I have recently had my second Halo treatment (lucky me) and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to share with you what the recovery process was like. The below photographs have been taken with our Clinical Imaging System each day of the recovery with zero makeup, zero filters and in the same positioning and lighting.
I had no particular concerns to target with my second Halo given my skin was already in excellent condition following my first treatment. The goals were to show the down time based on standard Halo settings (not too intense, but not too mild either). I was pleasantly surprised with my results, especially in terms of the refinement of my pores and overall skin luminosity, and I continue to get compliments on my skin today.
As always, I am happy to answer any questions on my recovery or on the Halo laser treatment in general. We are seeing phenomenal results with the laser and the down time does appear to be similar regardless of how intense we make the treatment.
Happy reading.
Dr Kate x
BEFORE TREATMENT
- Skin in good condition
- Slightly enlarged pores
- Deep dermal pigment
- Irregular skin tone
- Loss of skin “glow”
Immediately post treatment – day ZERO
- Skin extremely hot
- Heat lasted 2-3 hours
- Stinging with moisturiser application
- Moderate discomfort
- Sensitive and very red
- Skin felt dehydrated and I felt like I had lost facial volume
POST TREATMENT – DAY ONE
- Skin very dry and tight
- Dark MENDZ starting to become apparent
- Redness still present, less than day before
- Very minor swelling (many people swell at this stage to much greater degrees, especially to the eyes. I am not a “sweller”)
- No pain
- Went to work as normal
POST TREATMENT – DAY TWO
- Skin extremely dry and tight, feeling like thick sandpaper
- MENDZ through, bronzed appearance
- Unable to wear makeup due to dryness
- Skin feeling itchy
- Redness decreasing
- No pain
POST TREATMENT – DAY THREE
- Exfoliation occurring
- MENDZ flaking off
- Still extremely dry but majority of skin peeled by end of day (came off after warm shower)
- Congestion and small whiteheads to chin
- Large blind pimple to chin, painful (hormonal)
- Fresh skin very sensitive and red, very smooth
- Increased redness to chin
POST TREATMENT – DAY FOUR
- Chin sensitive and red
- Breakout cleared, blind pimple remains (tender)
- Exfoliated skin soft and smooth, however red and slightly tender
- Flaking and dryness to areas eg hairline and periphery of face
- Makeup worn and easily hiding redness
POST TREATMENT – DAY FIVE
- Recovery hindered by break out, hormonal also
- Painful and tender to breakout area
- Remainder of face smooth with no further flaking
- Makeup worn
- Texture already feeling improved
- Pores visibly reduced
- Brighter skin tone
POST TREATMENT – DAY SEVEN
DAY SEVEN
- Breakout completely healed (accelerated recovery, normally takes a week for my hormonal acne to heal)
- Pores visibly reduces
- Redness improved
- Skin feels smooth and soft
- visible “halo glow”
- People commenting on my skin
- No makeup worn as I feel I have nothing to cover
POST TREATMENT – DAY THIRTY
