7 Days of Post Spot Removal Laser Treatment

7 Days of Post Spot Removal Laser Treatment

As promised, I'm going to do a review of the 7 days after my laser treatment. 

Just a little recap, the doctor has attempted to remove more than 30 spots on my face about a week ago. I was told not to go out under the sun. Initially, I plan to go for a hiking trip with a few of my friends and also lunch date with another friend. I had to cancel all of them just to ensure I had no chance of affecting the recovery of my laser wounds.

I was not supposed to wash my face for the next 24 hours right after my laser treatment. Right after, I could wash my face daily with mild cleanser and I was told to apply the repair cream each time my face feels dry. 

When I checked on the internet, I learnt that it is important to ensure the wounds are not infected. Therefore, I applied hydrogen peroxide on the wounds to prevent any infection after washing my face.

Here's the result:

Within the first 4 days, scabs began to developed. The next few days, they dried up and eventually fell off on their own when I was washing my face. The wounds felt a little sensitive on my face on the first 2 days. But after that, it was okay.

Now the affected areas are more pinkish. I can't wait for my face to heal completely. I can head out tonight for a party! 

I will update how I look a week later from now.

Spot Removal Laser Treatment in Okpo (Geoje) at Dr S Clinic

Wow..
I cannot really believe that my blog still exists after 7 years of being MIA. 

Since my last post, I have ditched my ex-boyfriend, who was also my ex-fiancé. He was found cheating on me and I'm glad that I moved on. 

I am 33+ this year, ageing gracefully I hope. I am happily married. My husband is the most wonderful guy in the world! He is my best friend, my soulmate, my boyfriend and my pillar.
We have been married almost 3 years. We were married on 14 June 2014. I just love number 14! 😍

I am currently living with him in South Korea. A place where many Singaporean women would love to be living in! I have lived here for more than 1.5 years. The beauty products are popular here, as well as the food, especially if you enjoy spice and meat.

I am currently living on an island called Geojedo, at the southern tip of South Korea. There are many foreigners living on this island. It is due to the existence of major shipyard companies which offers many job opportunities for expatriates and locals to work here. There are many who brought their families along and some came here alone to work.

Spot Removal Laser Treatment

Anyway, I have decided to return to this blog to share about my laser treatment experience. I wanted to remove my moles and spots on my face as many of them started appearing during the last few years. I have to admit that I am getting old and I am definitely guilty of not taking care of my skin when I was much younger. I am always out in the sun as I was from basketball CCA and NPCC during my high school days. I rarely put sunscreen which is bad I know.. and I am suffering from it now.

It took me a lot of courage to take this decision as I have super low tolerance of pain. In addition, the post treatment care requires a lot discipline too. 

So finally, I took the plunge. I made an appointment with the doctor about a week in advance. This clinic was recommend by my Singaporean friend, Vivien, who had gone there for other kinds of treatments. She found this clinic with good reviews in the internet.

So, last Friday, I arrived at Dr S Clinic in Okpo. The ladies at the counter were very friendly despite their limited spoken English. I was required to fill up a form with my full name, alien card and contact number. 

Consultation with Dr S

After that, I met Dr Seo Han Na. She could speak a little bit of English and took time to explain to me on what kind of treatments were recommended to fulfil my needs. She recommended me to do 2 to 3 rounds of CO2 laser. And it is dependant on how big each mole/spot is. I was told that to remove all the spots from the whole face cost about 160 000won. If I were to remove based on per mole/spot, it may cost up to 50 000won based of the size of each mole/spot. I have definitely more than 10 moles/spots on my face. Therefore, without a doubt I took the first choice. As a typical Singaporean, I tried asking for a discount, she told me that it was already at a discounted price as the clinic was celebrating their 2nd year anniversary.

I shared with the doctor how scared I am with the upcoming pain of the treatment. She told me that she will increase the duration of the application of the anesthetic cream to 20 minutes instead of 15min. That assured me that I was not going to feel too much of the pain later.

Cleansing of Face

Next, I was brought to a fitting room. It looked very conducive. It was a place to clean my face and remove any make-up. I did a thorough wash as I know that I will not be able to cleanse my face that well for the upcoming days after the treatment. 

There was a locker for me to put my jacket and valuables. In additional, I was provided a pair of home slippers to change. 

Taking Photographs

Once I was out, I was brought to a room to take photographs of my face. Front and both sides. 

Application of Anesthetic Cream

Then I was brought into the management room to put anesthetic cream on my entire face.

It was quite strange as I felt some tingling sensation on my skin. But aren't I supposed not to feel anything?! As it is still winter, it was still pretty cold. Thankfully, the bed comes with heater. Therefore, it kept me warm and comfortable. There was music being played at the background too.

Laser Treatment

After 20 min, a nurse told me to head to another room. My heart skipped a beat as I walked into the Laser Treatment Room.

I saw the blue empty chair, waiting to be filled up by me. The doctor was already there. She told me to lie down on the chair. As I was lying down, suddenly, something soft flew above me and landed in my arms. It was a rabbit soft toy! I laughed and thanked the doctor for it. This soft toy came at the perfect moment as holding something soft at that moment would calm me down.

The laser treatment began. The doctor told me to inform her if it's too painful for me. There was a strong burning smell. The thought of the smell of a human skin (especially mine) was as huge turn off! 😓  I had to focus on anything else except this. 

During the 1st round of laser, I could feel a slight pain in my skin in a few instances. It feels like an ant biting me at each spot. Spots which are closer to my eyes were more sensitive to pain. I squinched my eyes involuntarily. The doctor had to ask a nurse to use her hand to keep my eyes open to ensure my skin is flat and even to remove my spots. The doctor started to laser from the right side of my face to the left side of my face, burning every single spot/mole which she could find. 

During the 2nd round of laser, similarly, the doctor went spot by spot from left to right. This time, the sensation of the laser was similar to the effect of a rubberband hitting each and every one of the spots. Yes, it was slightly more painful than the previous round but still bearable. 

Lastly, the doctor did a last round of laser which covers the entire face. It was a prickling feeling as she started area by area, from the chin to the head. But it was not as uncomfortable as the first 2 rounds of laser.

FInally! The laser treatments were over. 

Application of Ampule and Cooling Down Treatment

I had to return to the Management Room.

They put a cold towel over my face. Then a lady applied something on my skin. Right after, a machine was placed over my face. I was given a remote to alert the staff when the machine stops. If I am not wrong this is the treatment to cool down the sore and redness of my face right after the treatment. I remember the doctor sharing about ampules. Probably ampules were applied on my skin to help with the recovery.

Right after, the nurses started to put little bandages all over my affected areas.

Luckily, I was ready for this unsightful image. I brought my cap and my mask along!

My husband was waiting for me when I was out. He had no issues about my spots but supported me since I wanted this pretty badly. 

Post Treatment Care Tips

I was given a note to advise me on the post treatment care. 

I was so tempted to edit the grammar for them! I shall do it now..hehe.

Post Treatment Care Tips

1. If your treatment is done during the day, you may place an ice pack over the affected areas indirectly to reduce soreness.
2. Keep the affected areas moisturized by applying the repair cream frequently.
3. Drink enough water and put sunblock after the treatment.
4. Refrain from perspiring and avoid saunas for the 1st week after the treatment.
5. Refrain from smoking and drinking. / Don't take spicy food for the 1st week after the treatment.
6. Avoid removing your scabs as they will naturally fall in 7 to 10 days.
7. Apply sunscreen whenever you are out under the sun.

This is the repair cream and sunscreen lotion which they recommended.

Repair Cream (30 000won)

Sunscreen Lotion (40 000won)

The nurses were all very warm and the doctor came out to say goodbye to me before I left. 

Today is the 8th day after my treatment. I will show you the before and after results of my treatment in my next post.

The details of clinic as follows:

Name: Dr S Clinic
Website: http://drsclinic.kr/
Kakao text: +82 10-6494-1965
Address and buses you can take to reach the location: Okpo-dong 538-11, Si Nah Building (5th level)

It is located on the main road along Lotte Mart, opposite Gray B Shop. 
This clinic is on the 5th level above a tailor shop.

Enter through the door which you see on the left of the picture above.
Head to the lift and press level 5.

You will see this sign that says "Doctor S Beauty Parlour" in korean. Viola! You have arrived!

P.S: Remember to make and appointment in advance!😏

So many things have happened and yet I was not kept in the loop. God is with me. I finally confirmed and made up my decision. I have to thank all the people around me who kept me in the loop. Without them, I'll be stuck forever.. My heart has hardened and I'm ready.. I hope the other party is ready too.. It's going to be painful but a good lesson for all.. Finally my mind is clear...

Suddenly.. I feel that many hints are sent to me for a purpose. Negative thoughts are flowing through my mind.. But my heart tells me another story. What should I do? Should I follow my heart or face the practical truth that may affect the rest of my life? When I have sorted out something and wanna start afresh, another new ugly truth arises. How am I going to move on? I'm so scared of being hurt.. Should I throw myself in the ocean when I know there are sharks around? Or should I look forward to the treasures and beauty of the loving creatures and nature of the underwater world?? Or should I just choose to stay off the ocean and move towards land??

I'm so upset today.. my tuitees did not do well for their exams.. Am I such a terrible tutor? One of them is related to my bf.. How will his family members look at me? I have lost my confidence suddenly.. I feel that this is really a turning point for me.. Either I change my strategy to teach them or give up and leave and hope there would be another tutor who can teach them better than I can do..

But this would also mean that I have to sacriface even more time and energy on them. Can I afford them when I start teaching? I still need time for myself to breathe.. This is so shitty.. I hate to make this decision.

This really voice down to my philosophy.. I believe I'm born to teach. I wanna make a difference in children's lives. I want them to believe in themselves and guide them in reaching their goals. I want them to know that failure is nothing but part and puzzle of life which will eventually lead to success with the right attitude and mind.

Wow.. I think I feel better after writing all these.. I know what I'm going to do now.. I'll try to apply the strategies which I have learnt from NIE on these students when necessary and try all means to help them. As long as they are still in Primary level, I will not give up!

Within a day.. we kinda of talked things out. I really hope this is for the better.. I'm willing to put in effort to improve the relationship. I think Jay is suffocating coz of me.. I should really give him more space..
I also hope that I would be convinced tat he is going to be ready to settle down..

Now, it is time for me to concentrate on my training for my run and studies..

Jia you to myself..

It's time to catch up with long lost frds too! If anyone of ya wans to meet me.. call me.. Haha!

It's time for a time out.. we can't seem to communicate anymore. I missed those honeymoon days suddenly.. that's when we really put in the effort to listen to one another and resolve problems more willingly for each other.. Guess the problem lies in me.. I have to think through and overcome them.. arrgg.. this really frustrates me..

I've been really moody lately. Especially between me and jay.. I dunno wat's going on.. I'm easily upset with him. I feel that he doesn't need by company anymore.. he has his soccer and frds and that's it. He used to invite me to his dinner with his frds and stuff.. but now.. i'm asked to settle my meals on my own.. although he message me to say how important i am to him, I dun really see it through actions.
I guess this is the space that my frd was telling me abt.. After reaching a certain point in a relationship, 2 parties will realise that we should provide space for one another.
But i'm struggling.. i'm not used to it.. Maybe I've been spending too much of my time with him. Maybe he's getting tired of me..

I always have the tendency to over commit myself to my love life.. And I always ended up feeling upset. How I hope I can turn back time to restraint myself from falling deeper into a well..

I have decided. If he needs the space, I'll give it to him. This means that I should have the space for myself too! I have been trying so hard to give tuition and music to earn extra money for our future.. but these are not the things that I enjoy doing the most! Maybe I should relook into what interest me and juz go for it! That sounds like a more healthy relationship.. :)

recently, I've met so many people whom I have not met for years! I was at st james yesterday and saw Shi mei, one of my sec schoolmates! Yesterday, my bro happened to be working there too. This was the 1st time i club with my brother.. I was pretty hilarious! I was with Jason and his friends.. I kind of enjoyed myself yesterday.. :)

I realised my time management is still pretty bad.. I wanna try to be really on time in all events.. regardless important a not. It was after receiving a "lecture" from my dear before I realised it's pretty important to change this bad habit. Thanks darling!

Frisbee has entered my life once again. I'm playing in the winter league at seng kang.. I didn't play well today. I'm going to try harder next week! cheers!

The time is passing by too quickly!! I dun wan my sch holidays to stop.. My dearie has juz brought me to the Singapore Flyer last weekend.. The scenery was amazing.. But the time passed too quickly i feel. Watching the sunset ot sunrise would be a different experience too..

We also watched the movie Bolt! The cartoon was hilarious! very funny indeed. Thanks to my dear Jason..

The next morning, we all went to the red star restaurant for dim sum. The place was super crowded with so so service. My daddy treated us for that meal! cool!

I really spent quality time with my family yesterday. In the evening we went to singpore yacht club to accompany my bro for some function. I'm so proud of him for being the "leader" of the gang who would takes the initiatives to organise functions for the rest of his future classmates in Australia.

The surprising thing is that I saw my sec 4 form teacher Mdm Woo, whose daughter is also going to be my bro's future classmate! what a coincidence.. later, i was talking to a father of my bro's classmate and realised that they were stay so close to us! This shows how small this world is..

I wan to treasure the time I have to live my life to the fullest.. I realised I have imbalance certain areas which caused me and my love ones to feel unhappy lately..

At last!! no more assignments! no more presentations! but.. suddenly, exams are round the corner!! So time to study study study.. Can't wait to finish my exams.. So many things to do after that...

Hi there.. well, I'll played table tennis for abt an hour, an hr of yoga last week.. Though it's not sufficient but it's a good start for me...
My dear dear was mad at me just now coz i din hear him call me. I was at the restroom when he called and the place was horribly noisy. I was initially upset for him being angry with me. But later, i realised that it's really hard to him to find time to call me. Besides the tel booth is very inconvenient for him to go to. I think we both got upset too coz we are both frustrated that no matter how hard we try, we could still not able to get to talk to each other. Thankfully, darling was understanding and we resolved this problem pretty quickly. Can't wait for him to be back!

I'm feeling sleepy now.. good nite...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.........

Hi there,
I need a BREAK!! I've been working so hard today.. doing my sch work. I woke up early to have breakfast with my mummy this morning. Happy to see my darling's messages when i woke up. After breakfast i went home. I practiced music for like 3 hours! It revitalized my whole spirit and got me ready to do my sch work. I took nap and den when for my 45 mins jog. I started using my US5 dollar polar watch. It was so cool!! It start beeping which helps me to keep my heart rate constant. I wanted to go to serangoon stadium for my jog. However, it was closed for a school function. Therefore, I jogged around my area instead. I got to look at the sky and admire the beautiful sunset. It reminds me of the beautiful scenery that I saw in america along our journey from states to states, the grand canyon etc.. Those were heart-warming moments.. Now, i feel so good after the excercise. California fitness called me. I'm so glad. It means that I'd have a chance to exercise again! Hooray! I loved their lessons! Darling called just now too. I missed him.. But since he's away, I'll try my best to make ful use of my time to do my work or catching up with family and friends. We shall see... :)

As you can see.. this is a really small cake.. I couldn't find a cake in the middle of the night.. so that's the best i can find.. But thankfully.. my dear was understanding enough.. Haha. Anyway, we had the big cake on the next day.. I forgot to explain.. that's for his birthday..
the drinks from this coffee club were fabulous! This brand was found any rest areas along the expressways in america.. I missed the hot chocolate when it was so soothing to drink when the weather was so cold there den.
This picture was taken in ma poh.. with jason's bro and sis..
Say goodbye to Dr Harry.. Boo Hoo.. He's a good lecturer.. Will always remember him..
Here's the new committee with the ex committee.. We had an 3 hour interview session with a mini voting system to select the new committee members. They are a new batch of very enthusiastic and fun-loving people with creative ideas to inject and contribute DanceFuzion.. I'm sure they are going to bring the club proud!

Wow.. It's been so long since I've blogged again. I've been so so busy. I have handed over my postion as the chairperson of my dance club to Faizal. I thought that maybe it's time for me to pull up my socks and catch up with my studies. I seemed to miss out so much. Din do my readings, burning midnight oil for basically everything. What is happening to me? I picked up 3 music students recently and still giving tuition to the same student since last year. I'm financially more stable as compared to the time when i just arrived back home from USA.
I have been thinking lately. About many things. School, dance, sports, music, work, Love, friendship, family relationship and myself. If there are things to improve about myself in relation to these issues, I think there are thousands and one answers to it. So which should I prioritize first? I wonder... Some of my flaws caused my love ones to be upset with me and I ended up being upset too. So why not try changing for the better?

Well, I these are the major flaws that i have to overcome for now.
1) being to defensive - I tend to defend myself immediately when someone rejects or criticize me. Why be so defensive? Like what van told me, why not pause, give myself and whoever sometime to think about it and den response. This may help. I have to keep reminding myself that from now on

2) my room is in a mess. It's so hard for me to look for my stuff every now and den. I have to start packing up!! I'll start a little from tml onwards!

3)Being punctual. In regards to dating, meeting, tuition or deadlines for sch work. Everything must be on time!!

4) I'm putting on weight! Therefore, excercising is the best way to keep myself fit. I want to achieve 48kg! Therefore, I'll try to exercise 2 to 3 times a week from next week onwards.

seems like these are the main things that I wanna improve on myself.. I know it's going to be hard. But I'm going to do it.. Every time i blog, I would update on my progress in regards to these flaws of mine.. I'm keen to turn them into flares.. haha.. amibitious huh! I believe i can do it if I put effort into it.. Wish me all the best!! ;p

They call Las Vegas the Sin City. Gambling, drinking can strip clubs can be found anywhere. We din get to see any stripper though coz of the limited time we have.. I tried invested USD 20 to a jackpot but no luck to win! Unlike Vanessa, who placed 40 bucks to play black jack won 100 plus!

Anyways, as you can see here, there are many porn magazines that are avail there. There are many men on the streets trying to advertise call girls to men etc..

There's a little paris as you can see this tower here. It looks the same isn;t it?
Do I look as though I'm at Italy? This is actually an indoor shopping center. Cool right?
Ooww.. sexy huh. This is a porn star.. TAken from the wax museum! looks real huh.. Sorry guys.. haha
I heard about this club which is pretty cool. However, I wonder why did they use religious statues as their logo? What is the message sent? It turned me off..
Besides the sins.. The weather was extremely hot and humid.. It makes people very easily hot tempered and frustrated! I felt relieved when we arrived Los Angelos! Yippie!

We reach Arizona in the evening. I drove through in the middle of the night in search for our Lodge in Grand Canyon. We saw many many stars and the night was so beautiful. The moon was surrounded by many little clouds. It was a waste that I did not take a picture of it. Shuz saw 3 deers at the side of the road.. I saw many little animals running across the road. It was a interesting ride. However, driving at night is always tiring..

By the time we reach the lodge, it was about 1 plus 2am. We only had a few hours of sleep before we wake up to see the sunrise of the grand canyon... BUt we persisted and we woke up at 4am to catch the sunrise. The 1st pic shows that the sun is rising but not revealed yet.

THere's the sun!!! I was so excited! The observatory cliff that we were at was quite crowded. Many from Japan. There were couples cuddling together to see the sunrise together. Isn't it romantic??
I love the RAys!! From that day.. My girlie gang called me RAY! Coz i enjoy looking at the beautiful rays!
If you look closely, you can see 2 parts of colorado river from the picture below. The center stretch they called that as a ranch.
Upclose view of the river...
Some people say that Grand Canyon is all about "only rocks". But I really enjoyed every min of it. Listening to the birds chip, the quiet nature, the beautiful scenary uplifted my mood. I could sit there for hours! It's very different from looking at the pics and seeing it yourself on the actual ground. It really makes me appreciate the nature so much more..

Present to you my glasses!!! It was found!! Our prayers were answered. Vanessa helped me pray before dinner the night i lost this. It was the last day when I decided I should call the lost and found and tata! This was how it looked like when I got it back. Coz I called and verified this was mine, so they wrote my name on it. It supposed to be "RACHEL" anyway. Haha.

At SeaWorld, we saw these cute dolphins diving and swiming with the music. It was so entertaining! Initially, I tot it was pretty cruel to watch dolphins perform coz we dun even know if they are doing them willingly. But later, we realised that SeaWorld serves to protect the sea creatures too.. That's why the animals were there. We can see that they were all being well taken care of too. The performers and the animals' rapport and relationship looked very closed!
There's the Shamu show. As you can see, this is the mama and baby Shamu.. They dancing!
I managed to use the firework mode of my camera to catch these beautiful fireworks. This is one of the best fireworks that we have seen so far...

The above picture shows the castle that was always shown in walt disney. Nice right... But i din get a chance to enter into the castle from the front. There was an entrance at the back though.
There's the hot fav goofy, minnie, mickey and donald.. I like their attire..

I took a pic with the cowgirls! Aren't they pretty?
THis was taken during the parade.
The night view of the castle. Overall, I tot going to the Magic Kingdom was pretty disappointing as I seem to expect more. The 3D shows, the rides.. were not very fantastic. Maybe that's because they supposed to suit the kids more than adults. However, I like the part when we get to see Mickey and Minnie's houses. I felt very upclose with them.