Day 12 - I started peeling a little bit on my face

Day 12 of using obagi. I finally started noticing a little bit of flaking/peeling of my skin by my chin and mouth area. I have very little discomfort from using the system, and I'm very pleased that it only takes me about 4 minutes in the morning and 3 minutes at night to get this system on my face.




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Day 7 - so far, just minor redness, no peeling (yet?)

Am I going to avoid peeling? I'm not sure... I've been cautious with the night time regimen. Maybe too cautious. (0.1% tretinoin every other day). I've been getting really minor redness and minor itches once in a while on my face. But I'm still waiting for some transformations. I haven't yet noticed any changes with my sun damage spots on the sides of my face yet. But this is still early. I'm still awaiting the peeling that some people talk about. But I've also heard that the clarisonic brush that I use with the foaming cleanser sometimes cuts down on the peeling. I will keep you informed of my progress.


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What's the difference between Clear and Blender prodcuts of OBAGI?

I was wondering this and I got the same answer from Dr. Tammy Wu, Plastic Surgeon, and our OBAGI representative. Basically the Blender product's hydroquinone was designed to penetrate even deeper - thus it works well with the Tretinoin. Each of the hydroquinones were designed to work at different levels of the skin. Makes some sense... I'm doing great with the product so far!



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Day 6 observations

I'm still waiting for the redness and peeling. So far just very minor itching on my neck, almost none on my face and so far no peeling. I'm using 1% Tretinoin every other day at night as with the original plan. And now it is only taking me 5 minutes each time I use the whole Nu-Derm Obagi system. So far so good!



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We are planning an OBAGI educational event at Surgical Artistry, Inc - Modesto, California

Stay tuned - we are planning an OBAGI educational event / Obagi open house early November 2009 at our office - November 5, 2009 (first Thursday of November) around 10am till 5pm. Feel free to come back to this blog or visit our Twitter website (http://twitter.com/wplasticsurgery) to find out more details. You can also call our office (209) 551-1888 for details.

There will be free raffle giveaways totaling several thousand dollars worth of prizes.

The focus will be on OBAGI products. It will be a great OBAGI sale!

There will be prizes, great discounts, and experts from OBAGI to help answer your questions. We can even do free VISIA skin care analysis.

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Day 1-2 observations

Really not much has happened to my face so far except that I have had really minor itching - it may be in my head. I've gotten a lot faster at putting the products on my face. The PM routine only took me about 5 minutes. I think the initial 18 or 19 minutes that I took was because I was double checking everything and reading over the directions and of course putting on and taking off my glasses because I'm practically blind without them.

I'm using 0.1% tretinoin every other day to start. Because today is my second night. I'm skipping the tretinoin/blender combo tonight.

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Our Mission Statement (why I should be using OBAGI)

I've mentioned that the reason I'm using OBAGI is that we've carried this product in our office for the past 3-4 years. We believe in trying everything ourselves. Everyone else in the office has tried OBAGI but me... so it's my duty to dive in myself. Here's our mission statement for our Plastic Surgery venture:

Mission Statement:


Our mission is to constantly improve ourselves, our company and our clients. We aim to provide the best and safest medical results. We utilize only the highest grade medical products and technology. We are committed to providing top notch customer service. We welcome our clients to be part of our medical family, and we communicate with them often. In addition to being a medical facility, we are an educational resource. We will actively pursue opportunities to provide education. We believe in practicing what we preach, thus our healthy and aesthetic goals for our clients start with ourselves. We endeavor to make our office feel comfortable like home and encourage each other to be happy and healthy. The five key ingredients of Surgical Artistry, Inc. are constant self improvement, superior medical results, outstanding customer service, providing education, and practicing what we preach.

Dr. Tammy Wu and Dr. Calvin Lee pictured above

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Why did I decide to try OBAGI - NuDerm skin care?

Well, I have pretty bad skin - according to our VISA machine anyway. I scored 2% on pores, and pretty bad on every other category. Sad but true. So I need the help. Everyone else in our Plastic Surgery Office in Modesto has been using OBAGI products and they love it. So I figured it was time to start. I'm also done with many of my public appearances, so if I peel, turn red or my face falls off (which it shouldn't) - I can take a chance on OBAGI now. I'm hoping for great results soon! Plus I also have a school reunion coming up. Maybe I'll look good in time for that... we can only hope.

We also try products on ourselves and part of our mission statement (more on this later). So - I need to get with the project! Wish me luck!

Another reason I wanted to start Obagi: Our office is going to have an OBAGI educational event in the next month or two and I wanted to get with the program and be a real expert on OBAGI - not just the science, but as a user. Maybe I'll have some redness and peeling to show off at the educational OBAGI event.

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How long did it take me when I first used OBAGI?

How long did it take me when I first used OBAGI?

18 minutes and 50 seconds. Almost 19 minutes is how long it took me to use OBAGI Nu-derm for the first time. I was taking my time, and reading the directions, putting my glasses on and off, and double checking many things. I suspect it would take most other folks about 15 minutes to start using it for the first time. I have heard from seasoned users of OBAGI that it takes them about 5 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes at night. I hope to speed up the process soon - otherwise I won't be getting enough sleep!

I also added some extra time for myself because I used the Clarisonic brush for 2 minutes with the cleaner to help the products sink in through my thick skin a little better.

Yes.... our office carries both Clarisonic brushes and OBAGI skin care products. You can call our office at (209) 551-1888 in Modesto, CA. (Plastic Surgery Modesto, CA) - we are located next to the post office on Sylvan Ave. in Modesto, CA.

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My start date for using OBAGI - NuDerm

My start date for using OBAGI - NuDerm

I’ve decided to start my first day of using OBAGI-NuDerm on. Saturday, September 19, 2009. I started in the morning with the AM routine. The day before, I did a VISIA skin care analysis right before I left the office in the afternoon. I’ll have more details of what my VISIA showed before using OBAGI. I remember that my pores scored 2% on the VISIA machine. That’s pretty bad. Only 1% is worse for pores.


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Where is our plastic surgery office?

Our plastic surgery / cosmetic office is in Modesto, CA. Where is Modesto, CA? <-- follow the link. I tried to spell out some highlights. Our address: Surgical Artistry, Inc 2336 Sylvan Ave. Suite C Modesto, CA 95355 We are located next to the post office on Sylvan Ave, Modesto, CA Our telephone: (209) 551-1888 Our website: Plastic Surgery Modesto, CA or another website: Modesto Plastic Surgery

Please stop by if you are in the area. And Yes, we carry OBAGI skin care products. We have great prices too!

Plastic surgeon: Dr. Tammy Wu, MD - board certified Plastic Surgeon

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My office carries OBAGI skin care products

For the last 3-4 years my office has carried just about the entire line of OBAGI skin care products including Rosaclear, CRX, NuDerm, Elastiderm products.

Everyone on staff currently uses OBAGI products and has had great results. I've decided that it's now time for me to take the plunge and give OBAGI a try for myself.

We believe in trying the products ourselves - so that also applies to me. So here I go.

It is now middle of September, 2009.

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