I got Fraxeled today – it's my fourth session since Thanksgiving 2005.

I've been watching this technology very carefully and now I'm a Fraxel ® veteran. This was the first treatment that I had sans the blue gunk. I also had a Gentlewaves ® LED treatment before and after to cut down on the redness. Let me just say that the treatment was far more tolerable this time around (not exactly pleasant, but manageable). Thanks to the fearless Dr. Bryan Forley and his noble assistant, Lilly (as you can imagine that most doctors are actually terrified to come near with me a scalpel, syringe, or a leaser beam…..), I hold out hope that the damage incurred by my summer holiday in Italy under the Tuscan sun (despite slathering myself in Anthelios ® SPF 60 daily) will be a distant memory by the time this Thanksgiving rolls around.

News to all those 20-somethings out there who think their flawless skin will last forever – lasers hurt and cost a fortune to have done properly, so take good care of your complexion now so there are fewer beams in your future…Ciao!