Yuliia Kurochka review for Downtown Laser and Anti-Aging

I got a Groupon for IPL treatment at this med spa. I’ve read and watched a few videos, where IPL was used to treat broken capillaries and this was the main reason I wanted to try it. I have a few clusters around my nose and just a little bit on my chin. Nothing too bad. I also had some post acne hyperpigmentation on my chin, that IPL is supposed to be perfect for. At the appointment they kept saying how they have this other device that would be perfect for treating my broken capillaries, that’s called Hyfrector 2000. I knew absolutely nothing about that thing, so I tried to ask some questions and in response I got something like “oh, sure looks like you’ve never done anything like that before” like I am asking too many questions. In the end she said it’s very safe and it would only be $75 with their special (she later changed it to $100). And with my stupid logic “what the hell, I am here already” I agreed. Turns out it’s not any kind of laser I imagined, but a needle that heats up and destroys tissue (usually used for removing skin tags, warts etc). It was painful even after numbing and that needle is way to thin to target all that redness around my nose, so she ended up only treating 20% of the problem, which is a good thing, because after scabbing heeled I was left with SCARS, which as you imagine much worse and more visible than broken capillaries! The woman, who was doing the procedure seemed unconfident in every movement, her hands were shacking a little, and she didn’t even have decent lighting. So in one area, which she especially focused on, after 1 month of healing I have a hole in my skin, she most likely overly treated that area. I am not even sure if it helped with broken capillaries, because it’s all darkened now. As for IPL, she started doing it already and then asked: “you don’t use retinol, right?”. I said I stopped using it for 3 days, she turned of the machine and said we need to reschedule, because it’s best not to use it for a week. I appreciate the cautiousness , but could have warned me, when I was making my appointment. I came back for IPL and I had absolutely zero results from it. Not even my dark spot from acne lightened.