I had another Aurora treatment yesterday to have my arms done. The Aurora seems to work faster (larger spot size) than the Lightsheer so I can get more areas done per session. So I decided to have my forearms done too. My forearms have never been lasered before and the skin is a little bit darker than on my upper arms. Shaving my forearms every day is a pain, but I prefer having them hairless because it is more comfortable and really brings out the muscular definition in them.
I could feel the IPL/RF pulses more than on my upper arms because the hair is more coarse their and the skin is darker. There was some redess but most of it was gone in a few hours and there is no scabbing. I could feel some burning though not bad. I am impressed with the lack of redness and scabbing after treatmen with the Aurora. After this experience I am more seriously considering getting my legs done too.
The only negative was that the machine was acting up near the end of my treatment session. It was starting to misfire. Ironically, I was just asking my practitioner about the reliability of the Aurora and the Lightsheer a few minutes earlier. Syneron will provide a replacement Aurora overnight if necessary. I remember the Apogee having many breakdowns, especially the cooling system. I hope I didn’t jinx the machine! It is probably a problem in the connecting cable due to the intermittent failure to fire.
I have a complete hair removal arsenal at my disposal: Lightsheer, Aurora, and of course electrolysis. I have to say I am very happy with each of them.
RJC2001