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Treatment for Broken Capillaries on Face
My skin is very fair and I am in my late 30s. I tried IPL spot treatments (at a medspa chain) but they did not seem to do anything. I'm not sure if it's because the technician used the wrong setting or if my skin is just stubborn and needs a stronger laser. I would like to avoid a lot of downtime if possible. Thank you!
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bulbie
in Boston, MA
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Light therapies or electrocautery
First, these are not "broken" capillaries. They are permanently dilated small blood vessels called telangiectasias.
Your treatment would depend on how much money you care to spend. Electrocautery is an old-fashioned, but nonetheless effective, method of treating this problem. This would be a fraction of the cost of laser treatments.
The best laser treatments would include a pulsed dye laser such as the Versapulse or V-Star or a 1064 Nd: YAG pulsed laser.
While the IPL...
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"Broken" facial capillaries can be treated by IPL and laser but I don't recommend electro cautery
It sounds like you were treated at very conservative settings by a non-licensed provider (someone not a physician, nurse, or physician's assistant) at the med-spa. IPL got a reputation for not working because so many spas bought them and had poorly trained staff treat patients at low settings that clients had no results. In skilled and experienced and licensed hands, it can be very helpful for facial capillaries and redness. We have worked with IPL since 1995 and...
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Spider veins or broken capillaries on the face
We would use a 940nm wavelength diode laser to treat small vessles on the face. I believe that IPL is also another great option. We don't usually inject sclerotherapy for facial veins / capillaries as the blood flow is faster in the face and would "wash out" the sclerosing agent.
Please consult your doctor in person for your specific situation.
Modesto Plastic Surgeon
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IPL is good for broken capillaries
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Laser for facial capillaries
Although I agree with the other experts that the long pulse ND YAG is one of the best treatments for facial vessels, an IPL/ BBL Light based treatment will have less chance of bruising or darkening of the vessels. In my office I have both options available and will often start with the BBL which is one of the best IPL systems on the market and generally gets excellent results. If there are some difficult vessels remaining we may then use a different laser such as my ND YAG to obtain optimal...
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"Broken" facial capillaries
I have seen more significant improvements with the Nd:YAG laser for facial telangiectasias. One seeking such treatment should ask the physician (if there is one at all!) what lasers does he/she have available. If there is only one then they will try to make that "fit" even though it is not the best indicated. With multiple lasers a physician can decide which one will be best for your particular problem. Lasers of different wavelengths will have different effects on the target...
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Treatment for broken capillaries on face.
There are several good vascular laser/light treatments to address facial blood vessels including the pulsed-dye laser, ipl/fotofacial and Nd:YAG long pulsed laser. The settings and particular laser selected depend on the size and depth of the blood vessels. I would consult a board certified physician - in fact in your part of the country, there is a group of dermatologists called Skincare Physicians of Chestnut Hill - experts in laser therapies - that I would consult. The spa may not...
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IPL for face
I recommend using Intense Pulse Light laser to treat capillaries on the face. It may be that different settings may need to be used and/or you may need a series of treatments.
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Laser spider vein removal for the face
I would recommend two excellent laser options for broken blood vessels on the face, including the Yag laser and the Pulsed Dye Laser. I demonstrated the laser technique on the television show The Doctors and often perform this procedure in my LA office. The lasers will work to destroy blood vessels under the skin.
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