’s tip:
I now have a kit that I bring to the hospital with me: two towels, a proper headband and scrunchie to hold my hair, water, make-up remover, tissues and cleanser. For $850 a session, you’d think they could at least provide these basics.
The technician told me she had read the dermatologist’s notes and we were going to up the settings this time, to a depth of 50 and a width of 10 (next time, we’ll hit 50 and 11, the dermatologist’s target).
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Fraxel Laser: Reader Norah goes for her third treatment
I’m so happy our reader Norah is so generous with her time and she’s agreed to document her experience with Fraxel laser. I’ve seen a number of people come to the site as a results of finding Norah’s article and it seems from one of the comments, that Norah’s expertise (after that many treatments, you become a sort of an expert in the field) has helped other readers who left comments.
Here’s Norah’s summary of her third Fraxel laser treatment to help with acne scars. I should point out that Norah has been quite busy with work lately and this third treatment was done in February, but she was not able to get it to us until recently.
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Susan Boyle (Britain’s Got Talent) Makeover
So you’ve most likely seen the video or heard about Susan Boyle on late night comedy shows or on CNN … they just won’t stop featuring her and many anchors have admitted to weeping during her performance in front of the three judges (Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden) of “Britain’s Got Talent.” Now, I don’t think that I was moved to tears when I saw Susan Boyle’s performance, but I was as amazed as everyone else.
The 47-year-old unemployed women from West Lothian (Scotland) has become an overnight sensation and her life is soon to be an open book to the world (I hope she’s ready for the bumpy ride).
I think the reason why some many people (100 million downloads on You Tube and counting) are so fascinated by Susan Boyle is because she doesn’t “look” like your typical songstress. She’s like the underdog that everyone dismissed and now she’s come on top in her late 40s!!!
That said, if she is to win the competition on “Britain’s Got Talent” 2009 she’s going to have to step up her fashion and beauty game or else she’ll be fed to the (media and blogging community) wolves.
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Cosmetic enhancement gone REALLY bad
There are a few episodes in a woman’s life where she really takes a look at herself in the mirror and questions her attractiveness and her beauty.
In my opinion, birthdays after the age of 35 and having to face dating again after a divorce or a break-up as you age are top on my list. I’d say that milestone birthday like 40, 50 or 60 might also be right up there.
Let me start with the birthdays after 35 – I think that you look at yourself and wonder if you are getting better or getting older and sometimes insecurities creep up and make you unsure of the image that is reflected in the mirror.
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Would you spend $26,426.80 per year on your beauty and body upkeep?
I’m sure that $26,426.80 per year (that number is based on the conversion rate on the day I wrote this piece, but it cannot be too far today) to upkeep your body is chump-change in Hollywood, but when you hear of ordinary women forking that kind of money on trying to look perfect … you kind of scratch your head and wonder “what are they thinking?”.
Unless you have that kind of discretionary income because you are extremely successful in your own right or if you are married to a man who has a boat load of money … there is no need to put out that kind of money and get yourself in financial trouble in an attempt to look perfect! There are much simpler ways.
When I read this story from my favourite U.K. online newspaper Daily Mail, I thought this was absolutely insane … the fact that this money could help feed a small village was even more shocking given the state of the economy at the time I read the article.
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Which of your favourite celebs over 35 are admitting to using a little Botox here and there?
I will preface this post by saying that all that I’m about to write is based on rumour of course because we all know that in Hollywood no one has a cosmetic doctor on speed dial!
That said, there are some celebs who openly admit to having a bit of help in keeping their youthful look.
It’s a dog-eat-dog-world in Hollywood and I may be all philosophical about aging and I may spend a lot of time on my site pushing the virtues of aging well, but then again I do not make my living in front of the camera.
I will openly admit to my readers that I’ve never had any nip, tuck or injections done not because I’m opposed to the idea or feel that I want to age gracefully, but simply because I don’t feel I need it. As long as I keep looking much younger than my real age … then I’ll only be visiting my cosmetic doctor to help me deal with my acne scars.
I’ve started doing lactic peels to get rid of my acne scars
***This is a long post***
I’ve waited for this day for so long and when I woke up on April 2nd I could barely contain my excitement because I was finally going to see a cosmetic doctor for my acne scars!
If you’ve been following my daily beauty banters than you know that I hate having to deal with acne as an adult, considering I had it as a teenager, and I hate the sight of my acne scars even more.
When you are a dark skin beauty, acne scars leave dark spots on your skin … in my case, I have them on my cheeks, jaw line, chest, shoulders and a bit on the top of my back. It got so bad that last summer I refused to show my arms and covered them because I was convinced the world could only see that.
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Why is Ivana Trump looking more and more like Joan Rivers these days?
I was watching some trashy celebrity gossip TV the other day (I’ll secretly admit to enjoying TMZ) and they showed Ivana Trump after having lunch (with Star Jones) at a posh and expensive New York City restaurant and it was obvious from her Chinchilla fur coat that the recession had not hit on Ivana’s door.
After spotting the expensive coat that must have cost at least $90,000 USD since Chinchilla is one of the most expensive furs (if not THE most expensive furs), I noticed her face. Her lips were moving because she was answering the question the TMZ camera man had asked her, but her face was frozen. As the camera got closer to her face, I jumped back (I was standing) and I thought to myself: “Why is Ivana Trump looking like Joan Rivers”?
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Does Lisa Rinna regret her plastic surgery enhancements?
I was surfing old archive of Yahoo’s OMG when I found Lisa Rinna’s feature. What stopped me dead in my tracks was the title: “I Look Like a Freak” After Too Much Plastic Surgery”.
You won’t hear too many Hollywood celebrities admitting to too much Botox Cosmetics® or having had too many shots of injection fillers.
The former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant admits that she’s had her cheeks enhanced with injections of Juvederm® and she admits that she might have gone overboard (I totally agree)!
It’s interesting because Lisa (45, born July 11, 1963) admits that she was influenced by one of her girlfriends when she decided to explore this cosmetic enhancement avenue.
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Why is Elle Macpherson looking so incredible at 44?
I haven’t got a clue as to why Elle Macpherson popped into my head a few days ago, but for some strange reason there she was occupying my thoughts. Could it be coincidence that I saw her on the red carpet event while watching one of those entertainment shows or was it simply a reminder that I need to write a post celebrating and glorious Elle looks at 44 (born 29 March 1964)!
If you were a teenager in the 80s, then you remember Elle Macpherson (born Eleanor Nancy Gow) as the leggy gal from down under who adorned the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues in the USA six times (the last time in 2006)! I also remember Elle very well from the many Vogue and Bazaar features because she has an unforgettable face and an unforgettable body.
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