Cosmelan by Mesoestetic USA

Mommy - 5+++++++++ I've made mention a few times on this blog about my battle with melasma (or also known as Pregnancy Mask). It developed for me toward the end of my first pregnancy and only got worst post delivery and nursing. Because I was nursing, I couldn't be aggressive with any prescriptions and then 10.5 months later was pregnant again. And then nursing for another full year. It was a while before I could tackle my problemed complexion. By the time I rolled around to it, my dermatologist was useless. "Oh we could try this or that" is all I really got. They would write me a prescription for something and it wouldn't work. So we'd try something else and my face would go bonkers with acne. I'd go back for the acne after doing my research and say, "This prescription can cause breakouts and isn't helping the melasma." They didn't know it could cause breakouts. So they'd recommend microdermabrasions (all while awsome for the skin, couldn't touch the melasma as it was deep!) Then they'd recommend laser. I bought an expensive 6 treatment laser package at a Medspa and it couldn't touch it either. I gave up. Threw in the towel. Still completed disgusted with my face that was worsening. I had tried everything. Docs who said it was nearly impossible to get rid of and who cared less to really help and all sorts of expensive products (there were A LOT of them) to treatments. Nothing worked. I gave up and grimaced every time I looked at photos of myself with my dark spots beaming through my make up. And got ticked off each morning when my make up wouldn't cover the spots any longer. I talked myself into thinking it wasn't that bad and ignored it...or tried to. Then a very good friend (Thank you Lori M!!!) who had a similiar problem, nothing like my issues, but still bothered had been working with her MUCH MORE competent dermatologist and had come up with entire regime of how to tackel it. And it was working. And then told Lori about a new product available that was suppose to work wonders for dark, stubborn melasma spots. Cosmelan. It works similiar to a chemical mask which is left on all day and afterwards washed off, the skin peels for a week. Lori tried it and raved to be about it. At the time, it really wasn't offered in too many offices around the valley and if I could find someone in my neck of the woods, it was pricey. Lori did me the best favor, something I am internally grateful to her forever. While her derm wasn't taking on new patients, she told her about my battle and her doctor agreed to take me on. Bless that woman's heart. I didn't care about the 45 minute drive across town I had to make to see her. I couldn't wait to meet the woman who worked magic. This doc's schedule was packed for months, but she agreed to come in early and open the office at 7am if I was willing to meet her then. I happily complied, drove across town and couldn't wait to plop into her chair. In 6+ years, she was the first dermatologist that I had met with that actually cared. She knew the problem was bad and she was determined to help my issue. I was all set to have her throw on the Cosmelan mask right then and there...hit me with it doc is all I could think. After an exam, she asked me if I was willing to give her 5-6 weeks to prep my skin to make sure that the Cosmelan could be more effective. I had waited 6 years to get rid of this crud, why not wait another 6 weeks. In one appointment, this lady did more for me than 3+ derms had done at my previous dermatology office. She got me set up on a whole routine of facial wash, a great new daily sunscreen, a special compounded prescription that she wrote up, Retin A and a nightly moisturizer. She told me to be diligent and come back in 6 weeks for the procedure. Within 2 weeks my spots lightened and my skin looked and felt great. People noticed and commented. I was delighted with the results. When it was time for my Cosmelan by Mesoestetic appointment, I went back raving to her. I told her I was thrilled at how much she was able to get the spots to lighten. She was very pleased with the results and told me it was going to get better. And it did. She applied the Cosmelan mask and I kept it on all day - 10 hours. I looked like I had a mixture of baby diarrhea and peanut butter spread all over my face. She warned me that after a few hours it might feel hot or burn or itch, but the longer I kept it on the better. I personally felt nothing all day. I wasn't bothered by it at all. I scared my husband and my kids and didn't leave the house, but I did as instructed. At night I washed it off to discover I had a very red face that looked I had baked myself silly in the sun. A few days later the peeling began. Under strict orders "not to peel off the skin" because it could cause scaring, I walked around with flakes of skin literally dangling off my face for 5-6 days. I didn't care, my skin was GLOWING and looked and felt amazing. Fresh, new beautiful skin without dark spots. Whoo hoo! Dr. Sarah gave me a gift in helping me fix my issue. If I could afford it, I'd have this procedure done every few months. The way my skin looked felt for weeks afterwards was amazing. This procedure fixed my problem! The doctor still has me on a maintenance routine to keep the spots from coming back and while she inspects and tells me there are a few problem spots, I shrug my shoulders and say, make up covers it and I barely know it's there. Compared to the before pictures, the results have been amazing. I've gotten so many comments on how great my skin looks from people who wouldn't otherwise make comments, so I know it worked! If you are battling this very tough issue, I strongly encourage you to get with a dermatologist who can offer you this solution. I do not recommend trying this out at a Med Spa, but with a trained doctor who can make sure it's done right. I will warn you this procedure is not cheap. Having spent a lot on prescriptions not covered by insurance, over the counter products that sales gals told me would absolutley work (ha!) to the very expensive laser treatments...having done all this...Cosmelan is by far superior and I'd recommend you go this route before you waste your time and money with other measures. It's a tough issue to solve, but I'm thrilled with my results of Cosmelan and am so thrilled that I was able to have the procedure done.