Allison Update: Third treatment

The above photos show three "before" photographs from Allison's various appointments.

Photo 1: January 29th Prior to any treatment

Photo 2: February 12th After one peel and two weeks of PCA home care products


Photo 3: March 10th After two peels and home use of PCA products

This photo shows just the first and latest treatments. (I think you can see a larger version by clicking on the image.)

You can see that the level of overall redness has decreased, as has the number of breakouts. While she does still have acne, the areas are less inflammed and the texture of her skin has improved.

Even her husband noticed! (He didn't notice when she painted most of the house purple, so this was a big thing...) Her kids commented that she looks like she's wearing makeup. Needless to say, she's excited.

Originally we had planned on 6-8 treatments, so the improvement that she's gotten from just two is pretty impressive.

Her first two treatments were both chemical peels. (You can read more about those in past posts.) For her next treatment we decided that an oxygenating treatment to help with some of the congestion and improve skin health would be a good next step.

The oxygenating treatment has three main steps. First a solution is painted on the face with a small fan brush. A second solution is massaged into the skin for approximately two minutes. We remarked over how good the second solution smelled. Most of the time the face will feel quite warm. It's not a burning sensation--more of an internal heat from the increased blood flow. At this point it's normal for the skin to become bright red. The third solution is applied in a thin layer, and the skin gets more red.

I was excited to have my digital camera with me so that I could take a picture of Allison's face turning colors. This treatment was a testimony to how different everyone's skin is, because she barely blushed at all and felt no heat!

When I did this treatment on myself, I literally turned purple and felt like I was having a hot flash (which I can only imagine, being 26, of course).

She felt the treatment was very pleasant and said her skin felt great afterwards. We will be getting together in another week to do a detoxifying treatment to help address some of the blocked pores and so forth.

I've also started her on an additional product called A&C Synergy Serum. This will help address some of the bacterial causes of the acne, as well as promoting skin health, and helping with the weakness in the capillaries around her nose and cheeks.

I asked her about her chest and back. We didn't document them with the camera (we will next time), but there is definate improvement. We haven't done any peels or treatments on those areas. She simply uses the PCA Acne Control Body Bar in the shower once a day. Check back soon for updated photos.