Miami V Beam doctors
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Todd Minars, MD
Miami Dermatologist
4020 Sheridan St, Hollywood |
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Marianna Blyumin-Karasik, MD
Miami Dermatologist
4020 Sheridan St Sheridan Hills Professional Plaza, Hollywood |
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Barry Resnik, MD
Miami Dermatologist
2630 NE 203rd St Ste 105, Miami |
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Will Richardson, MD
Fort Lauderdale Dermatologic Surgeon
1120 Bayview Drive, Fort Lauderdale |
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Jacob D. Steiger, MD
Boca Raton Facial Plastic Surgeon
4800 Linton Blvd. Suite D502B, Delray Beach |
Recent Answers
I had a vbeam treatment done this week and the doctor advised me that it is not necessary to bruise the skin in order to clear redness and broken vessels caused by rosacea. Just wondering if that is true? I have read some information that bruising helps.
Most doctors now agree that bruising is not necessary to get good results with the V-beam laser. It is not necessary, but sometimes it helps. The bruising settings on the laser are sometimes better at getting rid of stubborn broken vessels (vessels as opposed to redness). Some studies even show that for redness, it is more effective to NOT bruise (and instead stack pulses or do multiple passes with the laser at settings that do not bruise.)
So the answer is that you do not usually need bruising to get good results. The V-beam is often a series of 4 or 5 treatments. So I often start with settings that do not leave bruises for the first few treatements, and only increase the settings to "bruising" levels if necessary for stubborn areas during the last few treatments.
Hi, I am 43, suffer from melasma and have tried Triluma, Cosmelan and a Vitamin C serum at different times for it with mixed results.
The first two made the hyperpigmentation worse as I didn't protect my skin adequately afterwards with a high enough SPF. Now I use Kotz total sunblock and wear hats everywhere.
I also have Rosacea and underneath the hyperpigmentation are broken red vessels. I'm considering getting V Beam laser for the redness but am worried about causing more hyperpigmentation issues. What should I do?
The darker your skin, the greater the chance of hyperpigmentation with a V-beam treatment. From your description, it sounds like you are not a good candidate for the V-beam. If you are on the borderline, a test spot or two might be helpful. I have seen post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation occur with the V-beam in patients with skin as light as Fitzpatrick type III (e.g. hispanic), although it was always temporary, it sometimes lasted for months.