I have to admit to you, here on the eve of going to have my face peeled with acid, that I have flushed thousands of dollars down the dermatologist/medspa/cosmetic surgeon toilet, merely to find out that my outer shell is made of something other than mere human skin.  I am special, I am mutant, I [...]

Emboldened by my success with the IPL (see yesterday’s blathering post), I tried another laser last year, one that was supposed to zap my “fine lines” (charming euphemism for crow’s feet) and even out my skin tone (another charming euphemism, this one for restoring my sagging, collagen deprived skin).  The price was staggering – over [...]

A few years ago, my husband bought me a series of IPLs for Valentine’s Day.  I had asked for it (don’t hate him!) because I had long wanted to do something about my freckles which had, frankly, become rather silly looking on a 40-something suburban mom… imagine Pippi Longstocking driving an SUV through the carpool [...]