Rain Skin & Body

I scheduled a consult for an IPL treatment (hyperpigmentation, melasma), but the aesthetician (forgot her name) advised me to try a round of chemical peels first. A little pricey, but after the military discount for a package of 3 peels (to be performed one month apart), it seemed like a good deal.
Well, this turned out to be a lesson in «you get what you pay for» and «research before you buy.»
I’ll refrain from going into details here, but please feel free to message me (if you really want to know). However, I do feel a moral obligation to warn my fellow Unilocalers about this business.
Please do your research (check the google reviews and BBB rating!) before paying upfront for package deals, and there are MUCH better medical spas in the area.

Trust, I have had several bad experiences with aestheticians, but I have had more positives than negatives. It’s hit or miss when you are on the hunt to look purty. Everyone’s skin is different and when we trust our faces and bodies to another, we hope and pray that we will come out looking like a million bucks. If someone is not qualified, then he/​she should be held accountable. If you receive stellar treatment, he/​she should be recognized as well.
Due to genetics and believing that I was immune to the sun’s damaging rays (sparse use of sunblock/​suncreen) over the years, I developed melasma/​hyperpigmentation.
I visited several dermatologists, was prescribed skin lightening treatments and had several microderm abrasions. Nothing ever worked.
I researched chemical peels and thought to myself, «Hell to the nizzle!» Too much downtime and I don’t want to scare myself in the mirror! My friend suggested IPL, Intense Pulse Light therapy.
Upon moving to lovely Texas, I sought out a place in Temple, Texas (30 min away). The tech gave me the dog and pony show on various treatments, but didn’t give me the personal skin care attention to seal the deal. She quoted me $ 1200 for 6 IPL treatments.
I wanted a second opinion on my skin and hoped to find a place closer to home. I found Rain online and read some reviews on google and yahoo. Most were positive, so I gave them a call. I spoke to Nick and he was very pleasant. I asked about IPL and a free consultation. He scheduled me and quoted HALF the price of the Temple derm office. I was a little skeptical and asked about their equipment and experience. He gave all the pertinent 411 and I scheduled for the next day.
They performed a full skin evaluation and took pictures of my face. The tech evaluated my skin type and suggested the IPL. She was very knowledgeable and even gave me a tour of the facility and briefed me on the equipment.
They offered a package deal of 6 treatments. I also was given 30% off due to being military, so my treatments were even cheaper. I scheduled and looked forward to my first zap!
The tech explained what not to do prior to the appointment and post op thereafter.
I arrived for my first appointment and hoped for no pain and optimal results! Nicole (I think that is her name) was very professional and would alert me prior to every ZAP. She did a test area first to see how my skin reacted and after a few minutes, we had the green light to go! It was uncomfortable, felt like a hot electric current, but I endured and it lasted only 15 minutes.
Went home and made sure to follow all post-​zap instructions. Wore zinc oxide sunblock/​powder and wore a hat when outside. I also got a UV umbrella for days I wanted to go out minus a hat.
The first two days were okay. Slight redness and dull pain, but nothing like a chemical peel. I could put on make-​up right away and just had to wash with gentle cleansers and take a break from Retin-​A. The signature coffee ground freckles showed up a few days later, lasted 5 days and then flaked off thereafter. Don’t ever pick them! My pigment did darken as the tech said would happen, but I now have lighter chees and my forehead is starting to lighten up as well. I am very happy with the results after one treatment.
Went in for my follow up today and Nicole took some pics to compare with before I had the IPL. HUGE difference!
It might be a vanity thing, but I feel more confident and won’t have to touch up all my pics from here on out!
Do your research and ask a lot of questions when you want to embark on invasive skin care!

On my first visit July 26, 2010 at 4pm to Rain Skin and body I was burned extremely badly by their laser hair removal «pen» the assistant tried to remove hair that was over my tattoo she went over my tattoo three times before she finally listened to me that I was in severe pain and that she was burning a hole in my leg. I spoke with the manger Nick about the incident and he gave me some jelly to put on it and «promised» me that it would go away. He offered me complimentary hair removal for under arms so I took it trusting that this was a rare occurrence. It took months for the hole in my leg to heal and its been over a year and I still have a scar from that accident. Then September 17, 2011 at 9am Jennifer the owner of the store and the one who trains all the other girls started doing my treatments. She got a new machine in and was bragging about how great it was. As soon as she started using it on me I was in tremendous amount of pain. I told her repeatedly this doesn’t seem right and she kept reassuring me that it was normal. She also told me that she only had the machine for a month and that she had done it on another gentleman and it really hurt him too. As she proceeded up my leg the pain got worse and worse. I kept telling her how much pain I was in and that I was worried that I was going to get burned again and she kept saying «I promise I am not going to burn you“Once she made it to the knee cap she noticed that the portion above my knee cap on my right leg was bright red, in fact my whole leg was red but the section above the knee was glaring red. She then acted surprised and said I don’t want to put ice on it because that will stop the treatment. Later she put ice on me after I started crying. I never went back and I’m so mad at myself that I went back after the first time that I got burned. I have pictures of all my injuries, its been MONTHS since and you can see the tool marks. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else SAVE your money SAVE YOURSELF GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. They say they have a licensed physician on hand… yeah its a freaking dentist! THEY DON’T WORK ON TEETH THERE!