My grandson, he works on that computer all day. He told me, “Grandma, you gotta get your face lasered!” I said, “What in tarnation is lasered?” He said it’s like, they use a light, a special kind of light, to make your skin look young again. Well, I ain’t gettin’ any younger, that’s for sure. So I thought, why not? Might as well give this laser thing a try.
So, this lasered, it’s like, they take this little machine, and it makes your skin all tight again. I told my neighbor, Betty, about it. She said her cousin got it done. Said it hurt like a son of a gun. I ain’t scared of a little pain, though. I’ve birthed five kids! This laser skin treatment can’t be worse than that, right?
My grandson, he’s a smart one. He printed out a whole bunch of papers about this lasered. Says I gotta do some things before I go in. Says I gotta shave. Shave my face! Well, ain’t that somethin’? I ain’t got much hair on my face, just a few little whiskers. But alright, I’ll shave. Gotta follow the rules, I reckon.
And get this, no sun! He says I gotta stay outta the sun for two whole weeks before I get lasered. Two weeks! How am I supposed to tend to my garden? My tomatoes need me! But he says it’s important. Says the sun and this laser, they don’t mix. Like oil and water, I suppose.
And I gotta go in with a clean face. No makeup. Well, that ain’t a problem. I don’t wear much makeup anyways. Just a little lipstick on Sundays for church. But he says no lotions, no deodorants, no nothing. Just bare skin. Like a newborn babe, I guess. Makes me a little nervous, showing my face like that, all bare and old.
He says these things, these lotions and such, they can mess with the laser. Cause some kind of trouble. I don’t understand all that science stuff. But I trust my grandson. He knows about these things.
And four weeks! Four whole weeks before the lasered, I gotta use that sun cream. Every day. Even when it’s cloudy. And no strong face peels. I don’t do them fancy peels anyways. Just a little soap and water, that’s all I need.
Here’s the thing to remember with lasered:
- Shave, if you got hair, where is going to be lasered.
- No sun, no tanning beds for two weeks before.
- Clean face, no makeup, no lotion, no oil, nothing on it.
- No sun tan or heavy sun and use that sun cream for four weeks.
- No strong peels on your face for four weeks.
This laser skin resurfacing better be worth it. I’m doing all this stuff. Staying outta the sun, shaving my face. Feels like a lot of work just to look a little younger. But my grandson, he says it’ll make me feel good. Says it’ll take years off my face. Maybe he’s right. I wouldn’t mind looking a little less like a dried-up prune.
My neighbor, Betty, she’s still worried about the pain. She keeps telling me about her cousin. Says her cousin was red as a beet after. Said it took weeks to heal. Well, I ain’t scared. I’ve been through worse. Childbirth, like I said. And that time I fell off the tractor and broke my arm. That was a doozy. This laser can’t be worse than that.
I’m kinda curious, though. What’s it gonna feel like? My grandson says it’s like little rubber bands snapping on your skin. I don’t know about that. Sounds kinda weird. But I guess I’ll find out soon enough. I got my appointment next month. Gotta get this old face ready for the laser.
I’ll let you know how it goes. Maybe this lasered is the real deal. Maybe I’ll come out looking like a spring chicken. Or maybe I’ll just be a sore, red old hen. We’ll see. Either way, it’s an adventure. And at my age, you gotta take your adventures where you can find ’em. Even if it means getting your face zapped with a laser. Wish me luck!
This lasered thing, hope it is good. They say it will make me look good. I hope they are right. I followed all their rules, hope it is enough. This old lady is tired, you know. Hope I won’t be too tired after this lasered. They say it may hurt, I say I am not scared. I will tell you how it goes later. Maybe this lasered is a good thing. I will try it first.
I don’t want to take medicines that will make my skin weak before the lasered. That’s what my grandson told me. I need to follow all the rules. And if the lasered goes well, I will be happy. If it doesn’t, at least I tried. But I hope I will be happy. That’s the most important thing, right? Be happy. After the lasered, maybe I will be so happy that I will look like a young girl again.
