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Does Veinwave Cause More Spider Veins to Appear?

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mintsSep 2, 2011

I had veinwave treatment today and it looks like one of the areas on my nose has new tiny blood vessels. is this common?

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Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
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Dr. Vivek Bansal, MD
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Dr. Timothy Mountcastle, MD
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