This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of the PaloVia® laser for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
My PaloVia Review
I’ve been battling wrinkles for the last few years and I’ve tried a lot of different skincare regiments and I’ve shared many of those trials with you. I’ve just completed a new at home laser treatment trial and I wanted to share it with you.
I’ve been using the only FDA-cleared at-home laser system called the PaloVia Skin Renewing Laser. It’s a small hand-held device with a rechargeable battery that’s applied to the wrinkles around your eye once a day for 30 days and then a few times a week after that to maintain your results.
The entire process takes about 5 minutes from start to finish and it’s easy. Start with a clean and dry face, apply the included PaloVia Pre-Treatment Gel to the area you’ll be treating, apply the PaloVia laser along the line of your wrinkles (up to 25 pulses per use), then use your normal skincare products. How the PaloVia Skin Renewing Laser Works
Does the PaloVia Skin Renewing Laser Work?
In my opinion it’s making a difference. I don’t think you can tell as much in my pictures as you can in person, but my wrinkles are disappearing. I’ve not completed the full 4-weeks of the initial treatment because of a trip in which I wasn’t able to take my laser along, so I still have 5 days of the initial stages and I expect even better results in the coming week. I do find that it changed the texture of my skin, making it rougher to the touch, but it’s not noticeable and the feeling goes away after a couple of days.
I also have some lingering redness in the very thin-skinned area beneath my eyes but it’s easily covered by make-up and not noticeable at all. I do expect it to fade and if it was bothersome, I could reduce the power to low and I’d have less redness.
At-Home Laser to Treat Wrinkles Around the Eyes
Hints and Tips for Using the PaloVia Skin Renewing Laser
- Interrupts: Use just enough gel to lightly coat the area you’ll be treating – too much gel can interrupt a scan. If this happens, clean the gel from the treatment window and try again. Press the hand unit firmly into your skin and pull down gently – this also appears to help prevent misfires.
- Pain: Use a lower setting if the pain is too intense, but for best results use the highest setting you can handle. I found leaving the gel on my skin and then covering the area with an ice pack brought instant relief and quicker recovery time. As my skin got more accustomed to it, I no longer iced my face. The residual “pain” feels like a sunburn and is gone within a few hours (your experience could vary).
- Dry Skin and Flakiness – I never experienced any dry or flaking skin. I have oily skin plus it was in great condition when I started (I’d just finished a 4-week trial of an anti-aging product). I also believe leaving the gel on after treatment helped as well. I used the laser at night and slept with the Pre-Treatment Gel on with no ill effects to my skin.
My Before, During, and After Pictures
Do I Recommend the PaloVia Skin Renewing Laser?
Yes! It’s easy to use, appears to be making changes, and requires no more than 5 minutes of my time and best of all there’s no mess and no chemicals. For me that’s a huge plus. I do suggest that people start using the laser as soon as the fine lines start forming (for me that was age 40). At nearly 51, my wrinkles are set in their ways and I have to work harder to get rid of them than I would have at 40. Start earlier and maintain your skin and don’t play catch up like I am.
That looks like a great product to test out, great review!
Thanks! I have new pics I’ve taken since these (these were 2 weeks ago) and the difference it amazing.
wow your after photos are unbelievable!
Thanks Jennifer! I’ll be posting it later today or tomorrow.
This looks very interesting!
It’s great! I just took new “after” pictures tonight – I’ve finished the full 30-days and the improvement is noticeable! Beats botox!
Wow! Interesting product.
Isn’t it amazing! It’s so nice to be able to laser my skin at home.
I can tell a difference. Looking forward to your video.
Thanks Jenn! It’s really obvious now – I wrote this two weeks ago and finally have finished the full 4 weeks of treatment. I’ll be posting new “after” pics and a video soon.
curious if your ‘ll continue to use it and post another update I would love to see one
Yes, I’ll be posting another update soon including a video of me using the laser.
I have seen this on the internet and on television I think or atleast somethings similar I love how you did the before and after photos however I wish you would not of put make up on for the last picture.
I can see a bit of difference in your skin though. I would love to give that a try.
Tricia,
I have more photos – I forgot to take pictures between taking off my makeup and zapping. I can see a huge difference in person – when I’m not smiling I’m almost wrinkle free. It was getting to the point where I had laugh lines even when I wasn’t smiling.
I also have a video that I did. I’ll post next week.
Connie
Great review. This product looks pretty interesting.
Thanks Stefani – what I like about it is that it’s subtle and works slowly over a month instead of the DR’s office where they do it all in one day – I can’t imagine the amount of pain from that. This is completely manageable.
Wonderful review!
Thanks! It’s been a great experience using it. I only wished I’d started 10 years ago (it wasn’t available then, but still! 🙂 )
I love the meaningful beauty products, but I remember you saying you couldn’t use the products. I’m glad this is working for you.
Colleen – I LOVE the Meaningful Beauty products. It’s just the daily moisturizer with sunscreen I couldn’t use because of burning. I still use a few of them.
Wow that really seems to be working! Maybe I won’t need botox in a few years after all! 🙂
I’m too scared of what botox is to ever use it. I won’t eat chemicals, why would I inject them into my forehead?
Great review!
Thanks! It’s a great product and I’m lucky to get the chance to use it.
Wow, that’s cool. I’m excited to see the next round of pictures.
Thanks Billie! I’ll be posting soon. I did a video of me using it as well. Just can’t have enough horrible pictures of myself online 🙂
Wow! That really worked for you. Impressive results!
It is – I really can’t show how great it is in pictures. I was starting to have laugh lines when I wasn’t smiling. Now it’s completely smooth. I’ll always have lines when I smile, I just smile big and with my eyes, but this has made a significant difference.
Wow looks promising!
For someone with less defined wrinkles this would be amazing – I’d recommend starting it in your 40’s. For me it’s got a lot of catching up to do!