I had a very negative experience at Eden Medical Spa. I initially went for a hydrofacial with a groupon that I have purchased. The hydrofacial was fine. I ended up buying laser hair removal package for my bikini line and upper lip while I was there because they were having a special. I was surprised at the first few sessions because there was no pain. But there were also no results. After the first 4 sessions, there was pretty much no change in my hair. It did not help that each time it was someone different and they would refer to the "chart" to choose the laser settings which seemed inconsistent. Some of the technicians seemed to know what they were doing, others really did not seem to know what they were doing. There were times I went and became nervous because the technician seemed so aloof. After 8 sessions I had seen maybe a 10-20% reduction in my hair growth (I am not super hairy). Since my package only included 8 sessions I expressed my frustration to the manager and she added a "bonus" session for free. When I came in for that session the manager spoke with the technician before I was brought back. I do not know what words were exchanged. The technician then said that she was going to increase the intensity of the laser and that I would "definitely see results." She started on my face and zapped me on my cheek (where I was not even trying to have hair removed). I screamed because it hurt so bad. She turned it down a little and proceeded to laser my upper lip. I told her numerous times that it seemed really strong and hurt. She finished quickly and proceeded to do the bikini area, which also hurt but not as badly. My upper lip was burning when I left. She applied some cooling gel. I thought, or at least hoped, the burning would go away quickly, but 20 minutes later it hurt much worse and my skin on my lip started to blister. I called them and the lady who answered basically told me to put ice on it and do local skin care and to come back if it was not improving. It got very bad. I ended up having open sores on my lip for more than a week and they were painful. Then, for several months after the wounds healed I had dark spots which slowly improved. The area that she just randomly zapped me on my cheek is still dark, luckily it is getting better with time. I called again and left a message on their voicemail because I wanted to speak with the manager. I did not get a call back so I went to their website and sent a message. The manager called me shortly thereafter. She was very defensive and told me I should have come right back after I realized the burns occurred and basically tried to put it on me because I did not come back and that is their policy. I had called right away and spoke to someone who did not tell me to come back right away. She then told me that I needed to come in for a follow-up. I told her their was no way I would ever be coming back to her spa for any type of treatments. She was pretty unapologetic. I do not know who really runs this place, if their is someone with some actual medical training who oversees things. I never saw a doctor or medical professions like a PA or NP while I was at their facility. They refer to a physician they are associated with, but I never once in all the times I was there saw any actual medical professional present. If you call yourself a "medical spa" their should be actual medical staff there, not just someone who is paid so one can put a name on a brochure. No one ever offered me a refund or even a real apology. Looking at all these other posts (I really wish I would have looked here BEFORE I decided to go to this place) I guess it has become pretty routine to have such unsatisfied customers, so perhaps that is why my painful disfiguring (albeit temporarily) facial burns did not really seem to ruffle their feathers. read more