tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post7208592827943456254..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Having a little work done, thanks to the sunDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-6237556604409281562016-01-22T09:40:02.098-05:002016-01-22T09:40:02.098-05:00It is wonderful what they can do for our skin cond...It is wonderful what they can do for our skin conditions with the technology these days...too bad we have to pay so much for the treatments. <br />Your skin looks very fresh and youthful and if the precancerous cells have been removed that is the best news.<br /><br />I have had a similar treatment but it was for rosacea... the skin is red for a bit but the results are worth it. The advice that I have been given is that exposure to the sun is forbidden and I have been advised to wear sunscreen every day even in winter. <br />My mineral make up has an SPF of 30...you might have been similarly advised.<br />Thank you for keeping us informed Duchesse.<br />hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-6694610445300805252016-01-22T08:22:57.479-05:002016-01-22T08:22:57.479-05:00Thank you for this interesting and candid post. I ...Thank you for this interesting and candid post. I agree that your skin looks really good in the second photograph. I was never a hard-core sunbather, but I spent more time than I should have pursuing the illusive tan. Luckily I came my senses in my mid to late 20's, but I am sure there is damage lurking, and it will catch up with me one of these days.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-79551975942002986772016-01-22T01:45:13.505-05:002016-01-22T01:45:13.505-05:00Thanks for being so candid. I've had a pre-ca...Thanks for being so candid. I've had a pre-cancerous removed by surgery. That was several years ago and methods have advanced and had some later spots removed with laser. Methods are certainly advancing. Reading a blog like yours will encourage other women not to hesitate because of the side effects.<br /><br />I too have to admit that these were likely the results of sunbathing. I never did much but did try for a few years to get that elusive tan. Now I won't leave home without the sunscreen.<br /><br />Based on all those browned-up folks, dermatologists will never be out of work.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11219331396794952685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-79976117291048634252016-01-21T22:25:50.000-05:002016-01-21T22:25:50.000-05:00Yes, madame, I got it. If that's the only thi...Yes, madame, I got it. If that's the only thing from your youth that makes you feel foolish...<br />No need to answer that. Leslie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372692743147163062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-1216221520764863952016-01-21T19:47:38.990-05:002016-01-21T19:47:38.990-05:00Leslie: Apparently I've also lost the ability ...Leslie: Apparently I've also lost the ability to type- sorry, and I hope you can decode that.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-40930923878222491332016-01-21T19:46:49.231-05:002016-01-21T19:46:49.231-05:00Leslie: Thanks so much. The tomato colour tok me b...Leslie: Thanks so much. The tomato colour tok me back to the time of some sever sunburns which, on the whole, •I induced• Mostly I feel foolish.<br /><br />Sewing: I've had "quiet" skin all my life and it is only now, past 65, that I've required a dermatologist. When I said so, Dr. C. laughed and said, "Well, it's like an old house...they need maintenance eventually." <br /><br />Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-40789001801216608062016-01-21T18:42:22.318-05:002016-01-21T18:42:22.318-05:00Your skin looks really good in the second photogra...Your skin looks really good in the second photograph. And you must have peace of mind knowing you have done what you can to prevent skin cancer.SewingLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510117234994583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-62255427796214897672016-01-21T17:31:57.665-05:002016-01-21T17:31:57.665-05:00I agree with Janice. Your posts are always so int...I agree with Janice. Your posts are always so interesting and I look forward to them each Tuesday and Thursday. You recovered beautifully from the procedure and I hope it does what is intended - no more cancerous skin cells. Despite being a whiter shade of pale, for a few days you were definitely a 'woman of color'.Leslie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372692743147163062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-13259711151061424082016-01-21T11:07:30.837-05:002016-01-21T11:07:30.837-05:00lagatta: I was as red as a cold-weather outing but...lagatta: I was as red as a cold-weather outing but with considerably more discomfort (short of the pain of frostbite!) and this lasted for days. <br /><br />une femme: As I am not familiar with IPL can't say. (A click on Levluan link may provide the info.) But, it did not do a thing for my age spots.<br /><br />LauraH: I also had one treated with liquid nitrogen, but he wanted to reach the ones that are not on the skin's surface; this treatment does that.<br /><br />Janice: Thank you; it is one of an arsenel of treatments. I read that about one in five persons over 50 has at least one AK, often many more. <br /><br /><br />Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-62798649450710864602016-01-21T10:03:15.928-05:002016-01-21T10:03:15.928-05:00Thanks for sharing, so candidly, your experience w...Thanks for sharing, so candidly, your experience with this treatment. I wasn't at all familiar with this, and now am going to discuss with my dermatologist. You're always a source of interesting, thought-provoking, and useful information - one of the best blogs I read!<br />big hugs,<br />JaniceThe Vivenne Fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740975051742023907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-57734964820717764272016-01-21T09:44:09.783-05:002016-01-21T09:44:09.783-05:00I've had those little scaly bumps on my face f...I've had those little scaly bumps on my face for the past few years and have been getting them treated with liquid nitrogen....so far. Thanks for sharing the treatment you had, it's something to add to the list of possible solutions. I too have very fair skin and feel rather apprehensive about the sun burns I had as a child. Funny, isn't it, that we know so much more now yet people are still out there tanning....go figure.LauraHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402103522466794364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-30306500163716011612016-01-21T08:29:56.526-05:002016-01-21T08:29:56.526-05:00Duchesse, is that treatment considered a version o...Duchesse, is that treatment considered a version of "photo laser" or IPL? I've had IPL done to fade the large pigmented lesion on my cheek (what grandma used to call "liver spots") but my derm spray freezes the AK's that pop up occasionally on my back and shoulders (where I rarely had much sun exposure, even in my misspent youth). The IPL I've had seems a little less aggressive your treatment; redness for just a few hours then the sun damage and other lesions darken and flake off in 1-2 weeks.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-20216951025923171532016-01-21T07:39:54.514-05:002016-01-21T07:39:54.514-05:00Bonjour la Duchesse,
I've seen people look f...Bonjour la Duchesse, <br /><br />I've seen people look far more ruddy than you did from exposure to the cold. Wonder why that isn't covered by public healthcare? I do have a friend who has had several tiny cancerous or pre-cancerous spots removed, but he is considerably older than either of us (80) and all the treatment he had has been covered. <br /><br />I do tan easily, but I'm happy now that I've never been a sun-worshipper and preferred to hide under a tree with a book. lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.com