July 16th, 2010 by admin
Here I am before laser resurfacing.
Friday, July 16
I’ve been wanting the laser FX treatment since the day that Dr. Zimmet walked into the treatment room and I could immediately tell that he’d had something done to his skin. The skin on his face looked tighter, smoother, and with a finer texture than the last time I’d seen him. I asked him and he readily told me that he’d had the Active FX procedure done a couple of weeks earlier. He showed me the pictures—before, during the healing process, and after—and they were pretty dramatic.
I’ve been seeing Dr. Zimmet for at least 20 years. I first went to see him for leg vein treatment, his longtime specialty. I was in my 20s, and had noticed a spider vein and a few other minor broken blood vessels on the backs of my legs. Determined that my legs would never look like my mother’s, I had sclerotherapy and have had it several times since, and know that I will continue to have it every few years. I’ve had a variety of other procedures at Dr. Zimmet’s, including a series of photofacial treatments, laser hair removal, microdermabrasion, thermage on my eyelids, etc. In the last few years I’ve been on a regular regime of these anti-aging treatments: for me it’s very practical and worthwhile maintenance, along with having my teeth whitened and hair colored, lifting weights and watching the scale. The momentary discomfort and the expense is so well worth the results. I am often told that I look younger than my 49 (yikes!) years.
So, after thinking about it for months I’ve decided that I am going to have the (official name) fractionated C02 laser resurfacing procedure done. It takes some planning, as I won’t be able to leave the house for about five days. I work from home, so that makes it easier for me than it is for many people. I’ll be able to work, although not to go to meetings or to run errands. I’m going to have to find someone to walk my dog a few times. I’ll need to buy plenty of groceries and have lots of movies and books stocked up. I’m actually kind of excited about the “snowed-in” aspect/challenge of being stuck in the house for that many days. I’m not sure yet who among my friends I’m going to let see me with a crusty, peeling and oozing face.