This will technically be my first treatment log as it’s been a good few months since I did the first four treatments due to the fact that my skin broke out after I got lazy with keeping up with regular ReAura use. For more info have a look here. To make things easier for people who aren’t familiar with my blog I’ll be continuing the logs where I left off (hence calling this fifth treatment log and not first) but I’ll inevitably go over the 16 treatments to ensure I complete the full treatment plan.
So! I’ll start by saying how relieved I am to be treating again. I was a little nervous to start again as I’ve got quite a lot of new pigmentation to contend with (joy) so as a consequence, I decided to tread carefully and didn’t do a full treatment (so I didn’t keep treating until the bleep). Instead I thought it would be better to reintroduce my skin to the ReAura gradually to give it a chance to adjust.
Apart from the fact that my skin will soon start looking ridiculously good again, one of the other things I’m looking forward to again is refocusing my skincare regime on using products that combat the dryness as for the past few months – and previously to using the ReAura, pretty much my entire life before that – I’ve had to focus my product choices on things that are least likely to give me spots. I absolutely love the process and feeling of using indulgent, pampering products that are all about treating your skin well and rehydrating it, but of course, as anyone with spot prone skin will know, there are very of these types of treats available for spot-prone skin. When I apply a moisturiser, I want to feel like my skin is being really nourished and repaired, but when my skin is prone to spots, the only choice I really have is to use a cream that’s just about moisturising enough. There are a couple of exceptions to this rule – the Eucerin Q10 cream I rave about for one – but generally speaking, anything oily and/or truly nourishing is a big no-no. So I’m joyfully indulging my skin with all sorts of oils and moisture treatments now I’m back on my ReAura plan.
Anyway! Enough rambling about that and I’ll instead discuss my most recent ReAura treatment. As I mentioned, I didn’t complete the treatment to give my skin a chance to readjust, but it’s still incredibly obvious that I’ve started again. After one brief treatment, my skin has the ReAura glow back which I have missed SO MUCH. My skin has started drying out again and is doing what it used to do which is feel incredibly dry to the touch but not look it.
I forgot how much this bad boy stings! I recall from the last time that the pain got easier to bear as the treatment plan progressed, but it’s still rather uncomfortable to use, but 100% bearable. Even though I was careful around the breakout areas (my chin and 1 side of my face) I still reacted to it and for 24 hours I had lots of little red dots from the treatment and the area felt a little raw to touch. However, this subsided quickly and wasn’t difficult to cover with make-up. There’s not a huge amount to report at this stage, other than the fact that I’m itching to start the next treatment and I’m intended to plan ahead with when I’ll treat as one of the mistakes I made last time was not fitting in the treatments effectively as whenever I had social events, I wouldn’t take into account that I’d ideally need to leave it 48 hours beforehand to treat. This isn’t absolutely necessary as any skin that’s showing signs of being lasered can be easily concealed, but I feel that my skin looks it’s best 48 hours post-treatment.
Above are some before pictures of the pigmentation I have from my most recent breakout. I don’t want to guarantee that the ReAura will aid the healing of these post-acne spots as that isn’t what the ReAura is intended for, however, it did have a massive impact on them previously so I thought it was worth including.
I’m definitely determined to see this treatment plan through this time, so the next post will be along soon!
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I’m really interested in your experiences here. I have much more mature skin than you but, being Asian, it’s prone to scarring and long lasting pigmentation from ingrown hairs. I find that a dose of sunshine will bring out 30 year old scarring on my forehead and other areas. At the moment I have three particularly noticeable ingrown hair blotches on the side of my face at my hairline. Grr.
Was considering Fraxel but now they’ve brought this out. Phillips wouldn’t send me a review product (boo) but I’m considering buying this anyway. Is it worth the huge cost, do you think?
Hi msalliance, firstly sooo sorry for the late reply; it’s been a manic couple of weeks! In my (very humble) opinion, I do believe it’s worth every penny as it really is a very effective machine and has done fantastic things for my skin. There’s another blogger around who’s skin is more mature than mine and she’s just finished her trial: http://glamplusforty.blogspot.com/p/philips-reaura-final-post-after-12.html
Her before and after pics are fantastic and definitely worth a look.
Let me know if you decide to give it a go! xx
what about pigmentation, has yours decreased? can you put up pictures of pigmentation after?
Hi, the pigmentation I had has decreased (although I’ve since had pretty bad breakouts that have brought a few more PIH marks) but I’ve had to temporarily stop using as per my last blog about the ReAura.
Hello would the re-aura be anti aging. Would it remove fine lines and over all
give a more healthy appearance
Hi Honeypot,
The intention of the ReAura is mainly as an anti-ageing device so it deals with signs of age like fine lines, pigmentation, uneven skintone etc. It definitely gives a healthier appearance and that’s pretty much immediate as skin ends up quickly developing what I call the ReAura Glow 🙂 xx
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How do you go about buying this machine????????????
How do I go about buying one?????????????
Hi Sascha, just read your review whilst looking into ReAura. Thanks, very helpful! I’m 26 and have mild acne scarring on my cheeks (it really looks like I have very enlarged pores) and was just wondering whether you’ve found it to improve your pore size and any scarring? I’ve had a session of Fraxel before and found it to be so-so (I couldn’t really afford follow up sessions at over £600 a pop!), do you think that this will give good results on scarring? I’ve tried a million and one treatments- dermarolling, glycolic peels, fraxel, Erbium Yag… you name it, I’ve tried it! Just want a really honest opinion before I shell out £800.
many thanks,
Beth
Hi Beth,
It’s really difficult to tell whether it improved pore size (although you know it’s virtually impossible to improve the actual size of pores; the only thing that’s helped me improve the look of them is the Clarisonic) but it definitely had an almost immediate impact on my scarring. Had I not kept breaking out I would’ve definitely continued using it as the most dramatic effect it was having was on my acne scars and as nothing ever works on them, it was a godsend!
Sorry for the delay and let me know how you get on if you decide to buy it xx
Hello, do you still use the device?
Hi Kelly! Unfortunately not – I lost the tip for the device and I haven’t been able to locate a replacement. It was a brilliant product though, so if you’ve got your hands on one then hopefully you’ll love it!