Is this for real? Yes, but most anti-aging lasers tend to be for skin around the eyes or lips.
The state-of-the-art DIY laser is the
Tria Smooth Beauty Laser, which several US dermatologists rate. It is the only home-use device with diode laser technology, and they are impressed with its results in treating signs of ageing - helping to fade pigmentation and stimulating collagen to smooth out fine lines. Its light energy creates microscopic injuries in your skin's collagen layer, jumpstarting repair processes and stimulating new collagen production.
While it uses the same wavelength as professional lasers, it has to be at lower energy levels so as not to damage the skin. What this means is that yes - the laser will work - but it will take considerably longer than a professional treatment. Over a few months, lines, pigmentation spots, coarseness, and sun damage fade and are replaced with healthier skin. Some derms say it's especially effective on the area around eyes.
CAUTION: You may feel as though you are receiving multiple pinpricks on your skin while using it, and it may make the skin feel 'sunburned' for a couple of hours. You'd really have to be committed to keeping this up for at least three months for it to be effective. Avoid pointing the laser directly at your eyes.
Investing in this baby is not going to come cheap. It’s not available anywhere in South Africa so you would need to shop for it on
Amazon or
Tria Beauty, where it costs $529 (about R9850), but you need to add import duties, freight etc. which will take the price up to about R16000). But compared to the cost of a professional fraxel facial, you’re still winning…