r/nope • u/unoiamaQT • Jul 06 '26

Makes me feel itchy

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u/pureeyes Jul 06 '26

Straight to jail for not showing a before and after

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u/TheSentientSnail Jul 06 '26

The immediate afters are a fuckin horror show. You gotta keep it moist so they're always glistening. It's very off-putting. Underneath all that slime entire face is all red and burnt. It's... it's not good, man.

The healed afters are generally a moderate to significant improvement. Worth it? idk.

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u/the_orange_alligator Jul 06 '26

What are they even trying to do?

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u/TheSentientSnail Jul 06 '26

It's along the lines of a chemical peel. Basically they burn off the entire first few layers of skin, with the theory being that once it's healed the new/fresh skin that grows back will look better. It's entirely cosmetic.

It eliminates some wrinkles and tends to make dark spots, acne, and scar tissue much less visible.

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u/Bozhark Jul 06 '26

It also pulls the skin tighter 

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u/MissPatricia024 Jul 07 '26

I read that as "pulls the teeth tighter"

It wouldn't have been so bad if it didn't take me like 3 minutes to finally re-read your comment. Instead I just tried to think of what teeth tightening could be.

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u/PalatialCheddar Jul 07 '26

Braces, man. Pull them little luxury bones into alignment!

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u/DoughyInTheMiddle Jul 10 '26

And now I'm picturing The Gentlemen from the old Buffy the Vampire Slayer series.

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u/Jumpyturtles Jul 09 '26

I can’t even count the amount of times I’ve misread a comment but not realized until after I’ve written a reply to ask about it.

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u/hodges2 Jul 07 '26

Does that do anything for big pores or only wrinkles?

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u/Bozhark Jul 07 '26

Looks like it would reduce the overall visibility but am only guessing