CLICK TO READ How To Go From Crinkle Face To A Porcelain Doll by Kristen, Institute DERMed (Kristen's explanation and professional commentary)
April 12, 2008
Please do not be afraid if you see me in the grocery store or on the soccer field. I promise, I am harmless - really! However I may scare small children so you might want to shield their eyes. You see, last Tuesday when I walked in to Institute DerMed I was all smiles. It was a pretty day, the boys were either at school or on a playdate and I had just come from an intense workout and was looking forward to seeing Kristen (my cute esthetician) for my second round of Jezner flash chemical peel and microderm.
Honestly, the first one wasn’t that bad. I had some flaking and a small amount of peeling, but overall it wasn’t too shocking. So this week Kristen says, “let’s crank it up a notch, last time we only did one layer of the Jezner, let’s do 2 layers this time.” No problem I thought, bring it on!!
Bring it on!?!!? What was I thinking?!?!
Whew, that stuff is tingly! Not for very long at all, but still! Next Kristen tells me, “In the next 24 hours, your skin is going to feel tight and then start to flake and peel.” Ok, I thought, it can’t be that bad! Well, when Kristen says peel, she really did mean PEEL!! I’m 48 hours out now and I look like I’m molting. Just call me the lizard lady. I’m seriously considering investing in one of those Michael Jackson type face shields or resurrecting my wedding veil! Although I’m not sure which looks worst, wearing my veil around town or lizard lady skin? Hummm, probably a toss-up.
But, I’m already beginning to see the upside of the process. The parts of my face where the old skin has peeled off and the new skin is visible look GREAT! Like baby-skin pretty. I can’t wait until I’m finished with the molting period and can see the overall effects of the treatment. But, already I can tell sections of my face look so much better. Kristen says we’re going to do a 5 layer leave on, full-on chemical peel towards the end of BBC. OK girlfriend, I’m going to start grocery shopping now to stock up because I don’t want to scare anyone once I start shedding from THAT!! Do I recommend the treatment? Absolutely 100% worth the flakey peely-ness of it all! -Cheryl
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CLICK TO READ How To Go From Crinkle Face To A Porcelain Doll by Kristen, Institute DERMed (Kristen's explanation and professional commentary)
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